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ALBANY -- Before a packed room at the state Democratic Committee's spring meeting, Gov. Andrew Cuomo discussed the need to stand behind President Barack Obama and "Democrats in every office all across this state."  

Governor Andrew Cuomo has said he doesn't believe a bill to legalize marijuana for medical use will pass this year, but that isn't stopping advocates from pushing for the bill in both the Assembly and the Senate. Our Zack Fink has the story. NEW YORK STATE ...  

Governor Andrew Cuomo gave a rousing speech at a meeting of the State Democratic Party, but stopped short of endorsing a democratic takeover of the State Senate. At the meeting, Cuomo also introduced the new co-chairs of the party—his choices. In Albany, Karen DeWitt has more.  

New York Daily NewsCuomo puts stamp on State Democratic PartyWRVO Public MediaBy Karen Dewitt Governor Andrew Cuomo gave a rousing speech at a meeting of the State Democratic Party, but stopped short of endorsing a democratic take over of the State Senate. At the meeting, the new co-chairs of the party, chosen by Cuomo, ...Politics V. Government: Cuomo's Thin Blue LineNew York Daily News (blog)all 60 news articles »  

In Governor Andrew Cuomo's latest attempt to protect you from yourself, he's directed the New York State Police to participate in operation "Buckle Up New York," a two week crackdown on motorists who don't wear seatbelts. "The evidence is clear - seatbelts ...  

Governor Andrew Cuomo gave a rousing speech at a meeting of the State Democratic Party, but stopped short of endorsing a democratic takeover of the State Senate. At the meeting, Cuomo also introduced the new co-chairs of the party—his choices. In Albany, Karen DeWitt has more.  

Gov. Cuomo said Monday that the new ethics law he championed late last year could use some tweaks. The Joint Commission On Public Integrity has been blasted for its lack of public disclosure.  

ALBANY — In a rare political speech, Gov. Andrew Cuomo outlined his vision of a clear contrast between his Democratic Party and its Republican foes, rising above the grist of New York politics and outlining how government can improve the "family of America.  

In response to the state’s yanking on NYRA’s purse strings by withholding casino revenue, NYRA acquiesced to the demands of Governor Andrew Cuomo and agreed ... will tell if Cuomo is a modern day Neville Chamberlain -- sans the moustache ...  

Good news for the nutritionally challenged: you'll soon no longer need fingers to get food stamps.Governor Andrew Cuomo announced today that the wheels are in motion to do away with a policy that...  

Andrew Cuomo discussed the need to stand behind President Obama and ... "Because there was a Democratic Party gathering today and we installed new people, so I'm here supporting them, putting them in place," Cuomo said when pressed on why he attended ...  

Good news for the nutritionally challenged: you'll soon no longer need fingers to get food stamps. Governor Andrew Cuomo announced today that the wheels are in motion to do away with a policy that requires food stamp recipients to submit their fingerprints ...  

Andrew Cuomo is also at the table tweaking the bill. Some concerns have emerged about how disclosure requirements are applied to non-governmental entities as well as how independent the Justice Center is. Cuomo had strong words on May 9, announcing the sta ...  

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo had tried to keep the heads of four major New York state public sector unions off the list of Democratic National Committee at-large delegates, finally agreeing to add three of them late last night after a string of negotiations, multiple sources told POLITICO.  

Headlines transmit information in its rawest form—and the best of headlines crystallize indelible truths. Such was the case this week when the New York Daily News blared this simple but iconic headline: "Cuomo: Minimum Wage Harder to Get Than Gay Marriage." The story quoted New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) claiming that the effort to raise wages for the poorest of his constituents represents a "broader and deeper" divide than the recent...  

He spoke about the glories of his record and a desire to “elect Democrats in every office all across this state” in a rare political speech this morning, but unlike other speakers at the Democratic State Committee’s spring meeting, Gov. Andrew Cuomo ...  

Before a packed room at the state Democratic Committee's spring meeting, Gov. Andrew Cuomo discussed the need to stand behind President Obama and 'Democrats in every office all across this state.' After his well-received, 20-minute address to the partisan Hotel Albany crowd, Cuomo declared the political talk over for the day. "Because there was a Democratic Party gathering today and we installed new people, so I'm here supporting them...  

Governor Andrew Cuomo has signed off on legislation moving the primaries for state and local elections to avoid having them fall on the anniversary of the September 11th attacks.  

