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Daniel Squadron Quotes Kanye West’s ‘Gold Digger’ on Senate Floor
Rihanna and Kanye West perform. (Photo: Robyn Beck/Getty) State Senator Daniel Squadron drinks a Boost for breakfast, an Ensure for dessert. Somebody ordered pancakes, he just sips the sizzurp. And...
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Andrea Stewart-Cousins: The Would-Be Senate Majority Leader
Senate Democratic Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins. (Photo: Aaron Adler/For New York Observer) In January 2013, just a month into Westchester State Senator Andrea Stewart-Cousins’ tenure as the first...
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For Mayor Bill de Blasio, a ‘Year One’ With a Tragic Ending
A look at New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio's first year in office.
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State Senators Look to Introduce ‘Death With Dignity’ Legislation This Month
After Brittany Maynard made headlines when she moved to Oregon so she could end her life under a doctor’s care, two State Senators are hoping to bring a similar law to New York.
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Death With Dignity Legislation Inspired by Brittany Maynard Introduced in Albany
Legislation to give terminally ill New Yorkers the choice to end their life under a doctor's care has been introduced in Albany.
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Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand: My Grandmother Taught Me Politics
We need more women serving in the Senate, just as we need more women in city halls and governor’s mansions.
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End Albany Pensions
While Silver and Skelos are donning prison pinstripes, they will still be enjoying their state pensions—$80,000 and $95,000 every year.
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Fundraising Chair for Flailing State Senate Dems Accrued Cash in His Own...
Michael Gianaris pulled in almost $275,000 last year for his possible run for attorney general, while candidates backed by his Democratic Senate Campaign Committee came up short in November.
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Brooklyn Democratic Party Boss Handpicks State Senate Candidate
The Brooklyn Democratic Party boss is facing criticism for not allowing a county committee vote for a vacant Senate seat.
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Politics Reporter Mounts State Senate Bid in Brooklyn
A top New York politics reporter is looking to unseat an incumbent Brooklyn senator in Bay Ridge.
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New York State Democratic Officials Unveil Plan to Achieve Party Unity
Top New York State Democrats want the leaders of the two factions to work together to win the special elections and reunify as co-leaders.
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Jeff Klein Indicates Support for State Senate Democratic Unity Deal
If the IDC unites with the rest of the party in the state senate, Democrats would have a majority.
View ArticleCuomo Sets Special Election Date for Vacant New York Legislature Seats
Democrats and progressive activists say residents in unrepresented districts won't have a voice in budget negotiations.
View ArticleNew York Senate Dem Hopefuls: Revised Sexual Harassment Policy Targets Victims
The state Senate paid more than $6.4 million to settle 1,000 sexual harassment cases over six years.
View ArticleGov. Cuomo Frees Albany Reporter Arrested for Chatting on Cell Phone
Despite believing he "can be a dangerous man," Gov. Andrew Cuomo came to the rescue of an Albany reporter.
View ArticleProgress in Albany
Ordinarily a Republican victory in a heavily Democratic State Senate district would be seen as a blow to a Democratic governor. It only makes sense, right? Wrong. After all, these are not ordinary...
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Four Men in a Room: How the Independent Democratic Conference Did New Yorkers...
The millennium arrived sometime during the day of December 4, when New York State Senator Jeffrey D. Klein led his spanking new Independent Democratic Conference (IDC) over to the Republican side of...
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Shirley Huntley’s Convicted Relative Vouches for Her Good Character
When Lynn Smith, the niece of ex-State Sen. Shirley Huntley, wrote to a federal judge in February to beg for leniency for her indicted aunt, she neglected to mention one crucial fact of her own story:...
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Pretty Interesting: Legislators Rally for Catwalk Kiddies
The notion of exploitation in the modeling industry has become so familiar that it is a part of our cultural consciousness. Stories of teenage girls uncomfortably assuming prurient poses for...
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Party Poopers to Make Poking a Cop Illegal in New York
Great news (not really). Today the New York Senate passed a bill that makes “annoying” a police officer a felony—punishable by up to four years in prison. Have they ever even seen how people behave on...
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