Tag Archives: NY State Senate
Sen. Malcolm Smith’s defection, aides gain — Times-Union.com
The Albany Times-Union reported this week that State Sen. Malcolm Smith‘s defection brought a bigger payday for his closest aides. The Democratic lawmaker from Queens gave members of his staff taxpayer-funded raises totaling $58,500 effective with the new year, … Continue reading
Guest column: WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW
Another guest column by Sen. Rev. Ruben Diaz, Sr. Governor Cuomo is calling for the Democratic Party to be “unified” “tighter” and “ organized.” You should know that during the past general election, Governor Andrew Cuomo who is supposed to … Continue reading
Angry at Andrew but afraid to say so – NYPOST.com
First in a planned series looking at the state Senate Democratic conference. For once, the elephant in the room wasn’t race — it was Gov. Cuomo. Saturday’s National Action Network rally, led by media personality and … Continue reading
NY Senate Democrats’ road to respect—Michael Benjamin – NYPOST.com
If African-American state senators want to be taken seriously by Gov. Cuomo and opinion leaders, they’re going to have to step up their game big-time.They can start by naming a new leader. When you remove the emotion, the issue of … Continue reading
Benjamin Speaks Out on NY Gov. Cuomo’s Changing Style — Video
Former Assemb. Benjamin on Cuomo’s Changing Style As Governor Cuomo prepares to help President Obama on the campaign trail, former Assemblyman Michael Benjamin is questioning whether Cuomo deserves a second term of his own. He argues that over the past … Continue reading
Michael Benjamin calls for an end to member items to clean up Albany | City & State
Florence + the Machine’s hit song “Dog Days Are Over” seems an apt soundtrack for the hidden and unspoken abuses afflicting Albany. The dog days are over/The dog days are done The horses are coming/So you better run. The … Continue reading
Anti-gay-marriage reverend says Cuomo would have been ‘the kiss of death’ | Capital New York
How do you spell toxic? Rev. Jason McGuire spells it C-U-O-M-O. As three Republicans state senators who voted for same-sex marriage battled for their political survival yesterday, Rev. Jason McGuire said he was thinking about one person whose name wasn’t … Continue reading
Queens State Sen. Shirley Huntley and Bronx Assemblywoman Naomi Rivera, saddled by legal troubles, tumble in Democratic primaries – NYDN
As the song says, “two out of three ain’t bad.” Voters in the Bronx and Queens ousted incumbent legislators, Naomi Rivera and Shirley Huntley, who were accused of nepotism and misuse of state funds. The third legislator who is under federal indictment, … Continue reading
More loose threads: Councilman Ruben Wills and the case of the missing member item | Capital New York
Tug at a loose thread and everything starts to unravel. Such is the case of the investigation of State Senator Shirley Huntley and her dispensing of state grants to nonprofits controlled by relatives and staff. Chris Bragg reports that state … Continue reading
Nonprofit nightmares
I thought you’d like to read “Nonprofit nightmares” at NYPOST.com. The new spate of political scandals in Albany highlights yet again the unseemly relations between pols and community nonprofits,which abound across the state. The charges against state Sen. Shirley Huntley center … Continue reading
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