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New York's stable credit rating could be hurt if the Legislature fails to heed Gov. David Paterson's calls to cut spending and eliminate a $3.2 billion deficit, Moody's Investors Service said Friday.
With New York drowning in deepening deficit spending and running out of cash to pay huge bills due next month, the Legislature met in special session Tuesday and put off what Gov. David Paterson called the "tough decisions to save our state."
After weeks of uncertainty and pleas for action by Gov. David Paterson, New York's Senate failed to vote on a bill legalizing same-sex marriage during a special session Tuesday.
Gov. David Paterson on Monday urged lawmakers to legalize same-sex marriage in New York, calling it "an issue that touches on the very core of our citizenship."
Gov. David Paterson is setting up a showdown with New York's Senate over how to address a $3.2 billion deficit and allow New York to pay its December bills.
New York Gov. David Paterson is calling the Legislature back to Albany for a special session to cut the budget and possibly vote on legalizing same-sex marriage.
A good-government group is calling for an ethics investigation into how New York Gov. David Paterson got his Yankees tickets for the first game of the World Series.
The Senate's Democratic majority won't attend Democratic Gov. David Paterson's address to a joint session of the Legislature Monday, when he will try to build support for attacking New York's latest fiscal crisis, according to state officials informed of the decision.
New York Gov. David Paterson said Thursday that he expects to sign a same-sex marriage bill into law in the coming weeks.
An upstate New York county clerk is carrying out an online petition drive to thwart Gov. David Paterson's plan to require all residents to purchase new license plates next April.
New York Gov. David Paterson keeps sinking in the public's opinion, and Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand is stuck in the vortex: She has to avoid getting sucked down by the governor's historic low ratings without appearing ungrateful to the man who picked her to replace Hillary Rodham Clinton.
David Paterson thrived politically as a state senator, working his way up in a nearly all-white Albany political structure.
New York Gov. David Paterson is taking the word of the attorney general's staff that they had nothing to do with attempts to push the governor out of the 2010 gubernatorial race.
New York's top court has upheld Gov. David Paterson's power to appoint a lieutenant governor, reversing a lower court's decision.
Former President Bill Clinton says New York's Gov. David Paterson is "not in good shape now" politically, but that Paterson ultimately will consider what's best for his state before deciding whether to run next year.
As New York Gov. David Paterson's political vitality fades and a court decision over his lieutenant governor choice threatens to weaken his presumed chief rival for the 2010 gubernatorial nomination, Republicans sense a hole opening in the Democrats' wall of invincibility in the state and are seizing the day.
Gov. David Paterson said Tuesday he was trying to save the long-troubled New York City Off-Track Betting Corp. by signing an executive order authorizing it to go to bankruptcy court and effectively reinvent itself.
New York Gov. David Paterson is trying out a new look — he's lost the beard but kept the 'stache.
New York Gov. David Paterson has signed a bill that bans the use of restraints on inmates during childbirth, except when a woman poses a danger to herself or others.
New York Gov. David Paterson says his comments last week suggesting some of his critics were motivated by racial bias have been misunderstood.
An appeals court Thursday struck down Gov. David Paterson's appointment of a lieutenant governor, upholding a constitutional challenge to a move spurred by a paralyzing political drama in the state Senate.
Kirsten Gillibrand didn't have the pedigree of a Kennedy, Clinton or a Cuomo. She was not, her critics said, up to the challenge of winning a tough, New York brawl for the U.S. Senate seat Gov. David Paterson handed her.
A monthslong dispute over who should pay to build office towers at the World Trade Center site is headed to arbitration after a developer called Tuesday for a binding ruling on a standoff that threatens to stall ground zero rebuilding.
A judge has issued an order blocking the appointment of the man New York Gov. David Paterson had named as his lieutenant governor.
World Trade Center developer Larry Silverstein has agreed to continue talks to renegotiate a lease at ground zero after meeting with New York Gov. David Paterson.
Paterson Paints Grim Picture of N.Y. Budget CrisisNew York Gov. David A. Paterson took the rare step Monday afternoon of addressing a joint session of the Legislature during its traditional off-season and used the speech to underscore the increasing grimness of New York's financial outlook. Mr.
Good for David PatersonWhen the Bush regime decided to knock off the awful Eliot Spitzer as gov. of NY — for Wall Streetish reasons, and in a clear violation of the separation of powers — lt. gov., David Paterson became gov.
Steele Injects Race into Obama RequestSteele - "I found that to be stunning that the White House would send word to one of only two black governors in the country not to run for reelection."
NY governor orders review of ACORN contractsGov. David Paterson is ordering state agencies to put a 30-day hold on contracts with the community organizing group ACORN and its affiliate New York Agency for Community Affairs.
