Word on the street is that John McArdle has some new faces at his weekly lunches with lobbyists.

A multi-count, sealed indictment of Joe Bruno has been handed down by a federal grand jury.

Senate Majority has denied a FOIL request seeking details about the no-show job of a prominent Bruno supporter.

John McArdle has put in his papers to retire.

Petitions begin circulating in less than two weeks. Joe Bruno has not announced his intentions. What is he waiting for?

Steve Boggess has put in his papers to retire effective the end of the year.

When will the birth of Joe Bruno's great grandchild be announced?

What happened to the AMD-size deal that Joe Bruno was talking about three weeks ago?

Is there any connection between the fact that Mercury Public Affairs principals held a fundraiser for Eliot Spitzer and the fact that Jim Wright went to work at Mercury?

Joe Bruno will be gone before the end of session.

Former State Senator and Senate Labor Committee Chairperson Guy Velella has been subpoenaed in the probe into Joe Bruno.

Joe Bruno has not yet decided whether or not he will seek re-election.

Patrick McCarthy of Pat Lynch & Associates and former State Republican Party Executive Director is the younger brother of James McCarthy from the law firm Girvin & Ferlazzo. Beside working at Girvin & Ferlazzo (the firm has had its own problems lately with the Attorney General's Office over their School Board Clients and double dipping as School Board employees) James was working for the State Corrections Department. He was signing in and heading off to a golf course according to one newspaper's story. The word is it was a no show job set up for James by younger brother Patrick when Patrick was working for Governor Pataki.

Assemblymember Richard Gottfried secured an $89,000 member item to "provide a safe haven for undocumented immigrants".

Former State Senator and Senate Labor Committee Chairperson Nick Spano has been subpoenaed in the probe into Joe Bruno.