Earlier today Jimmy tweeted an interesting Politico story in which Maggie Haberman writes that Gov. Andrew Cuomo had reportedly tried to keep some of New York’s top public sector labor leaders off the list of At Large Delegates to the Democratic National Committee, who will be going to the Democratic convention later this year in [...]  

Associated Press"Whether through JCOPE or through legislation, we''™ll fine tune it this year," said Gov. Andrew Cuomo. "œAnd my guess is this will continually be fine-tuned as we go along."€ALBANY, N.Y. -- Gov. Andrew Cuomo said today the state's Joint...  

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The New York Racing Association has been temporarily placed under state control following the suspension last month of its president over allegations it had short-changed gamblers, Governor Andrew Cuomo announced on Tuesday. Cuomo said ...  

ALBANY, N.Y.— New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Tuesday took power away from the state's troubled racing overseer, creating a temporary board under the control of political appointees to run racing for the next three years. The move by Cuomo to ...  

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo struck a deal with the New York Racing Association, which runs the state’s three biggest horse-racing tracks, to put the nonprofit corporation under temporary public control. The agreement reached today gives the ...  

Good morning! Thanks to everyone who attended last night’s Legislative Correspondents Association show — including Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who swung through at the beginning to wish us all well. He’s still in Albany today, as are legislators. Bob Duffy ...  

ALBANY — Gov. Andrew Cuomo has tapped a Harlem assemblyman and the first woman to serve as mayor of Syracuse to co-chair the Democratic State Committee as he extends his control over the party. The party announced the popular governor's picks Tuesday ...  

The New York Racing Association board of directors will be dominated by a new panel of members selected by Gov. Andrew Cuomo and state legislative leaders under a deal announced May 22. The agreement was unanimously by NYRA board members ...  

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Three former whistleblowers who worked in state-funded institutions caring for the disabled said Tuesday that Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s legislative proposal to create a new watchdog agency is unlikely to halt decades of abuses ...  

We already knew that Gov. Andrew Cuomo's administration might not be the most consistent -- with its wavering on whistleblowers and mixed messages on transparency, and uncertainty about medical ma...  

"When will these reporters stop asking me about what I'm going to do in 2016?" said Gavin, playing Andrew Cuomo. "It's ridiculous! It's idiotic! I mean, I haven't even secretly picked out a running mate yet!" "Listen son," counseled former Gov. Cuomo ...  

Cuomo is set to issue a regulation as early as Thursday to ban the use of fingerprints as a requirement for those seeking food stamps, according to sources with knowledge of the governor’s plans. Cuomo spokesman Josh Vlasto refused to confirm ...  

The state government will take control of the New York Racing Association, the organization that oversees racing in the state, legislative leaders said today. Gov. Andrew Cuomo and legislative leaders said a new NYRA Reorganization Board will temporarily place NYRA under public control. The racing organization is undergoing reform following a scandal after a state report criticized NYRA for intentionally shorting bettors $8.5 million. That...  

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Tuesday took power away from the state's troubled racing overseer, creating a temporary board under the control of political appointees to run racing for the next three years. The move by Cuomo to replace ...  

Andrew Cuomo again pooh-poohed the proposal to raise the minimum wage ... Ken Lovett asked Cuomo why he wasn’t employing the same methods this year as last. “I’m not overly optimistic we’re going to bridge that philosophical divide in the time ...  

Andrew Cuomo seizes the reins of the private company with the franchise to run the state's three thoroughbred tracks, according to people working on the deal. The plan, voted on Tuesday by NYRA directors under pressure from Cuomo, calls for a smaller board ...  

BALTIMORE — With the status of the New York Racing Association in jeopardy, political leaders continue to take dead aim at the embattled agency. “The NYRA investigation is an ongoing investigation and we’ll let it run its course,” Gov.  

Governor Cuomo, who won national praise and attention for championing the passage of same sex marriage in New York, calls President Obama’s support of gay marriage a “major advancement for equal rights in this country”.  

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Gov. Andrew Cuomo says the proposal to raise the minimum wage won't happen this year because there is a "broader and deeper divide" over the issue than even the legalization of same-sex marriage he championed. Cuomo made the ...  

A state official says Gov. Andrew Cuomo is set to announce a deal creating a smaller board dominated by his political appointees to run the New York Racing Association. NYRA’s new board will include seven Cuomo appointees, five from NYRA, and two each from the Senate’s Republican majority and the Assembly’s Democratic majority. The new [...]  

