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Supporters of Hillary Rodham Clinton will be allowed to put her name into nomination at the Democratic National Convention in Denver later this month.
A person close to the negotiations on the Clinton side, has confirmed to Gannett News Service that the New York senator and the Obama campaign are close to announcing an agreement.
The move [...]

New York Republicans are blasting state Senator Suzi Oppenheimer, D-Mamaroneck, in a recent mailing critical of her not being in Albany for the tax cap vote, a measure she does not support. In the faux post card, it shows Oppenheimer relaxing in a chair with a scribble apologizing for missing the recent vote.

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The state’s teacher’s union suspended its endorsements for all state Senators — Democrats and Republicans — who supported Gov. David Paterson’s tax cap bill.
The leadership of New York State United Teachers said in a statement they were reviewing the position of every member of the Assembly because they believe a cap “would harm children [...]

   The State Police security detail that protects Gov. Paterson and state office buildings has been expanded,  but a spokesman said the move will actually save money.
The detail expansion will cut costs by reducing overtime, said Paterson spokesman Morgan Hook. He said he couldn’t provide specific numbers because of security concerns.
He said the expansion isn’t [...]

Massachusetts voters would be less likely to support Republican John McCain for president if he chooses former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney as his vice presidential running mate, according to a new poll.
Massachusetts, of course, is a solidly Democratic state that’s not part of the GOP strategy to keep control of the White House.
And Romney [...]

  New York State United Teachers today followed through on its threat not to endorse any senator who voted last week for a cap on school property taxes.
“We decided to do no endorsement in races where a vote was taken to support the property-tax cap because that would be devastating to education and we don’t [...]

The chair of a special committee created to review the spending of a Westchester County legislative aide, accused the Republican members of that committee of “politicizing” the issue.

County Legislator Ken Jenkins, D –Yonkers, chair of the Special Committee on Internal Controls and Procedure, said in a statement that the two Republican members — George Oros, [...]

In case you missed the debate last night between state Assemblyman Greg Ball, R-Patterson, and his Republican challenger, John Degnan, here’s the in today’s paper.
If you want to attend one live, there’s a debate scheduled tonight in Somers. It’s co-hosted by the Somers Republican Town Committee and the Somers Republican Club and begins at [...]

Sen. Hillary Clinton and former President Bill Clinton have issued a statement on the shooting today of the Arkansas Democratic Party chairman at party headquarters. The Clintons describe the chairman as a “cherished friend and confidante.”:
“We are stunned and shaken by today’s shooting at the Arkansas Democratic Party where our good friend and fellow Democrat [...]

The May 26 news program reported the low-income family could not afford to send their child to hospital for treatment and had never received financial or medical aid from the government or charity organizations.
Recently, UNICEF’s Innocenti Research Centre released a report called “Child Poverty in Perspective: An Overview of Child Well-Being in Rich Countries” in [...]