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  1. Court Overturns Conviction of Former N.Y. Senate Majority Leader Dean SkelosThe appeals court cited a Supreme Court decision that had also recently led judges to vacate the conviction of former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver.
    By Jen Kirby
  2. new york state senate
    Dean Skelos Sentenced to 5 Years in Prison in Corruption CaseHe and his son had been found guilty in December on eight federal counts of bribery, extortion, and conspiracy.
    By Joe DeLessio
  3. oh albany!
    What You Missed in Sheldon Silver and Dean Skelos’s Corruption TrialsThe jury begins deliberating Silver’s fate.
    By Margaret Hartmann and Jaime Fuller
  4. city politic
    How Andrew Cuomo’s Flashy Bid to Clean Up Albany BackfiredAs trials of two of his (once) closest Albany allies begin, the governor may be ruing the day he went after corruption.
    By Chris Smith
  5. state politics
    Dean Skelos Facing New ChargesThe state senator and his son still say they’re innocent.
    By Jaime Fuller
  6. city politic
    Inside Albany’s Nervous BreakdownTwo days left in the legislative session, and a mountain of unfinished business.
    By Chris Smith
  7. city politic
    Does Albany’s Corruption Crisis Have an Upside? Finally, the citizenry may benefit from the State Capitol’s dysfunction.
    By Chris Smith
  8. city politic
    Andrew Cuomo: The Last of the Three AmigosSkelos and Silver are out. Will the governor’s playbook work with Albany’s new leaders?
    By Chris Smith
  9. More Albany Fallout: GOP State Senate Leader OutState Senator John Flanagan will replace Dean Skelos as the State Senate’s majority leader.
    By Chris Smith
  10. oh albany!
    Dean Skelos ResignsSenator John Flanagan is set to be the new head of Senate Republicans in Albany.
    By Jaime Fuller
  11. city politic
    Who Is Preet Bharara’s Confidential Informant No. 1?Dirty water meets dirty politics in Skelos Case.
    By Chris Smith
  12. city politic
    After Dean Skelos’s Arrest, What’s Next for Albany?The Republican majority leader of the State Senate was the latest politician to fall in U.S. Attorney’s Preet Bharara’s capitol purge. 
    By Chris Smith
  13. new york state
    Dean Skelos and Son Taken Into Custody for Federal Corruption ChargesThe charges include conspiracy, extortion, and bribery.
    By Jaime Fuller
  14. city politic
    How Far Will Preet Bharara Go in His War on Albany?First Sheldon Silver, now Dean Skelos. Who’s next?
    By Chris Smith
  15. oh albany!
    Report: New York Senate Leader Dean Skelos Is Under Federal InvestigationMore from the office that just took down former State Assembly speaker Sheldon Silver.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  16. baldwinning
    Alec Baldwin Is Beefing With a Republican State Senator Over Tax PolicyMaybe he’ll try for state assembly instead of mayor.
    By Noreen Malone
  17. equal rites
    Marriage Equality Act Passed by State Senate 33–29The tension is finally over.
    By Chris Rovzar
  18. equal rites
    Skelos: Deal in Place on All Outstanding Issues But Marriage Equality, No Vote GuaranteedHe said he expects the session to end tomorrow.
    By Chris Rovzar
  19. equal rites
    Marriage-Equality Bill Stalls in the Face of Rent Regulation and Property Tax NegotiationsWe’re hearing that Wednesday is the day Cuomo’s people are looking to for a vote on marriage equality.
    By Chris Rovzar
  20. equal rites
    Daily News: Marriage-Equality Vote Not Until Weekend or LaterAnd the debate drags on.
    By Chris Rovzar
  21. equal rites
    Republican State Senators Insist on Unspecified Changes to Marriage-Equality Bill Before Allowing VoteThe bill, which includes extensive protections for religious groups, does not go far enough they say.
    By Chris Rovzar
  22. oh albany!
    Senate Republicans Still Haven’t Decided Whether to Let Marriage Equality Come to a VoteBecause now that it might actually pass, why risk it?
    By Chris Rovzar
  23. equal rites
    Cuomo Presses Advantage With Same-Sex Marriage UndecidedsYour move, Dean Skelos.
    By Chris Smith
  24. oh albany!
    Cuomo, Skelos, and Silver Reach Ethics DealOne goal down, two to go.
    By Chris Rovzar
  25. equal rites
    Dean Skelos Might Not Allow a Vote on Gay Marriage After AllThe state Senate majority leader will have to run it by his caucus first.
    By Chris Rovzar
  26. oh albany!
    Legislature Gives Itself Extra Vacation for a Job Satisfactorily DoneThis is what happens when you’re dealing with a low bar.