Gov. Paterson Says People 'Nervous' Over Minorities in OfficeGov. Paterson is still blaming race for his his troubles. After complaining on a Friday radio show that he is the victim of an "orchestrated" campaign to push him out of office, Paterson told a blogger that some people are uncomfortable with too many black pols in power.
Vigil marks 1989 murder of Yusuf HawkinsIn 1989, after a white mob attacked and killed a black teenager in Brooklyn, the Rev. Al Sharpton led black demonstrators down streets where angry whites confronted them, yelling obscenities and throwing bricks and watermelons their way.
Gov. David Paterson blames calls for him to step aside on race"The reality is the next victim on the list - and you can see it coming - is President Barack Obama, who did nothing more than trying to reform a health care system." Paterson said the campaign against him is being "orchestrated" by reporters who would rather make the news than …
The Albany Legislative Struggle: Gridlock Is Good!The New York State Senate has been in an uproar for weeks after two Democrats from the majority (32 versus 30 Republicans) elected in November 2008 defected to support former Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos as Majority Leader. One of these Democrat defectors (Pedro Espada, Jr.
Kennedy ended Senate bid for kids, says bookA new book paints a picture of an intense, angry Caroline Kennedy bent on extending her family's legacy in the U.S. Senate only to end her quest when her kids no longer recognized their cool, composed mother.
Kennedy ended Senate bid for kids, says bookA new book paints a picture of an intense, angry Caroline Kennedy bent on extending her family's legacy in the U.S. Senate only to end her quest when her kids no longer recognized their cool, composed mother.
New Yorkers prefer disgraced ex. Gov. Eliot Spitzer to David Paterson, Marist poll findsA majority of New York voters would rather see Eliot Spitzer, the state's hooker-happy former governor, back in office than his beleaguered successor, Gov. Paterson, a new poll revealed Monday.
Bombshell report: NY Gov. Paterson's dysfunction systemicA bombshell secret report sizing up David Paterson's leadership when he was Senate minority leader found his office mired in chaos, lacking clear lines of communication and hobbled by dysfunction and indecisiveness, the 2005 report is considered a devastating early look at the bu …
The Campaign for the Democrat Nomination for Governor of New York Begins.This is not about AIG. This is not about bonuses. This is not about Wall Street excesses. This is not about government bailouts. This is about the democrat primary race for governor of New York and nepotism. Hello Andrew and goodbye David.
Congress mulls elections to fill Senate vacanciesFollowing tumultuous turnovers in Illinois and New York, lawmakers on Wednesday asked whether it was time to change the Constitution so that voters, and not state governors, can pick replacements.
Governor Paterson's Hypocrisy: Staffers Get Secret Raise Amid Pay "Freeze"Gov. Paterson has secretly granted raises of as much as 46 percent to more than a dozen staffers at a time when he has asked 130,000 state workers to give up 3 percent pay hikes because of the state's fiscal crisis, The Post has learned.
New Poll Says Americans Strongly Oppose Soda TaxA new nationwide Rasmussen Reports survey showed that 70 percent of Americans oppose a national tax on all non-diet soft drinks, while only 18 percent supported the idea of an "obesity tax" on regular soda like the one proposed by New York Gov. David Paterson.
New York Gov's Wife New Star Of Spamalot ALBANY - Gov. Paterson's wife has been slapped down by her employer for using com pany e-mail to plead for support for her embattled hubby in the wake of his botched handling of the Senate selection process.
Feingold: Give appointment powers to the peopleFollowing New York Governor David Paterson's controversial selection of Kirsten Gillibrand to fill the U.S.
One Farce Ends - Appointment of NY SenatorAnd the near-boycott of yesterday's announcement by most of her House colleagues, as well as other top New York Democrats, suggests that she was far from the most popular choice for the Senate seat.
Caroline The 'Certain' Pick For Dave: Rivals According to this NY Post article, Caroline Kennedy is going to be the pick of Democrat Governor David Paterson to replace Hillary Clinton, who agreed to be the nation's Secretary of State in the Obama Administration.
New York Governor Said to be "Leaning" Toward KennedyGood article on why Caroline Kennedy migth be getting that Senate seat.
Taking Away Our Right to be FatThe new governer of New York, David Paterson, has proposed a "fat tax" on sugary drinks, like non-diet soda, and now the State Health Commissioner Richard Daines has jumped on board.
Down With the KKK (Karoline Kennedy of Kamelot)My thoughts on Caroline Kennedy's refusal to run for Clinton's Senate seat in 2010 if not appointed.
Princess Caroline (Kennedy) Opens Up, Sort OfGood article about Princess Caroline Kennedy of Camelot.
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