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  1. oh albany!
    To Fight Scandal, Vito Lopez Allegedly Forced Staffers to Pen Fawning NotesProbably not a smart strategy.
  2. oh albany!
    Cuomo Aide Dishes Dirt on a State Worker Ousted for Speaking to PressAlbany is a strange place.
  3. oh albany!
    Vito Lopez Has to Sit With the FreshmenIt was a tough first day back at work.
  4. equal rites
    Marriage Equality Act Passed by State Senate 33–29The tension is finally over.
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    Senate Will Vote on Marriage Equality Act Tonight, Religious Exemptions Agreed UponThis could mean nothing.
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    Property-Tax-Cap and Rent-Regulation Bill Being Printed, Republicans ‘Just Getting to’ Marriage-Equality DiscussionsNot much progress so far today.
  7. equal rites
    Daily Show Picks Up on One of the Many Elements of Absurdity in Albany This WeekNamely: corn.
  8. equal rites
    State Senate Going Home for the Night, No Vote on Same-Sex Marriage, Rent Regulation, or Property-Tax Cap“No votes.”
  9. equal rites
    Republican State Senator Greg Ball a ‘No’ on Marriage Equality, But Expects a Vote Tonight and a PassThere are still three undecideds, as tentative as they are.
  10. equal rites
    State Senate ‘Close’ to Final Language on Religious Protections in Marriage-Equality Bill [Updated]Republican senator: “I see it coming to the floor.”
  11. oh albany!
    Still No Votes on Marriage Equality or Rent-Regulation and Property-Tax-Cap Omnibus Bill in AlbanyWhy hurry?
  12. equal rites
    Could a Public Referendum Be the Republicans’ Lifeline From This Marriage-Equality Mess?That could be one result of a meeting this afternoon.
  13. equal rites
    Mario Batali, Audra McDonald Join Pro-Marriage-Equality Protesters in AlbanyAlso, state troopers.
  14. equal rites
    Rent-Regulation and Property-Tax Deal Likely to Be Voted on Tonight in State SenateNo marriage equality, though.
  15. equal rites
    Republican State Senator Jim Alesi: I’m Happy to Be Seen As the Symbolic Turning Vote on Marriage EqualityWhat’s with the rest of you guys?
  16. equal rites
    Skelos: Deal in Place on All Outstanding Issues But Marriage Equality, No Vote GuaranteedHe said he expects the session to end tomorrow.
  17. 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.
  18. equal rites
    Daily News: Marriage-Equality Vote Not Until Weekend or LaterAnd the debate drags on.
  19. 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.
  20. equal rites
    New York State Assembly Passes Marriage-Equality Bill 80-63All eyes on you, Senate.
  21. 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?
  22. albany
    Albany’s Anti-Corruption Measure Will Just Scratch the SurfaceIt’s an ethical minefield.
  23. oh albany!
    New York Has the Fourth-Most-Educated Legislature in the CountryProof that a good education is no guarantee for success in life.
  24. oh albany!
    Cuomo, Skelos, and Silver Reach Ethics DealOne goal down, two to go.
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    Bloomberg: I Will Support Pro-Marriage-Equality Republican State Senators ‘No Matter Where They Stand on Any Other Issue’Hizzoner talks tough.
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    New York to Get Official State Dog?If we do, it’ll be a rescue dog, natch.
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    Legislature Gives Itself Extra Vacation for a Job Satisfactorily DoneThis is what happens when you’re dealing with a low bar.
  28. ballsy state senators
    Separate Trials for Carl Kruger and His Buddy in Corruption CaseTrouble in paradise!
  29. oh albany!
    Post: Carl Kruger Collaborated on Bribes With Gay LoverThis is a guy who voted against gay marriage, remember.
  30. ballsy state senators
    State Senator Carl Kruger Charged With Receiving Over $1 Million in Bribes Over the Past DecadeAnd the third amigo falls.
  31. oh albany!
    Novel Idea: Corrupt Politicians Shouldn’t Get PensionsThat’s what state comptroller Thomas DiNapoli is proposing.
  32. ballsy former state senators
    Hiram Monserrate’s Slash-Victim Girlfriend Is Suing the City for $35 MillionAnd you thought this story couldn’t get weirder.
  33. oh albany!
    Pedro Espada Pleads Not Guilty to Embezzlement ChargesSigh.
  34. venting
    Governor Paterson Not Sure If Albany Is ‘Even Governable’Sorry, Cuomo.
  35. oh albany!
    Patricia Lynch, Albany Power Lobbyist, Settles With Cuomo’s Office Over Pension-Fund FinaglingShe’ll pay a half-million-dollar fine.
  36. oh albany!
    Andrew Cuomo Is Meeting in Secret with Sheldon SilverTransparency right from the get-go! Great.
  37. oh albany!
    Feds: Joe Bruno’s Twin Corruption Convictions Will Be OverturnedThe former State Senate majority leader still hasn’t served a day in jail.
  38. oh albany!
    The State Senate Could Be Even Worse This YearWhat if it’s a 31-31 tie?
  39. oh albany!
    Andrew Cuomo Moves On to His Next Opponent: UnionsThe Democratic candidate does a sit-down with the ‘Times,’ and gets the headline that he wanted.
  40. oh albany!
    What Cuomo Gets Out of This Latest Aqueduct ScandalAnother boost!
  41. david paterson
    David Paterson Has Trouble Humming Music When He’s Hearing MusicThe governor starts to think about his plans once he leaves office.
  42. paladinosaur
    Times Shines a Light on Paladino’s AidesAt least four of ‘em have had “brushes with the law.”
  43. ballsy state senators
    Not a Good News Day for ‘Amigos’ Carl Kruger and Pedro EspadaThe ‘Post’ takes on two of Albany’s most embattled pols this morning.
  44. andrew cuomo
    Daily News ‘Cuts to the Chase,’ Endorses Cuomo“Rick Lazio and Carl Paladino have been that awful.”
  45. rick lazio
    Lazio Uses 9/11 Images in Latest Anti-Mosque Campaign AdsHis public stance seen as a “double-edged sword.”
  46. ballsy former state senators
    Hiram Monserrate Is Just Showing Up at Political Rallies Uninvited NowThis could be a fun tradition!
  47. oh albany!
    New York Legislators Finally Approve Budget, 125 Days LateApproved legislation will raise roughly $1 billion.
  48. oh albany!
    Pedro Espada Has God on His SideAnd even if he doesn’t, his foes are racist.
  49. oh albany!
    Paterson Awards No-Bid Federal Insurance Contract to Company Where Wife WorksAccording to the ‘Post,’ this is “BAD BIDNESS.”
  50. oh albany!
    Someone in Albany Got an Expensive SUVThis is the same someone who once slammed another someone for doing the same thing.
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