The Albany Amp

2008-07-24T15:03:00.001-04:00

Who was Chris McKenna waiting for in the rain outside the Saratoga racetrack?

2008-07-11T12:01:00.001-04:00

The countdown to Joe Bruno's resignation is now being measured in hours instead of weeks.

2008-07-07T10:36:00.001-04:00

Which Republican Assemblymember will be denied a Wilson-Pakula from the Conservative Party?

2008-06-24T21:38:00.001-04:00

Senator Dean Skelos has been elected Majority Leader by the Senate Republican conference.

2008-06-23T21:32:00.001-04:00

Why didn't Joe Bruno wait until July 11 to announce his retirement?

2008-06-11T23:22:00.002-04:00

The naked truth: Joe Bruno's involvement with Bill Powers and former Powers employee Gayle Sweeney triggered the raid on Powers' lobbying firm. The raid was part of the investigation into former Congressman John Sweeney's earmarked federal grants to Bruno donors.

2008-05-30T11:21:00.002-04:00

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

2008-05-21T11:10:00.001-04:00

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

2008-05-21T10:03:00.001-04:00

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

2008-05-21T09:01:00.001-04:00

John McArdle has put in his papers to retire.

2008-05-21T08:01:00.001-04:00

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

2008-05-20T12:09:00.001-04:00

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

2008-05-19T12:03:00.001-04:00

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

2008-05-18T12:18:00.001-04:00

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

2008-05-17T12:00:00.000-04:00

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?

2008-05-16T12:00:00.001-04:00

Joe Bruno will be gone before the end of session.

2008-05-07T21:54:00.001-04:00

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

2008-05-06T13:04:00.001-04:00

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

2008-05-03T18:45:00.001-04:00

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.

2008-05-02T15:45:00.001-04:00

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

2008-05-01T19:01:00.001-04:00

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

2008-04-29T16:46:00.001-04:00

FBI agents from other regional offices have been dispatched to the Capital Region to assist the FBI and US Attorneys in executing subpoenas and warrants as part of the probe into Joe Bruno.

2008-04-29T14:37:00.001-04:00

Anthony Shorris, former Executive Director of the Port Authority, was forced out by the Dinkins/Rengal elements around Paterson because of his support for Ed Koch in the 1980s.

2008-04-28T21:21:00.001-04:00

Ken Lovett has left the New York Post. He is now working for the New York Daily News.

2008-04-28T13:51:00.001-04:00

Why are Colonie Democrats making inquiries about Paul Tonko's sexual orientation?

2008-04-28T00:33:00.001-04:00

Word on the street is that Saratoga Springs Democratic County Supervisor Joanne Yepsen has said no to Democratic Party leaders about running against Joe Bruno in the fall. Yepsen is running for Mayor of Saratoga Springs next year instead.

2008-04-26T14:32:00.001-04:00

Rumor has it former Congressperson John Sweeney is preparing for a new career as a demolition derby driver. Someone needs to tell him to stop practicing on his garage door.

2008-04-25T12:46:00.001-04:00

Was Democratic State Senate candidate Joe Mesi really involved in a bar fight in North Tonawanda earlier this month?

2008-04-24T00:28:00.000-04:00

Senate Republican aides are withholding bad news from Joe Bruno under orders from John McArdle.

2008-04-24T00:26:00.001-04:00

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2008-04-23T16:22:00.001-04:00

Did John McArdle violate state ethics rules when he allowed lobbyist Jim Crane to supply the liquor for a party in McArdle's office?

2008-04-23T00:48:00.001-04:00

Can you guess which Saratoga County union official was visited by the FBI at his office as part of the probe into Joe Bruno?

2008-04-22T14:24:00.001-04:00

Why aren't the Senate Republicans interested in how the federal investigation into State Senator Ruben Diaz is coming along?

2008-04-22T11:56:00.001-04:00

A special prosecutor from a Manhattan law firm is being appointed by Andrew Cuomo as part of the Troopergate investigation.

2008-04-22T09:18:00.001-04:00

Can you guess which reporter has the list of Senate employees who have been subpoenaed?

2008-04-21T16:00:00.001-04:00

More than 10 employees of the Senate Republicans have been subpoenaed in the probe into Joe Bruno. The employees work for the Finance and Labor Committees.

2008-04-18T12:25:00.001-04:00

Can you guess which two lobbying firms with organized labor customers were visited by the FBI as part of the probe into Joe Bruno?

2008-04-15T10:50:00.001-04:00

Rumor has it some old sexual harassment complaints against Paterson appointee Henry Corbitt have surfaced.

2008-04-13T23:52:00.001-04:00

Some Republican Senators are upset that Joe Bruno listened to NYSUT and fired Jeff Lovell, but wouldn't listen to them and fire John McArdle.

2008-04-11T20:03:00.001-04:00

Jeff Lovell, finance secretary for the Senate Republicans, has been fired.

2008-04-11T12:29:00.001-04:00

Rumor has it Assemblymember Sam Hoyt will not be seeking re-election. He will announce this after his petitions have been circulated, and his successor will be chosen by his designating committee.

2008-04-07T19:26:00.001-04:00

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2008-04-05T01:36:00.001-04:00

Paterson wanted the Senate and Assembly to stay all weekend but Shelly and Joe chose to let their guys go home instead.

2008-04-03T22:18:00.002-04:00

Rumor has it tonight's legislative session is cancelled because of behind-the-scenes bickering over congestion pricing.

2008-04-02T11:47:00.001-04:00

Bill Howard has resigned due to his role in the Troopergate scandal. His last date at work is this Friday.

2008-03-31T16:05:00.001-04:00

Why did District Attorney David Soares throw a $500 pizza party at taxpayers' expense to celebrate the Porco sentencing on April 18, 2007?

2008-03-30T23:38:00.001-04:00

Why were John McArdle, Chris McKenna and John Graziano having lunch last month at Casey's across the river in Rensselaer?

2008-03-27T23:05:00.001-04:00

Word on the street is that Sam Hoyt, Assemblymember from Buffalo, got one of his interns pregnant.

2008-03-27T22:39:00.000-04:00

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