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07/08/11 Shane Dixon Kavanaugh - Steven Cohen, who has been Gov. Andrew Cuomo's top aide since January and worked relentlessly behind the scenes to legalize same-sex marriage, will leave his post in the administration, Mr. Cuomo announced Friday. He will be replaced by Lawrence Schwartz, a senior adviser to the governor and former secretary to Gov. David Paterson. Though Albany insiders have been ...
05/28/11 On Wednesday, Yonkers City Council President Chuck Lesnick accompanied Mayor Phil Amicone to Albany to hear Gov. David Paterson deliver the State of the State address. But that speech, full of dire warnings about the economy and tough talk on ethics, was overshadowed by the gossip in the room. 'All anyone wanted to talk about was Yonkers,' Lesnick said. 'You wouldn't have thought it was the ...
05/24/11 The state Legislature this week, depending upon the members' whim, may consider Gov. David Paterson's multi-year plans to close a yawning gap in the state budget. On Thursday, President William Mooney of the Westchester County Association, the public policy and business advocacy group, addressed a Senate Finance Committee hearing on the governor's proposals. The meeting in Greenburgh was ...
05/22/11 ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - Former Gov. David Paterson will not face perjury charges on allegations that he lied about taking free Yankees tickets for the 2009 World Series, a decision that effectively puts an end to the most serious legal problem stemming from his tumultuous administration.
05/21/11 ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - Former New York Gov. David Paterson won't be charged with perjury on allegations that he lied about taking free Yankees tickets for the 2009 World Series while he was in office, a spokeswoman for the Albany County district attorney said Saturday.
04/23/11 Gov. David Paterson, center, announces an agreement with the Legislature to enact a more than $1 billion, two-year savings plan at a special emergency economic session at the Capitol Wednesday.
02/04/11 A former top Senate official is suing the Cuomo administration to block a proposed casino in the Catskills. The suit alleges Gov. David Paterson entered into an illegal gaming compact with the Stockbridge-Munsee Band of Mohicans in November because it was not properly certified and failed to prove all the terms necessary to conform with state gaming laws had been met. Defects include failing to ...
02/02/11 The proposal, included by Gov. David Paterson in his executive budget proposals for the last two years was missing from Cuomo's draft spending plan, unveiled Tuesday. Expanding venues for wine sales is among several revenue boosting ideas that have been kicked around in recent years, like legalizing mixed-martial arts and taxing the tickets, or expanding opportunities for lottery and gaming ...
01/21/11 View full sizeDick Blume / The Post-Standard, 2010 Opponents of hydrofracking protest on Jan. 27, 2010, at the State University College of Environmental Science and Forestry in Syracuse, where then-Gov. David Paterson made an announcement about solar panel manufacturing in...
01/12/11 (AP:ALBANY, N.Y.) The operators of video slot machine "racinos" at New York racetracks say they're against a deal cut late in Gov. David Paterson's term to allow an Indian-run casino in the Catskills.
01/04/11 As the final days of the historic Paterson administration came to a close, David Paterson sat down with several members of the Amsterdam News staff to reflect on his term as governor.Paterson faced unprecedented challenges, including one of the worst...
12/30/10 RAY BROOK - In one of his final acts before leaving office, Gov. David Paterson has approved state land classifications recommended by the Adirondack Park Agency for state lands inside the Adirondack Park.
12/30/10 ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) -- New York Gov. David Paterson commuted the sentence last week of a black man imprisoned for the racially charged shooting death of a white teenager on Long Island, a decision in the final days of his administration that infuriated the lawyer who prosecuted the case.
12/30/10 1. New York state's budget What we said: The Legislature and the governor must close a structural deficit (or, in plain English, stop spending billions more than the state takes in) by April 1, the start of the new fiscal year. Or they can again postpone the inevitable with borrowing and accounting gimmicks. What we predicted: Gov. David Paterson proposes massive cuts, special interests cry ...
12/29/10 In one of his final acts as governor, David Paterson has submitted to the U.S. Department of the Interior a deal that would allow the Stockbridge-Munsee band of Mohican Indians to build a casino in the Catskills, his spokeswoman Jessica Bassett confirmed. The 74-page document lays out in detail the regulatory structure that would guide the casino's management as well as the cut of net slot ...
12/23/10 Gov. David Paterson commuted the prison sentence of a black man convicted for the racially charged shooting death of a white teenager on Long Island to time served on Thursday.
12/23/10 ALBANY -- Gov.-elect Andrew Cuomo announced Thursday that he's keeping outgoing Gov. David Paterson's secretary, Larry Schwartz, as a senior adviser during the transition and bringing back Paul Francis, who was former Gov. Eliot Spitzer's budget director in 2007.
12/23/10 New York Gov. David Paterson commuted the sentence Thursday of a black man imprisoned for the racially charged shooting death of a white teenager on Long Island, a decision in the final days of his administration that...
12/23/10 ALBANY - Gov. David Paterson signed several bills into law this year that take effect as the ball drops New Year's Day. The laws range from expanding consumer protections for rebates to adding new tax exemptions to closing health-insurance loopholes.
12/22/10 (AP:ALBANY, N.Y.) Legislation on Gov. David Paterson's desk would let debtors shield more personal property from creditors in court judgments and bankruptcies.
12/21/10 Ever since Gov. David Paterson released his budget earlier this year calling for a reduction in school aid, there have been newspaper articles almost weekly on the devastating effect this would have on education. | 
