Articles Written by:    CASEY SEILER     

« Previous  |  Next »

In case you missed it: ‘New York Now’

Last week’s episode features a look at the damage done to the local economies around the Champlain Bridge; a newsmaker interview with Assemblywoman Dede Scozzafava; and a reporters roundtable with Kyle Hughes of NYSNYS and James Madore of Newsday. Note: ...

From CASEY SEILER, Capitol Confidential,  23 Nov 2009
Related Topics: Dede Scozzafava,  U.S. Republican Party

Sen. Diaz sends his regrets

Sen. Ruben Diaz Sr. will be spending the day in the Bronx, and has no plans to journey to Albany either for a Democratic conference meeting or the 2 p.m. session. Instead, he’ll be taking part in a protest against gun violence in his district. “If ...

From CASEY SEILER, Capitol Confidential,  23 Nov 2009
Related Topics: Ruben Diaz,  Carl Kruger,  U.S. Republican Party,  U.S. Democratic Party

DiNapoli audit: Sch. School District had no record of Raucci OT

The Schenectady School District has no documentation that former facilities supervisor Steven Raucci worked the hours for which he was paid more than $50,000 in overtime in 2007-2008, according to an audit released by state Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli ...

From CASEY SEILER, Capitol Confidential,  23 Nov 2009
Related Topics: Thomas DiNapoli,  U.S. Republican Party

Paterson’s open letter to legislators

One month ago, I presented a responsible $3.2 billion Deficit Reduction Plan that contained reductions across every area of State spending, including health care and School Aid. I proposed this series of difficult choices to help address the State’s ...

From CASEY SEILER, Capitol Confidential,  22 Nov 2009
Related Topics: Al D'Amato,  Andrew Cuomo,  Barack Obama,  Bill Clinton,  Bill Owens

Skelos to Paterson: Give us ‘a bill we can act on’

Here’s Senate Republican Leader Dean Skelos’ response to the governor’s statements this morning: I agree with Governor Paterson’s statement today that the Legislature should be acting on a deficit reduction plan today, instead of waiting until Monday. ...

From CASEY SEILER, Capitol Confidential,  20 Nov 2009
Related Topics: U.S. Republican Party,  U.S. Democratic Party,  Dean Skelos,  Sheldon Silver

Paterson: Moody’s has sent a warning

Speaking to reporters after speaking to Americorps volunteers, Gov. David Paterson said that legislative leaders still failed to grasp the consequences of failing to address the deficit now. Paterson said Moody’s Investors Service has released a report ...

From CASEY SEILER, Capitol Confidential,  20 Nov 2009
Related Topics: David A Paterson

Friday Open Thread

Discuss state and local government and get all the latest news in our: Politics Channel. AReader: Member Items are used to fund projects that are not an appropriate state charge. If they were appropriate... VOTE DEMS OUT 11/2/1010: Letter to Santa, ...

From CASEY SEILER, Capitol Confidential,  20 Nov 2009
Related Topics: Harry Reid,  Barack Obama,  Nancy Pelosi

23rd CD race belongs to the ages now

Albert J: Remember all the agita about our students having to suffer through over crowded classrooms, and the dire... Albert J: After what was done to Scooter Libbey, for mis-remembering the exact and specific details of past... Albert J: It appears ...

From CASEY SEILER, Capitol Confidential,  19 Nov 2009
Related Topics: Libbey, Inc.,  Sarah Palin

Coming up on ‘New York Now’

This week’s episode of “New York Now” features a newsmaker interview with Assemblywoman Dede Scozzafava that discusses the race in the 23rd Congressional District and her re-entry into the Assembly’s Republican fold. Matt Ryan visits the business and ...

From CASEY SEILER, Capitol Confidential,  19 Nov 2009
Related Topics: U.S. Republican Party,  Dede Scozzafava,  National Rifle Association

Kolb: Call ‘em back

Saying “we should not be going home,” Assembly Republican Leader Brian Kolb was joined at a brief press conference in which he called on Speaker Sheldon Silver and the leadership of the Senate to call their members back to Albany to vote on a deficit ...

From CASEY SEILER, Capitol Confidential,  19 Nov 2009
Related Topics: U.S. Republican Party,  Sheldon Silver,  National Rifle Association

« Previous  |  Next »

Who is This?

Help us add to our database, by linking this writer their entry in Wikipedia or Source Watch, or by suggesting that we remove it from our index.

Suggest an Entry

Enter a url from sourcewatch.org or wikipedia.org:


recommend removal

close