With six months before the general election, several names have surfaced regarding the potential replacement of Senate's top Democrat.
The current Senate Minority Leader, John Sampson (D-Brooklyn), vows to remain on as leader and compares the uprising to replace him as "family squabbles."
Sampson's nest unrest were made public last week when he got pigeon pooped by the New York Daily News who exposed the Democratic conference's rising no-confidence sentiment in their leader.
New Indictment of former NYS Majority Senate Leader (Republican) Joe Bruno Awaited
Indictment of former NYS Senate Majority Leader (Democrat) Pedro Espada Awaited
ALBANY, NY -- May 3, 2010 -- In a unanimous decision, New York State's highest court on Thursday upheld Senate Republicans’ plans for a 63-seat chamber, thus removing hurdles and allowing for an increase in the size of New York State government.
The new district is expected to cost taxpayers well over a million dollars.
ALBANY, NY -- April 13, 2012 -- A judge has turned down a petition from state Senate Democrats trying to block creation of a 63rd Senate district in New York, according to a decision released Friday.
State Supreme Court Justice Richard Braun wrote that he found it "disturbing" the Republican majority in control of redistricting used two different methods for establishing boundaries in Queens, Staten Island and Nassau and Suffolk counties.
But he says the Democrats didn't establish that the process was unconstitutional.
ALBANY, NY -- March 15, 2012 -- At 7:30 a.m. today New York state lawmakers capped an all-night session that sealed the final approval on changing pension benefits for future public workers, approved a set of bills ranging from new political districts to allowing more casinos throughout the state.
Session commenced around 9 p.m. Wednesday, when lawmakers in first the Assembly and the Senate began debating new legislative districts that would, once again, favor incumbents instead of creating political boundaries that favor voters rather than politicians.
ALBANY, NY – January 26, 2012 -- The New York State Legislative Task Force on Demographic Research and Reapportionment released it's proposed lines for the New York State Senate and Assembly today.
ALBANY, NY – January 12, 2012 -- I had an interview with State Senator Suzi Oppenheimer (D-Mamaroneck) during the end of the legislative session last year. Something didn't seem right with the senator especially when I had questioned her on her real interest in running again for the seat. After discussions with the editorial team of The Westchester Guardian, I scrapped the entire interview because I couldn't find any reason or merit to make any part of the interview print worthy.
The Albany Correspondent, Carlos Gonzalez (pictured RIGHT)
ALBANY, NY – December 20, 2011 -- He financed a four-door Bentley Arnage. He lives in a Mil Basin home that was originally built for a boss of the Luchese crime family. However, the permanent residence is about to change for Senator Carl Kruger (D-Brooklyn) (pictured LEFT).
Kruger is expected to plead guilty to four of the five federal corruption charges claiming he accepted more than $1million in bribes, sources say.
ALBANY, NY -- Workers for the state Office of General Services (OGS) were out setting up barricades blocking access to a portion of East Capitol Park late Friday, a move a spokeswoman said is being undertaken to keep protesters a safe distance away from a construction site and a massive crane set up near the Capitol’s northeast corner.
A host of liberal-leaning groups are hosting an Occupy Wall Street-inspired “Sit-in for Solidarity” at the Capitol on Saturday, October 15, 2011, and the metal, bike-rack-like barricades are being placed around the Capitol.
The Westchester Guardian / Yonkers Tribune was on the scene inquiring about the barricades.
Sen. James Alesi, who was a Republican no vote in 2009, is the first yes vote from the Republican conference on same-sex marriage - officially going on the record.
Sources close to Gov. Andrew Cuomo state he plans to introduce his same-sex marriage bill “soon” with a copy of the text available June 14, 2011.
I have said it before and say it again: Stephen Sondheim and James Goldman’s musical, Follies, is one of that tiny handful that can legitimately contend for best ever. It was so much ahead of its time at its 1971 premiere that most of us critics were left behind. Since then it has had enough American and British stagings for all of us to recognize and revel in its greatness.
ALBANY, NY -- The Westchester Guardian / Yonkers Tribune just confirmed that a full vote by the New York State Senate on "Lauren's Law," a bill sponsored by Senator David Carlucci (D-Rockland) that would require that drivers answer the question about organ donation when their licenses are processed by the Department of Motor Vehicles, will happen on Wednesday at 11:00 AM.
For those who recall a decade ago, it was March of 2001 when newspaper headlines from around the state broke the news that Hispanics were the fastest growing minority group in the state and would sooner than expected be the largest subgroup in the great American mosaic.
By early summer of 2001, the large number of Hispanic candidates for public office throughout the nation was a testament to that fact. In political contests for mayorships, governorships and state legislatures, Hispanics were not only part of the electorate but visible choices in the voting booth. By early November, unexpected outcomes in nationally watched elections drew more attention to the growing political sophistication and strength of the Hispanic community.
Albany, NY -- March 9, 2011 -- State Senator Carl Kruger>>>, one of the most powerful lawmakers in Albany, is expected to surrender to federal authorities tomorrow, Thursday, March 10, 2011, on alleged charges of bribery charges, sources advised the Yonkers Tribune / The Westchester Guardian.
Albany, NY -- Senate Democrats are pushing back against what they describe as the Republican majority's attempt to bury Governor Cuomo's redistricting bill in committee by manipulating the chamber's rules into preventing senators from co-sponsorship.
The Redistricting Reform Act of 2011 would establish a nonpartisan commission to redraw state and congressional district lines and end gerrymandering tactics. The bill has picked up support from good government groups, such as the New York Public Interest Research Group and NY Uprising, a non-partisan and independent coalition of advocates formed by the Honorable Edward Koch, former New York City Mayor.
