Jan 5th, 2009 · The Senate swears in new members Tuesday, but exactly who those new members are remains problematic: Democrat Al Franken seems to have won the recount in Minnesota, but could face a court challenge. Roland Burris could be seated from Illinois and New York Gov. David Paterson has yet to put forward a name.
Dec 17th, 2008 · Caroline Kennedy Schlossberg has told New York Gov. David Paterson that she is interested in the Senate seat vacated by Hillary Clinton. Also, President-elect Obama has made two more cabinet appointments — to the agriculture and interior posts.
Dec 15th, 2008 · Caroline Kennedy has reportedly told New York Gov. David Paterson she wants to fill the Senate seat being vacated by Hillary Clinton. Nicholas Confessore, a reporter for The New York Times who is following the story, offers his insight.
May 29th, 2008 · The legal counsel for New York Gov. David Paterson recently issued a directive ordering state agencies to recognize gay couples who have been legally married in other states or abroad. Paterson talks about the decision.
Mar 14th, 2008 · It's been a busy week in politics. Events include the scandalous downfall of New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer, Geraldine Ferraro's resignation from the Clinton campaign, and an ongoing heated debate over whether to count Florida and Michigan's presidential primaries.
Mar 14th, 2008 · Just days after New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer was named as "Client 9" in a prostitution probe, his predicament is lampooned in an ad for cell phones in Canada. The Virgin Mobile ad shows Spitzer with a thought bubble tha reads: "I'm tired of being treated like a number."
Mar 13th, 2008 · A day after New York Gov. Elliot Spitzer's resignation, the state's new governor takes the stage. David Paterson will have to pick up the pieces after the Spitzer scandal.
Mar 13th, 2008 · Saying he looks at his brief tenure as "what might have been," New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer resigned Wednesday. The former state attorney general, who fought Wall Street and organized crime, was named as a client of a prostitution ring.