Rockville (Montgomery, Maryland)

Heading into Monday's crucial court hearing, prospects were larger in the Great Senate War for an even 31-31 split between the major party caucuses. If that happens - now or later in this once-in-a-lifetime drama - the bizarre question......

And there were even dueling gavels in the room. Here's the latest dispatch from Mr. Madore: ALBANY ??? Chaos reigned in the State Senate today as rival leaders interrupted each other and recognized dueling presiding officers. Republican leader Dean...

Upon winning a top political post, you start taking for granted your base ??? the people who first put you there. Next, you try to butter up those who come from outside that base, in order to expand your......

State and Suffolk Independence Party Chairman Frank MacKay has added his voice to others calling for binding arbitration to break the Senate deadlock. "I'm absolutely in favor. It'll get the process moving, and it's a move in the right direction.......

The Skelos era began in the State Senate last Tuesday night when Rockville Centre???s native son, Dean Skelos, accepted the reins of majority leadership from the departing Joseph Bruno of upstate Brunswick. But Bruno???s name remains on doors to......

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 jackpot prize for the political lottery ticket held by Roy D. Simon Jr. surged three weeks ago when Dean Skelos (R-Rockville Centre) became Senate majority leader. Odds against him remain gargantuan. Simon, 59, of West Hempstead, is due......

My daughter and I spent Friday night/Saturday morning at the American Museum of Natural History for its "Night at the Museum" program. It was an interesting experience. I recommend it. If you are not spooked by sleeping in a room......

With his Holy Grail of an inclusionary zoning bill seemingly in his grasp at last, Long Island Association president Matt Crosson has been taking no chances -- and wasting no time playing nice with the housing do-gooder community he still......

In a New York Times story earlier this week about yet another owner for Newsday, state Senator Dean Skelos (R-Rockville Centre) was quoted saying: "There???s no question that Newsday dominates... To get a story out, you need to get......