Malcolm Smith

A new robo-call dealing with State Sen. Malcolm Smith (D-St. Albans), who may or may not be the state Senate majority leader, is something of a mystery. Here???s the message, with the 718 phone number deleted: ???With political chaos......

Even for those following the bizarre state Senate deadlock into its third "work" week, it may go unnoticed: The power-sharing method used to displace Malcolm Smith as top official was floated more than six months before the June 8......

The Albany drama might have seemed to fit on the Court TV or SciFi channels. But Mr. Madore gives us an episode for the History Channel when he tells us that Gov. David A. Paterson invoked Martin Van Buren,......

In support of the "We're-working-they're-not" message, the GOP "coalition" leadership has issued its latest "active" list of measures for today's 3 p.m. chamber exercise. Updates as we get them. Click the "continued" bar below for the list they just......

Trying to figure out Gov. David Paterson???s end game has become an Albany pastime. But in this crisis it seems clear he is determined to push the month-long, first-of-its kind state Senate deadlock toward a resolution in court. And......

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......

Viewing the drama from afar, many will see this as Republican Senate leader Dean Skelos' famous Albany power play -- one that sent the house's reputation from the basement to the sub-basement. "Sorry, but Skelos signed up with skells.......

After a week of chaos in Albany sparked by a switching of party lines from Senators Hiram Monserrate and Pedro Espada Jr., Monserrate reportedly says he's returning to where he started -- with the Democrats. Monserrate, from Queens, told the New York...

A Republican coup in the state Senate, helped along by one Democrat with legal troubles and another who violated election laws, paralyzed the chamber on Tuesday. Democrats vowed to fight back, possibly with a lawsuit, but the new leaders said the...

It was the usual spectacle: flashy, festive, cultural and colorful. But this years Queens Gay Pride parade had an added attraction: politicians on parade pushing to make New York the 17th state to legalize same sex marriage. "How do you have a state......

NEW YORK ( WPIX) -- The New York State Senate's biggest advocate for gay marriage says he has the votes to make it legal. Senator Thomas Duane (D- Manhattan) says he has the support of more than the 32 senators needed to pass the bill. Though he has...

There is a new conference leader for the Democrats in the State Senate. New York Democrats named John Sampson as their de facto leader Monday, in turn dumping Malcolm Smith of Queens to win back the support of a key senator. Sampson, first elected in...