Karen DeWitt

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Gov. David Paterson has once again put off some payments that the state owes to schools, citing lack of money.

Paterson, who originally included the school aid money in emergency spending bills approved by the legislature, now says he's going to withhold $2.1 billion in school ...

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The State Senate passed bills to keep the state running through April 14, then left for a holiday recess. That means the state budget will once again be late.

The Senate was scheduled to be on break for the Passover and Easter holidays, but had to ...

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Governor Paterson says it looks like the state budget will once again be late. If that's the case, he'll have to take drastic steps to keep the state running after April 1st. Karen DeWitt has more from Albany.

REPORTER: Both the Assembly and Senate have now ...

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Senate Democrats have approved their version of the state budget. It includes deep spending cuts first proposed by Gov. David Paterson, but refrains from imposing taxes proposed by the governor, including those on soda pop and cigarettes.

The Senate Democrats’ proposal accepts many of the deep ...

Suffolk County Executive Steve Levy made it official today -– he’s switching from the Democratic Party to become a Republican and run for governor.

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Suffolk County Executive Steve Levy made it official today -– he’s switching from the Democratic Party to become a Republican and run for governor, he says, as a change agent.

Levy, the Suffolk County Executive from Eastern Long Island, used the State Capitol as a backdrop ...

Gov. David Paterson signed into law reforms that will make it easier for New Yorkers to make end of life decisions for their loved ones.

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Gov. David Paterson signed into law reforms that will make it easier for New Yorkers to make end of life decisions for their loved ones.

The governor says the new law gives close friends or family members the legal authority to make medical treatment decisions when ...

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Aqueduct Entertainment Group is the latest company to be denied a license to operate gambling machines at the Aqueduct racetrack in Queens. Karen DeWitt reports from Albany.

REPORTER: The controversial company is the focus of a federal investigation and two major partners have already withdrawn: The ...

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Attorney General Andrew Cuomo has appointed former Court of Appeals Chief Judge Judith Kaye as an independent counsel to oversee two criminal investigations into the Paterson Administration. One concerns allegations that Governor Paterson participated in a cover up of a domestic violence incident concerning a ...

New York, NY —

Attorney General Andrew Cuomo has appointed former Court of Appeals Chief Judge Judith Kaye as an independent counsel to oversee two criminal investigations into the Paterson Administration. One concerns allegations that Gov. David Paterson participated in a cover up of a domestic violence incident involving ...

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Lt. Gov. Richard Ravitch on Wednesday formally presented his five-year plan to bail out the state, saying the proposal is much more than just authorization to borrow more money.

The lieutenant governor’s bailout plan would allow the state to borrow up to $2 billion a year ...

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Lieutenant Gov. Richard Ravitch has been quietly presenting a plan to state lawmakers to have New York borrow its way out of severe multi-billion dollar budget shortfalls predicted for the next several years.

The plan, according to legislative leaders who have been briefed on some of ...

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Gov. David Paterson’s director of communications has resigned, saying he can no longer "in good conscience" continue working for the governor.

"I have been honored to serve the people of New York during a difficult time in our state’s history," Peter Kauffmann said in a statement. ...

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Now that Gov. David Paterson is no longer seeking election to a four-year term, questions linger over the weakened chief executive’s ability to govern effectively, as the state faces a multibillion-dollar deficit, and a looming budget deadline.

Paterson released some of the pressure out of the ...

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New York’s political world was thrown into deeper chaos as the Associated Press reported, using sources in Washington, that the beleaguered Gov. David Paterson would announce that he is dropping out of the race for governor.

Gov. Paterson’s campaign was already on life support, he was ...

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Gov. David Paterson, facing a growing scandal over an alleged domestic violence incident concerning a top aide, has announced he won’t be seeking election for governor after all. The governor says he is not resigning, and intends to serve out his term in office.

Paterson, sounding ...

A woman recently testified against a close aide of Governor Paterson, saying the aide physically abused her. Gov. Paterson suspended the aide and asked for a state investigation into the abuse allegations. However, the timeline of events shows that the woman says she was pressured by the State Police and even received a phone call from the governor himself.

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Governor Paterson says he's suspended a close aide and asked for an investigation by Attorney General Andrew Cuomo. The request follows an article in today's New York Times which raises questions about the governor and state police intervening in a domestic abuse case involving the ...

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New York's Court of Appeals has ruled that the state legislature erred when it declined to give judges a pay raise.

The legislature has not approved a pay hike for state lawmakers in a dozen years and has also refrained from giving judges a raise, following ...