Governor David Paterson took a bold step this week. He declared the state to be in a recession, with its budget falling deeper into a dark pit of debt. He challenged — nicely — state lawmakers to match the cuts he was making. How’s his message going over? That’s the main story in our roundup of news from elsewhere today. […]
Governor David Paterson tonight makes the most significant speech of his short tenure. He’s confronting a crisis in the state budget and will say the money’s just not there to do everything that was planned. His warning: hard times are coming, particularly for state employees. […]
Four of former Governor Eliot Spitzer’s aides face the first charges — not criminal charges, but civil ones — in the case called Troopergate. A panel alleges the men broke the rules in order to dig up dirt on one of Spitzer’s enemies. It’s our top story in today’s roundup of news from around the state. […]
It’s like a Broadway play. The Albany hit, “3 Men In A Room” is back for another season, though there’s been a cast change. The plot’s the same familiar one you’ve come to know and love, though — there’s a crisis and we’ll only know at the finale whether all three men have overcome their conflicts to create a happy ending. That story’s the top one in our roundup of the day’s news from around the state. […]
For political reporters, Eliot Spitzer’s politically fatal sex scandal is the gift that keeps giving. In the dead of the post-legislative season, there’s something to write about, and it’s about sex, money and tragedy. Atop today’s roundup of news from around the state, we’ll tell you why the former Governor’s story is far from done even though his career is over. […]
Since when does getting about one-third of the questions right on a test constitute a passing grade? When it’s the State of New York’s Regents Algebra exam, that’s when. It’s the top story in our roundup of news from around the state today. […]
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