Albany
Andrew Cuomo sours on the 'theoretical' Democrats of the I.D.C.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo issued his most stern rebuke of the Independent Democratic Conference this morning, saying it was a "mistake" for the group of breakaway Democrats not to bring his full Women's Equality Act to a vote. More
Dean Seifman gets another title; Cuomo and Spitzer set to music
City Hall bureau chief David Seifman will become the Post new politics editor. [Joe Pompeo]
There are two former Schumer aides running for two citywide offices, but only one got an endorsement from the senator. [Reid Pillifant]
Republican mayoral candidate Joe Lhota revived talk of extending the R train to Staten Island. [Dana Rubinstein] More
Another lawsuit for Lopez and Silver, and new media accusations from an old ethics watchdog
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie picked the state's attorney general to fill Frank Launtenberg's Senate term until the special election in October. The interim senator said his selection was "unexpected, for sure." [Reid Pillifant]
"On the body language of Kirsten Gillibrand's scolding of military brass" [Reid Pillifant] More
Bloomberg pans a Cuomo-backed answer to Albany corruption
Mayor Michael Bloomberg doesn't think public campaign financing is the solution to Albany's pervasive corruption, putting him at odds with Governor Andrew Cuomo, who supposedly does. More
Video briefing: What Vito Lopez sounded like when he was still a legislator
Here are some moments from those videos, plus an exchange Lopez had with a Post reporter after he was re-elected as leader of the Brooklyn Democratic Party. More
Cuomo suggests expulsion for Vito Lopez, and Silver agrees
In response to those reports, Silver released a statement calling on Lopez to voluntarily resign. Governor Andrew Cuomo went further, urging the Assembly to expel Lopez. Then, after all that, Silver released a statement saying he would call for that expulsion vote Monday. Politically, the move is meant to expel Lopez as much as it is to inoculate Silver from further criticism. More
(1)A report on wrongdoing in Albany, checked by lawmakers
Amid what feels like a sudden overload of information about rotten dealing in Albany, there's one notable information shortage. More
Albany reporters protest being blocked from a Republican hearing
Yesterday, State Senate Republicans held a hearing to consider testimony about the possibility of adopting New York City-style campaign-finance laws for state legislative elections. More
Condemning the Council from the high moral ground of the State Senate
The problems began immediately with a Republican-held hearing in the State Senate on the prospect, proposed by Governor Andrew Cuomo, of adopting New York City's system of public campaign financing for state elections. More
Video briefing: Things just aren't the same between Cuomo and Skelos
Today's video briefing concerns itself with Governor Andrew Cuomo's end-of-session push to pass an agenda that includes the Women's Equality Act, public financing of state campaigns and a new anti-corruption package. More
A grim Albany parade with no end in sight
State Senator John Sampson is reportedly set to turn himself into the authorities, the latest New York legislator to be caught up in a corruption investigation by federal officials. More
(2)Cleaning up Albany takes time, which Cuomo may have
The Associated Press' veteran Albany reporter, Michael Gormley, has a pessimistic view of anybody's chances of truly fixing Albany. More
A question about the prosecution of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, and the sociability of Anthony Weiner
Will Eric Holder seek the death penalty against the surviving Boston bomber suspect, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev? [Reid PIllifant]
Chuck Grassley got into a heated exchange with Chuck Schumer, denying he ever linked the Boston bombing to immigration reform. [Reid Pillifant]
Fred Dicker has a revelation about Andrew Cuomo's trustworthiness. [Azi Paybarah]
Bloomberg, still, can go either way on term limits
Mayor Michael Bloomberg today said he could see both sides of the debate about implementing term limits to stem corruption in Albany, which is not surprising, given the mayor's history with the issue. More
Fred Dicker has a revelation about Andrew Cuomo's trustworthiness
That public rift between Governor Andrew Cuomo and New York Post state editor Fred Dicker is widening, apparently. More
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