Topic: Diane Savino

Cuomo Says Pension Not Up For Negotiation With Unions

Gov. Cuomo had stern words Thursday for state Sen. Diane Savino and other lawmakers who've questioned his pension reform proposal and why he didn't...

NY Senate bloc pushes for small business laws

While New York devotes much of its effort and billions of dollars in tax breaks to attract global corporations, an influential bloc of state ...

S.I. ferry riders rap terminal security

Staten Island ferry riders gave the ferry decent marks - but slammed the lack of security on the St. George Terminal's bus ramps.. . The ferry...

Four Dems bolt in Senate free-for-all

The turmoil among state Senate Democrats exploded into disarray yesterday morning.. . Sen. Jeff Klein (D-Bronx, Westchester) and three colleagues...
NY lawmakers lead effort to establish rights for domestic workers in USNew York domestic workers would be the first in the U.S. guaranteed overtime pay, as well as time off and protections against sexual harassment, under a measure given final legislative ...
Some Democratic lawmakers I spoke with yesterday collectively shrugged their shoulders at the coverage of Andrew Cuomos plans for 2010. Democratic State Senator Diane Savino said, "I havent heard Andrew say anything anywhere that hes not ruling out running for governor. Before ...

Now Advertising With Fulani's Group...

The city Independence Party - the faction aligned with the controversial Lenora Fulani held its annual fund-raiser last week, and published a journal for the event.Inside were a handful of ads from politicians who presumably had no qualms about being associated with ...

Governor Paterson's Wine-and-Roses Moment

During a televised speech carried statewide, Governor David Paterson adopted a new, tougher line with Albany legislators, vowing to reconvene the legislative session so lawmakers can cut spending and reduce the size of the states workforce in hopes of plugging the states ...
When David Paterson gives his live televised speech tomorrow about the states budget, Democratic State Senator Diane Savino predicts he is going to say weve run out of monopoly money.She thinks Paterson is " trying to make a bold public statement: And ...

The Democratic Case for State Worker Attrition

I’ve called a few state senators to get their thoughts on the cost-cutting measures Senate Minority Leader Malcolm Smith introduced in Albany this morning, including reducing the state’s non-essential workforce by 6,000 through attrition, a part of the plan ...