The rule would cap the amount of money allowed to be put toward a nonprofit executive’s compensation package at $199,000. The pay package could be higher, but an organization would have to find other funding sources to make up the difference ...  

Andrew Cuomo and state legislative leaders under a deal expected to be announced May 22. Cuomo and NYRA officials were scheduled to attend an 11:30 a.m. EDT press conference. The agreement comes a day after NYRA board members, under fire from ...  

A new government-controlled New York Racing Association is expected to be announced Tuesday morning as Gov. Andrew Cuomo seizes the reins of the private company with the franchise to run the state’s three thoroughbred tracks, according to people working on the deal. The plan, voted on Tuesday by NYRA directors under pressure from Cuomo, calls [...]  

"Aw, fuck," I can just hear New York Governor Andrew Cuomo mutter disgustedly when he learned that some horse won some race after winning some other race thus setting up some really big race at Belmont Park on June 9. For one thing, I mean, he's just gotta be there, doesn't he?  I know that NYRA is the evil empire and all which has, in Cuomo's estimation, been involved in scandals every other week over the past ten years.  And yeah, it'll...  

The New York Racing Association will be placed under a reorganization board that will be controlled by the state after years of scandal and mismanagement, Gov. Andrew Cuomo and legislative leaders announced today.  

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - A state official says Gov. Andrew Cuomo is set to announce a deal creating a smaller board dominated by his political appointees to run the New York Racing Association. The official spoke on condition of anonymity Tuesday because the ...  

ALBANY — Gov. Cuomo’s appearance with President Obama upstate last week allowed him to speak at a pulpit bearing the presidential seal. If he wants a shot at doing it for real, 2016 is his “best chance.”  

ALBANY, N.Y. — New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo says a new, temporary board set to run the New York Racing Association will enhance racing while working on the state’s expansion of gambling. Cuomo and legislative leaders announced the management ...  

Albany, N.Y. (AP) - Gov. Andrew Cuomo says it's impossible to raise ... Cuomo made the comments Monday on public radio's "Capitol Pressroom." But the Hunger Action Network says his administration could force the change through a provision in state Labor ...  

ALBANY — Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Monday that raising New York’s minimum wage is impossible this year because of the Republican-led Senate, although advocates for the poor claim the Democrat can force the change on his own.  

Gov. Andrew Cuomo didn't let on what he and President Barack Obama discussed Tuesday when the president visited Albany, or whether the topic of same-sex marriage came up.  

ALBANY (AP) — Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Monday that the state’s Joint Commission on Public Ethics he created needs some changes after the Senate’s deputy majority leader was publicly identified as the subject of a preliminary case review.  

ALBANY, N.Y. — President Barack Obama and New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Tuesday bonded over a vision of economic prosperity for the future, while sharing a rosier view than some of the current state and national economies. “This nation, this ...  

Albany, N.Y. (AP) - Gov. Andrew Cuomo says it's impossible to raise the minimum wage this year because of legislative politics. But advocates for the poor say he can force a change administratively. Cuomo says he supports raising the minimum, but that it's ...  

Gov. Andrew Cuomo says it’s impossible to raise the minimum wage this year because of legislative politics. But advocates for the poor say he can force a change administratively. Cuomo says he supports raising the minimum, but that it’s not in the “realm of possibility” to get the measure passed in the Republican-led Senate. Cuomo [...]  

ALBANY — Gov. Andrew Cuomo says it's impossible to raise the minimum wage this year because of legislative politics. But advocates for the poor say he can force a change administratively. Cuomo says he supports raising the minimum, but that it's not in ...  

Jose Luis Rodriguez, CEO and president of the Hispanic Information and Telecommunications Network (HITN), was asked to join New York State's New NY Education Reform Commission by Governor Andrew Cuomo....  

ALBANY — Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Monday that raising New York's minimum wage is impossible this year because of the Republican-led Senate, although advocates for the poor claim the Democrat can force the change on his own. "I don't think this ...  

Syracuse -- Gov. Andrew Cuomo today all but ended debate on raising New York’s minimum wage, saying that boosting the pay rate was outside of the “realm of possibility.” Cuomo, a Democrat, said he supports raising the wage on WCNY’s ...  

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) -- New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Tuesday took power away from the state's troubled racing overseer, creating a temporary board under the control of political appointees to run racing for the next three years. The move by Cuomo ...  

