Post VP Debate Ads
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The new ads are coming in steadily today from the Obama and McCain campaigns after last night’s vice presidential debate.
While Sarah Palin and Joe Biden , the campaigns are trying to capitalize on their comments.
The McCain campaign’s ad claims Obama voted 94 times to raise taxes, while Obama’s ad claims McCain would tax health care [...]
Paterson Fundraiser For Dollinger
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As expected, Gov. Paterson will be hosting a fundraiser for Democratic Senate candidate Richard Dollinger later this month in Rochester.
As the invite shows, next Friday morning event runs from $500 to $5,000.
While Paterson has done some fundraising for candidates, he has especially noted that he plans to help Dollinger, a former colleague in the Senate [...]
Skelos, Paterson Jab During Legislators’ Meeting
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While legislative leaders this morning applauded Gov. Paterson for calling attention to the state’s fiscal crisis and scheduling the meeting, Paterson and Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos, R-Nassau County, did get into a contentious exchange during the hourlong open session.
Skelos said he didn’t appreciate Paterson’s suggestion that lawmakers didn’t recognize the severity of the state’s [...]
Gov. to release budget proposal early
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Gov. David Paterson, who is participating in a meeting with legislative leaders in New York City, said he wants to release the proposed 2009-1010 budget Dec. 16 rather than in January and potentially start the new budget year earlier than April 1. The reason is the state’s credit rating could be downgraded because of [...]
More bad news on state budget
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The state has sprung another $1.2 billion leak in its budget because of the downturn on Wall Street, state budget officials said today.
” A series of unprecedented economic shocks in September have further worsened the state’s fiscal outlook,’’ according to a report from the state Budget Division, leaving revenues $1.2 billion below what’s needed [...]
Senate Republicans Stockpiling Cash
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Campaign finance reports are slowing coming in this afternoon on state Senate races, and NYPIRG guru Bill Mahoney is keeping tabs.
So far, it looks like Republicans are raising big bucks in their bid to retain the Senate.
Republican candidate Liz Feld, Larchmont’s mayor, brought in $308,490, with almost half coming from the Senate Republican Committee—showing how [...]
Michigan no longer a presidential battleground
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Republican presidential nominee John McCain is pulling his resources out of Michigan amid polls showing Democrat Barack Obama building on his lead in the state, according to the Detroit Free Press.
“McCain campaign manager Rick Davis called former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney to tell him of the decision just before Romney got on [...]
What Will Joe Biden Say?
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In advance of tonight’s vice presidential debate when the focus may be more on Sarah Palin than Joe Biden, the McCain campaign put out a web video today on some of Biden’s missteps.
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No Bloomberg For Governor In 2010
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New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg said that if it wasn’t apparent before, it is now: He has no plans to run for governor in 2010.
Because Bloomberg wants to run for a third term in 2009, if successful, it would obviously rule out any plan to run for governor, presumably against Democratic Gov. David Paterson.
The [...]
Governor said no 171 times
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Since June, Gov. David Paterson has vetoed 171 bills this year that were passed by the Legislature. He just announced this in a statement, adding that by saying no to the legislation, he has saved taxpayers $531.7 million over the next two years.
“These tough fiscal times call for tough decisions,” he said. “While I [...]