    By Dan Amira
  27. cuomolot
    Cuomo, Legislature Reach New York Budget DealExtra-credit points for meeting the deadline, for once.
    By Adam Pasick
  28. oh albany!
    Malcolm Smith Would Fight Dean Skelos — If It Helped ChildrenUnfortunately, Dean Skelos is a coward.
    By Dan Amira
  29. early and often
    Judge Blocks Paterson’s Lt. Governor AppointeeDick Ravitch won’t be able to take office quite yet.
    By Chris Rovzar
  30. oh albany!
    Espada: I’m Coming Home to DemocratsUnwilling to let David Paterson appear to solve the State Senate stalemate, rebel Democrat Pedro Espada says he’s returning to the fold and solving the problem that he started.
    By Chris Rovzar
  31. albany chaos
    Answering Your Questions About the Chaos in AlbanyEverything you need to know about why nothing is getting done in our State Senate.
    By Jacob Gershman
  32. oh albany!
    That Light Was a Train After AllTalks of a deal in Albany were premature, after all.
    By Dan Amira
  33. oh albany!
    More Madness in Albany: Democrats Lock Themselves in State Senate Chamber [Updated]And Pedro Espada is sneaking the press in to watch!
    By Chris Smith
  34. albany coup
    Morning Hearing Granted to Sort Out Albany MessAdults are, finally, officially involved.
    By Jacob Gershman
  35. albany coup
    Senate Showdown Disappointingly DiffusedA confrontation over entering the locked Senate Chamber fizzled when Queens State Senator Hiram Monserrate began to wimp out.
    By Jacob Gershman and Chris Rovzar
  36. early and often
    Paterson on Senate Snafu: ‘This Is Getting a Little Ridiculous’The governor railed against both parties for not “acting like adults.”
    By Jacob Gershman and Chris Rovzar
  37. equal rites
    Does Gay Marriage Still Have a Shot?Sort of!
    By Dan Amira
  38. early and often
    Chris Smith: What Will the City Get Out of the Albany Shake-up?That’s what we need to be asking ourselves.
    By Chris Smith
  39. what other people think
    Albany Coup Reactions: What Just Happened?Today’s papers sound off on yesterday’s shocking overthrow.
    By Dan Amira
  40. early and often
    Gershman: If Dems Have an Ace, They’d Better Play It FastOur man in Albany provides news analysis of yesterday’s tumultuous events.
    By Jacob Gershman
  41. early and often
    GOP Takes Over State SenateIn a surprise move, the Republicans won two Democrats over to their side, and swung control of the body back their way.
    By Jacob Gershman and Chris Rovzar
  42. early and often
    Screwing the State Is Fun and Hilarious!Dean Skelos, David Paterson, and Sheldon Silver laughed it up in Albany yesterday.
    By Chris Rovzar
  43. State GOP Tries to Outmaneuver PatersonSenate Majority Leader Dean Skelos tries to kill Paterson’s budget cuts with an early vote, leaving the governor scrambling.
    By Chris Rovzar
  44. early and often
    Paterson’s Weekend: Bad For Budget, Good for VelazquezAs State Senate Republicans hold up budget talks, Paterson gives an indication of who might replace Hillary Clinton if she is appointed Secretary of State.
    By Chris Rovzar
  45. election hair of the dog
    Chris Smith on Hillary, Paterson, and Who’s NextIf Clinton does indeed take the secretary of State post, what happens here in New York State?
    By Chris Smith
  46. early and often
    David Paterson Facing a World of Trouble Over Budget CutsFaced with opposition and a stubborn refusal on the part of the Legislature to provide budget-cut ideas, Paterson leaps into the void, alone.
    By Chris Rovzar
  47. governor awesome
    Paterson Makes Dracula Joke, Legislators Go for the JugularRepublican legislators are up in arms over a comment made by the lovable gov.
    By Chris Rovzar
  48. early and often
    Paterson Takes Aim at Medicaid in His Proposed $1 Billion Spending CutsPublic-school funding is safe so far, according to Paterson, but big cuts in discretionary funding, local government aid, and health care are on the horizon.
  49. early and often
    Paterson Swats Down Silver’s Tax-Hike HopesThe assembly speaker is once again aiming for a “millionaire’s tax,” which the governor dismisses — arguing that taxes are “addictive.”
  50. early and often
    Unsurprising Development of the Day No. 1 — Joe Bruno Quit After FBI Stepped Up ProbeHis replacement, Nassau County’s Dean Skelos, was voted in today. But we also learn of the behind-closed-doors negotiations that went into his decision to depart.