Gov. Andrew Cuomo says he does not believe raising the minimum wage this year is “possible.” “I’ve been talking to the legislators here about the minimum wage since January,” he told Susan Arbetter on “The Capitol Pressroom” after she asked him how he’s been advocating for an increase. “The Senate does not agree, and the [...]  

They give tours almost every day, but on Tuesday, two of the workers at the Albany Nanotech complex gave a VIP tour like never before, showing President Barack Obama and Governor Andrew Cuomo how they design and make semiconductor wafers. Christopher Borst ...  

I hope you enjoyed a meteorologically splendid weekend, in which the Rangers were not eliminated from the playoffs. Gov. Andrew Cuomo is in Albany today with no announced public schedule. Legislators will be trickling back in the later hours, and there are ...  

President Barack Obama visited Albany Tuesday, where he met with Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo as they toured a high-tech research center at the College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering at the University of Albany. They chatted up students and employees who ...  

Gov. Andrew Cuomo says the money will be divided among three companies statewide. The state is inviting universities, scientist and research organizations to partner with businesses to move breakthroughs in laboratories to market. The money will be used to ...  

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — President Barack Obama prepared ... The ad is running in battleground states, which don't include Democrat-dominated New York. Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus said Obama "spends a lot of time looking ...  

As first outlined in his State of the State address, Governor Andrew Cuomo announced Thursday the end of fingerprinting food stamp recipients in New York State, but Mayor Michael Bloomberg has defended the practice as a way to prevent fraud in the system.  

Former senator—and now convicted felon—Pedro Espada had accused then-Attorney General Andrew Cuomo of being on a political “witch hunt” against him when charges were first brought against the one-time Senate majority leader. In a lengthy statement just released, Cuomo had the last laugh. Cuomo blasted Espada as “the prime example of government corruption,” saying New [...]  

A Thursday wake was held in the Upper East Side for longtime labor leader Edward Malloy. Governor Andrew Cuomo was among those who came to pay their final respects. Cuomo lauded Malloy for his work in getting infrastructure projects around the state up and ...  

(WKBW release) New York Assemblyman John Ceretto on Thursday sent a letter to Governor Andrew Cuomo requesting his assistance in helping to make Nik Wallenda’s ... bringing in billions of dollars every year to our economy and generating ...  

Mayor Michael Bloomberg has staunchly defended New York City’s practice of fingerprinting low income residents as a prerequisite for receiving federal food stamp benefits, but it looks like Governor Andrew Cuomo will be implementing a new set ...  

ALBANY — The industrial park at the historic Brooklyn Navy Yard is getting nearly 300 new jobs. Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Mayor Michael Bloomberg have announced that two high-technology tenants are moving in to the facility on the Brooklyn waterfront. The new tenants are Crye (kree) Precision, which makes body-armor and...  

I've seen this movie before ... there's like a whole little deja vu going on for me," Gov. Andrew Cuomo quipped last month when asked by reporters whether he would run for president in 2016 — invoking the memory of constant speculation about Mario Cuomo ...  

Gov. Andrew Cuomo briefly stopped at Franklin D. Roosevelt State Park on Saturday morning to encourage dozens of volunteers who were busy picking up trash, building picnic tables, and otherwise helping to beautify the decades-old Yorktown park.  

ALBANY — While the protesters who packed the stone stairwell of the state Capitol chanted "Ban Fracking Now," the political types in suits down the hall spoke of a different reality. Those protesters at Tuesday's anti-fracking rally in Albany carried signs saying "Governor Cuomo In 2014 We'll Remember" — a warning to Andrew Cuomo they won't vote for him if he doesn't ban the natural-gas extraction technique of hydraulic fracturing, or fracking...  

President Obama visited the College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering in Albany today, where he made a speech touting the kind of public-private partnerships that made the trailblazing college possible. But in addition to making a point about the government's role in spurring employment — which, come on, he could have done basically anywhere — one suspects that earning a heartfelt seal of approval from Andrew Cuomo was a factor in Obama's...  

New York Governor and ambitious politician Andrew Cuomo has plans to write a book due for release in 2014, according to the Post, which calls it an "autobiography," and the Times, which clarifies that it "will not be a memoir," but a book about governing. The life-story stuff is already being handled by two forthcoming books on Cuomo; one by Vanity Fair's Michael Shnayerson, and another by Post Albany bureau chief Fred Dicker, with whom the...  

