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ALBANY -- Insiders said a $50 million "hedge fund" tax was all but dead yesterday after Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver told The Post there was "a good chance" lawmakers would strip it from a final budget deal. The tax on out-of-state hedge-fund executives with offices in New York was dubbed...

A state official involved in the negotiations says Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver and Senate leader John Sampson are crafting a bill that would empower the state's public universities to grow...

Associated Press - July 29, 2010 2:05 PM ET ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - A state official involved in the negotiations says Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver and Senate leader John Sampson are crafting a...

A state official involved in the negotiations says two New York lawmakers are crafting a bill that would empower the state's public universities to grow unfettered by Albany and allow...

The more we watch these powerful folks in politics, the clearer it is that many of their actions can be explained by “rationalization,” the term we all learned back in our basic Psychology 101 course. For example, when Charlie Rangel is accused of not paying his taxes after having written much of the tax code, or Eliot Spitzer consorts with prostitutes after he wrote and enforced many of the ...

Jewish leaders support McMahon for swift action; others say congressman owes voters explanation

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) -- Assembly and Senate leadership have agreed on a version of Gov. David Paterson’s proposal to allow the State University of New York and City University of New York to set predictable tuition increases, enable the four largest universities to borrow money for construction, and make other changes, according to a legislative official.

State Sen. Diane Savino says an agreement is near on last major sticking point concerning SUNY

One of the most interesting local races this September and November will be in northeast Queens – Assembly District 26, which is currently held by Democrat Ann-Margaret Carrozza, who is not seeking reelection.

Sematech already has a significant presence at the University at Albany's College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering, and it has been rumored for months that the research consortium would move its remaining programs here early next year after a contract with the state of Texas expires. [...] documents obtained by the Times Union show that last fall, state economic development officials offered ...