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• Vito Lopez to resign, seek Council seat

  let alone a whole month," Cuomo said Friday. "He should resign effective immediately and if he does not, he must be expelled.""Anyone who read the report . . . should recognize that immediate action is required, not a prolonged exit from the halls of the Legislature,"   Read more »

• Letter: Election rules need overhaul

  do we keep discussing reforming the state election system when it's high time we replace it ["Recall elections won't fix Albany ," Editorial, May 6]?Most states enable candidates to run for public office by paying a small fee, as opposed to New York 's highly   Read more »

• Cuomo to address LIPA's relationship with PSEG

  system. LIPA, under the proposal, would be reduced to a holding company of about 30 employees. It currently has nearly 100.The Albany briefing is scheduled for 3 p.m.The plan is expected to include a three-year rate freeze, Public Service Commission oversight   Read more »

• Republican support meager for independent Dems' campaign finance reform bid

  group met in Manhattan a week earlier and plans to another hold public hearing in Buffalo on Monday, with another in Albany the following week. The reform package was spurred by a sweeping federal corruption arrests of six politicians -- including former IDC   Read more »

• $30M ad plan to promote Sandy-hit region

  at an event in the state Capitol. Much of the $30 million earmarked to increase visits to storm-damaged areas will go to "I Love NY" television commercials, according to a spokesman for Empire State Development Corp.Tourism generates $5 billion in economic   Read more »

Around the web

• Andrew’s Silver cloud

  Andrew Cuomo can claim “New York state government is working again” and point to polls until the cows come home. But so long as Shelly Silver remains speaker of the Assembly, Cuomo’s governorship will be held hostage by Shelly’s corruption. Politics will 12:24 AM from New York Post Read more »

• NY Assembly speaker Silver apologizes for handling of sex case

  Buy This Photo New York Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, D-Manhattan, apologizes Monday in Albany for the handling of claims of serial sexual harassment of another assemblyman's female staffer. The Associated Press By The Associated Press Published: 10:2 5/20/13 from Times Herald-Record Read more »

• Hilton returns to downtown

  City, county and Hilton hotel officials take part in an event in the lobby to unveil the $14 million in upgrades and renovations to the Hilton Albany hotel on Monday, May 20, 2013 in downtown Albany, NY. (Paul Buckowski / Times Union) City, county and Hi 5/20/13 from Albany Times-Union Read more »

• Three arrested on burglary charges

  ALBANY, N.Y. -- Police arrested three Albany residents after they say they were responsible for two separate burglaries on Saturday. According to police, the three broke into two separate homes around 2 a.m. One was on the 200 block of Western Avenue and 5/20/13 from Your News Now - Saratoga / North Country Read more »

• Sen. Malcolm Smith Honors “Woman of Distinction” – Ms. Emmlynn L. Taylor

  (Albany, NY) - Senator Malcolm A. Smith (D-Hollis) honored Ms. Emmlynn L. Taylor as his 2013 “Woman of Distinction,” an award given to outstanding women living and working in New York State whose contributions have enriched the quality of life in their c 5/20/13 from New York Senate Read more »