Governor David Paterson has pardoned an immigrant slated for deportation for having spent time behind bars for crimes he committed as a teenager. Qing Hong Wu, 29, was officially pardoned on Saturday but he was released from detainment in a New Jersey correctional facility Tuesday night. Wu, pictured above center, came to the United States [...]
New York Gov. David Paterson is pressing a state spending cap on a reluctant Legislature and pushing back against his lieutenant governor’s reported plan to borrow billions over several years to escape a fiscal crisis. Paterson says Tuesday that spending is the state’s top problem and it must be curbed or capped before resorting to [...]
New York Gov. David Paterson is vowing to serve out his term, in spite of growing calls for him to resign amid two scandals. Speaking at a Brooklyn church on Sunday, Paterson said he was determined to run the state through the end of the year. He told congregants at Cornerstone Baptist Church in Brooklyn [...]
Just more than two weeks ago, the overwhelming majority of both the state Senate and Assembly passed an ethics reform bill. Governor David Paterson called it weak then and, on Tuesday, made good on his promise to veto the plan. “I think we can do better. I think the people of the State of New [...]
Governor David Paterson’s financial readiness for an election challenge is reportedly even more troubled than the numbers first appeared. The Daily News says that of the $3 million Paterson has on hand in his war chest, only $620,000 is available for a potential primary. It’s reportedly not even enough to buy one-week’s worth of television [...]
New Yorkers would be able to buy wine at supermarkets and snacks at liquor stores under a proposal from Gov. David Paterson. The new budget proposal would make the change this year, allowing New York to join the 35 states that allow supermarket wine sales. The governor estimates it could bring New York $92 million [...]
New York Gov. David Paterson released a budget proposal Tuesday that seeks a 5 percent cut in school aid, as well as $1 billion in new taxes and fees. The $134 billion budget also addresses a $7.4 billion deficit. In addition to a $1.1 billion cut in school aid, Paterson wants $1 billion cut from [...]
David Paterson says he has raised $2.2 million in the last six months for his Democratic campaign for governor, with $3 million left on hand for more spending. Paterson’s campaign says the governor’s financial disclosure filings, due to the Board of Elections Friday, will show he raised $11.5 million. The spending was mostly on two [...]
Governor David Paterson says he will stick to a self imposed cap on state spending when he releases his budget later this month, and promises to even generate a surplus that can be given back to New Yorkers in the form a property tax credit. The governor also says he could support new taxes on [...]
Governor David Paterson will meet with state leaders later this morning to address the $2 billion budget deficit that the governor says is worsening. Paterson says he wants to fill the budget gap by cutting spending, not by increasing taxes or fees. The governor yesterday spoke about his encounter Monday with President Barack Obama and [...]
