Gov. David Paterson is considering a new interpretation of the state constitution by good-government advocates and legal scholars that would allow him to appoint a lieutenant governor to address the monthlong standoff in the Senate.
A Republican-dominated coalition says that even if the Democratic governor appoints a lieutenant governor to preside over the Senate, the result [...]
Saying that the only deal the fractured New York State senators are working on “is the weekend,” Governor David Paterson announced today that he has stopped paying lawmakers’ member items and is going to court to force them to get back to work.
At a news conference this afternoon, Paterson said the issues affecting the state [...]
The majority of New Yorkers still do not approve the job Governor David Paterson is doing, according to a new Quinnipiac University poll released today.
The poll found that 61 percent disapprove of his work, 28 percent thought he was doing okay, and 12 percent were not sure.
A poll conducted back on May 13th found the [...]
Gov. David Paterson is refusing the New York Senate’s request to delay ordering a special session for one more day as senators try to negotiate a power sharing deal to break a two-week impasse in the chamber.
Paterson is ordering senators to stay in Albany today and likely for several more days to take legislative action [...]
David Paterson is appointing two statesmen to mediate the two-week-long power struggle that has gridlocked New York’s Senate.
Paterson also announced that the state’s top judge may preside over a special session of the Senate he will call if senators can’t settle the dispute by early next week.
Paterson says former Democratic Lieutenant Gov. Stan Lundine and [...]
With no deal in Albany to end the stalemate in the New York State Senate, Governor David Paterson put more pressure on lawmakers to work out a bipartisan deal and return to session.
Leaders from both sides met with Paterson today, as legislation piles up and the summer recess moves closer.
Democrats are refusing to report to [...]
Gov. David Paterson signed a measure Wednesday allowing out-of-work New Yorkers to collect another 13 weeks worth of unemployment insurance, extending the possible benefit to 72 weeks.
The extension taps $645 million in federal funds through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.
“These benefits allow unemployed New Yorkers to pay for their homes and buy food for [...]
Gov. David Paterson asked lawmakers Monday to pass legislation requiring chain restaurants, supermarkets and convenience stores to post calorie information on menus, one of a series of anti-obesity measures he has proposed.
“Calorie posting, we feel, is going to be very significant because when people know what their choices are, they seem to make better health [...]
Gov. Paterson’s freeze on hiring and promotions in the midst of the state fiscal crisis did not stop some 32,000 state workers from getting raises, The Post has learned.
The pay hikes, which cost the state about $55 million a year, came after Paterson imposed the Aug. 1 freeze.
The raises, some reaching 50 percent or more, [...]
New York Gov. David Paterson has vetoed legislation that would have allowed judges to fine school boards, municipal councils and other public bodies up to $500 for violating the state open meetings law.
The measure, which passed the Assembly 142-1 and the Senate by voice vote, would have amended the so-called “Sunshine Law” law that allows [...]
