Topic: Sheldon Silver

Gov eyes hike in Albany pay

ALBANY - Pay raises for state legislators and agency commissioners is just a matter of time, Gov. Cuomo hinted yesterday.. . "It's an issue we're...

Should NY lawmakers give themselves a pay raise?

It's a fact. New York State lawmakers haven't had a pay raise in the last 13 years, not since 1999.. . If they don't vote themselves a pay raise ...

Pay Hike for Albany Legislators? Nah

Talk about a non-starter. This week the top Democrat in the New York state legislature floated the idea that the lawmakers deserve to get pay...

First, stop stealing

This has got to win the prize for gall: Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver thinks he and his fellow lawmakers deserve a raise.. . Maybe he's trying...

GOPers say nay to pol pay hike

Republican lawmakers yesterday threw cold water on Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver's push for a legislative pay raise - at least for now.. . "It's...

Now NY's Legislature gets Cuomo's budget

With a little cheerleading, a little cajoling and a little threatening, Gov. Andrew Cuomo has turned his 2012-13 budget into a rallying cry for ...

NY bill seeks ban on companies investing in Iran

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Companies and individuals that invest in Iran's energy sector would be barred from doing business with New York state and its counties, cities and towns under a bill proposed by the state Assembly speaker.States, local governments and ...

New York to vote on gay marriage

New York's state senate was set to vote on a gay marriage bill after weeks of wrangling, having amended the state assembly-approved measure at the request of Republican officials."After many hours of deliberation and discussion over the past several weeks ...

NY ethics bill has troublesome exceptions: experts

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Only days after New York Governor Andrew Cuomo hailed a new landmark ethics law aimed at state legislators who also work as lawyers, legal experts said that key loopholes could significantly weaken the law's effectiveness.The bill was ...

Governor Cuomo: Lawmakers can't leave town until job done

ALBANY, New York (Reuters) - New York State lawmakers are scheduled to break for a summer recess next week, but they are not going anywhere if the state's rent stabilization laws are not renewed, Governor Andrew Cuomo said on Wednesday.The list ...