Mar 15, 2011
Republicans have reason to fear they will lose seats in the State Senate if an independent redistricting commission draws the new lines.
Independent redistricting isn't the sexiest issue in Albany. The Last Updated (Wednesday, June 06, 2012 01:33 PM)
Jan 04, 2011
These maps show the estimated shifts in population between the 2000 Census and 2009. As has been true for decades, upstate regions continue to lose population.
New York state received a Last Updated (Friday, May 25, 2012 08:58 AM)
Dec 21, 2010
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Andrew Cuomo campaigning.
(For other year end coverage, see Gotham Gazette's review of the big things that did not happen in New York in 2010, and our roundup of Last Updated (Wednesday, June 06, 2012 01:48 PM)
Dec 13, 2010
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This 1812 cartoon of legislative districts in Massachusetts shows the original gerrymander -- a division of the state aimed at boosting the fortunes of Gov. Elbridge Gerry and Last Updated (Wednesday, June 06, 2012 01:29 PM)
Jul 21, 2010
Council members serving in 2009 brought in at least $533,000 in outside income.
Below are all current council members' income disclosure for 2009 -- a quarter of them were not serving Last Updated (Wednesday, June 06, 2012 12:59 PM)
Jul 14, 2010
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The Metropolitan Transportation Authority recently eliminated the B75 bus, which serves parts of the 52nd Assembly District.
When the Metropolitan Transportation Authority cuts service, not even Brooklyn Heights and Carroll Last Updated (Wednesday, June 06, 2012 02:05 PM)
Jul 08, 2010
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Better late than never.
The City Council and the Bloomberg administration are in the process of forming a commission to look at the city's major lobbying Last Updated (Wednesday, June 06, 2012 04:20 PM)
Jul 01, 2010
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Gov. David Paterson issues the first of almost 7,000 budget vetoes on Monday.
"Is it over?"
That is the question most asked in Albany these Last Updated (Wednesday, June 06, 2012 02:05 PM)
Jun 04, 2010
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Annabel Palma at a rally for AIDS workers last month.
City Councilmember Annabel Palma had her payday.
Palma has used at least $64,000 from local unions to pay legal Last Updated (Wednesday, June 06, 2012 12:57 PM)
May 13, 2010
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Gov. David Paterson tells a recent forum in Albany how redistricting nearly cost him his State Senate seat.
Last week, Gov. David Paterson sat at a forum on reforming Last Updated (Wednesday, June 06, 2012 02:04 PM)
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