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The Daily Politics - Nov 17, 2007
State Controller Tom DiNapoli shows glimmers of both independence and fiscal conservativism in his just-released report on Gov. Spitzer's budget proposal. While carefully praising the governor's plan for being more …
Also tagged: albany, state senate, state assembly, tom dinapoli
The Daily Politics - Nov 17, 2007
Gov. Spitzer's position on Medicaid is getting increasingly lonely around Albany, as prominent lawmakers join health-care workers union 1199 SEIU and other industry groups in criticizing or outright opposing his plan …
Also tagged: albany, state senate, state assembly
The Daily Politics - Nov 14, 2007
If there's any state policy or proposal you don't like, today might be your day for getting it yanked, because it seems like Gov. Eliot Spitzer is in the mood to change his mind. On the heels of the governor's …
The Daily Politics - Nov 14, 2007
In case you wanted to watch Gov. Eliot Spitzer respond to today's Siena poll that found his approval ratings have dropped dramatically - largely due to his unpopular driver's license plan, on which he continues to show …
The Daily Politics - Nov 12, 2007
Gov. Eliot Spitzer did not sound so much like a man ready to pull back on his controversial driver's license plan at today's press conference, despite his comments in Puerto Rico over the weekend that were seen as a …
The Daily Politics - Nov 8, 2007
A reader pointed out this fascinating story in today's Journal News that I somehow overlooked. The upshot: After being lobbied by Gov. Eliot Spitzer, the Hasidic community of New Square voted in a bloc for Democratic …
The Daily Politics - Nov 8, 2007
In its ongoing re-tooling and effort to improve ties to the Legislature as Year 2 fast approaches, the Spitzer administration has made yet-another hire, according to multiple sources: Bob Jaffe, former NARAL …
The Daily Politics - Nov 8, 2007
...Cozy up to fellow pols whose approval ratings are high, naturally! That's exactly what Gov. Eliot Spitzer, whose approval hit an all-time low last month, according to the Siena poll, is doing today. He's appearing …
The Daily Politics - Nov 8, 2007
It appears that dueling magazine pieces on Gov. Eliot "The Steamroller" Spitzer are coming down the pike - one in The New Yorker and another in Vanity Fair - and from the sound of the interviews given by the few …
The Daily Politics - Nov 8, 2007
Here's one way of handling that persistent Mike for Governor speculation. Gov. Eliot Spitzer, in an interview with WNBC's Gabe Pressman set to air on News Forum this Sunday, endorsed the idea of the mayor running for …