COMPLETE COVERAGE: Senate coup

An appeals court has ruled that New York Gov. David Paterson’s appointment of a lieutenant governor was unlawful, upholding a ...

ALBANY - The State Senate coup derailed key legislation and tarnished reputations, but it also produced a windfall for lawyers ...

Nearly half of New York voters say most of the 62 state senators shouldn't be re-elected next year, while nearly ...

Four Appellate Division judges on Tuesday peppered Gov. David A. Paterson's lawyer with questions about the constitutionality of his appointing ...

ALBANY - As lawyers resume arguing Tuesday over whether Gov. David A. Paterson can appoint the lieutenant governor, they will ...

For more than 20 years, the State Legislature has routinely adopted budgets late, been called "dysfunctional" by reformers and served ...

ALBANY - New York State Senate Democrats Thursday announced new controls on staff hiring in the wake of Sen. Pedro ...

To hear all the news reports of recent months, you might think of Senate Majority Leader Pedro Espada Jr. (D-Bronx) ...

ALBANY - A state senator's son has decided to resign from the $120,000-a-year job he was given last week after ...

ALBANY - The son of a key player in the leadership coup that deadlocked the State Senate for 4 1/2 ...