Jeff Klein

Reports have come out of the Capitol in recent days that the dicey factor of racial alignment is a driving force behind divisions within the Democratic conference. Witness one caucus' questioning of Jeff Klein's racial sensitivities. Leaders within the......

The Times-Union today looks at the impact of Clinton's withdrawal in New York, speculating that it could boost female candidates, like Rep. Kirsten Gillibrand, by energizing female voters, but could hurt the Dems chances of taking back the state Senate......

Battling to keep and expand on the Republicans' currently razor-thin majority in the State Senate, their leader Dean Skelos today sent a letter to Rocheser billionaire Tom Golisano urging him to support GOP incumbents this fall. Skelos of Rockville......

Missing from last week???s string of endorsements in State Senate races by Rochester billionaire Thomas Golisano were two prominent Long Islanders ??? Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos (R-Rockville Centre) and Sen. Owen Johnson (R-West Babylon). James T....

Senate Democrats -- absent the "Gang of Four" that is claiming to be an independent caucus -- gathered in Albany today to revel in their new majority status and plan their next moves, esp. on the fiscal crisis. Albany......

Sen. Malcolm Smith, the presumptive leader of the Senate Dems' presumptive new majority, threw some press noses out of joint earlier Monday by walking out of a press conference. So he returned for a second appearance this afternoon and......

Which was the most fevered lunge for self-promotion by a power player? Vote. 1. Indicted Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich declaring: ???If I don???t get what I want and I???m not satisfied with it, then I???ll just take the Senate seat......

Apparently, a deal is done with the Gang of Three, and Malcolm Smith issues a press release declaring himself Senate Majority Leader and Dems as the majority party for the first time in 43 years. The deal lets Carl Kruger......

Apparently, the Senate Republicans maintained a fleet of cars -- at taxpayer expense -- when they were in the majority. Now Malcolm Smith and the Democrats are in charge. They are, they say, reformers. So what's their reform? Well,......