The feds have said that they don't have enough money right now to help pay for the new Tappan Zee Bridge. But Gov. Andrew Cuomo has some thoughts about what the next steps might be in the ongoing, arduous process.  

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Andrew Cuomo’s poll numbers and influence with lawmakers. The Joint Commission on Public Ethics is developing agency rules to implement the state’s new ethics and lobbying law, which the governor himself proposed. The commission rules could ...  

(AP) -- The industrial park at the historic Brooklyn Navy Yard is getting nearly 300 new jobs. Gov. Andrew Cuomo and ... for Newsday digital access and 7-day home delivery subscribers and Optimum Online ® customers.  

Surveying the crowd, the globe-trotting secretary of state added: “I was delighted to see our wonderful governor Andrew Cuomo is on the Time 100 list, along with others, like Marco Rubio, and … the two of them and I have ended up on some ...  

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Associated PressPresident Obama acknowledges Gov. Andrew Cuomo after being introduced at the University at Albany's College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering.ALBANY, N.Y. -- President Barack Obama and New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo today bonded over a vision of economic...  

Michael Carey(C), father of deceased Jonathan Carey, today June 11, 2008 called for Governor David Paterson and the legislative leaders to immediately address the reform 'this dangerous mental health care system.' Carey called for a mandate by ...  

Brooklyn, NY – The industrial park at the historic Brooklyn Navy Yard is getting nearly 300 new jobs. Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Mayor Michael Bloomberg have announced that two high-technology tenants are moving in to the facility on the Brooklyn waterfront. The new tenants are Crye (kree) Precision, which makes body-armor and clothing for the [...]  

Put down the cell phone and get ready for a lullaby -- Governor Andrew Cuomo's nanny-state is targeting "distracted drivers" this week.The governor's office announced yesterday that New York Sta...  

Governor Andrew Cuomo won't talk about his seemingly inevitable run for the White House in 2016, but everyone else will. "All I'm working on is being the best governor I can be," Cuomo told reporters yesterday when asked about a presidential run becoming a ...  

Put down the cell phone and get ready for a lullaby -- Governor Andrew Cuomo's nanny-state is targeting "distracted drivers" this week. The governor's office announced yesterday that New York State Police this week will be conducting "Operation Hang Up ...  

It's been just over 12 hours since Governor Andrew Cuomo -- who's always driven around by state troopers -- directed New York State Police to start targeting "distracted drivers" as part of "Oper...  

Governor Andrew Cuomo has been asked about running for president in 2016 almost since the day he was sworn in. Whenever the question came up Cuomo quickly shrugged it off with some variation of “I’m focused on the job I have now.” Until yesterday ...  

Andrew Cuomo's poll numbers and influence with lawmakers. The Joint Commission on Public Ethics is developing agency rules to implement the state's new ethics and lobbying law, which the governor himself proposed. The commission rules could force further ...  

It's been just over 12 hours since Governor Andrew Cuomo -- who's always driven around by state troopers -- directed New York State Police to start targeting "distracted drivers" as part of "Operation Hangup," and according to the gov's office, the cell ...  

Governor Andrew Cuomo has not taken the subway since being elected ... and Mr. Cuomo can draw from his experience in Washington as secretary of housing and urban development, where he confronted other big-city issues.  

New Yorkers heart Hil a lot more than their gov -- so much that they would pick her over Andrew Cuomo 60-25 percent in a presidential primary. In a new poll commissioned by the New York Daily New...  

Jose Luis Rodriguez, founder of Hispanic Information and Telecommunications Network, Inc. • Sara Mead, associate partner of Bellwether Education Partners ALBANY — Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Monday that he named leading education officials ...  

A report in the Wall Street Journal this morning gave some glimmer of hope to the idea that a medical marijuana bill could pass in New York this year. The push is being led by Senator Diane Savino of Staten Island, who explained that she was optimistic about the odds if Democrats could get Governor Andrew Cuomo on their side. "He hasn't said no," Savino said. "He's willing to have a conversation." Not quite, Cuomo countered this afternoon."My...  

Albany, N.Y. (AP) - Governor Andrew Cuomo has issued an executive order to establish a statewide health insurance exchange intended to reduce coverage costs for individuals, small businesses and local governments. The New York Health Benefit Exchange, a ...  

Good morning! This week will dawn with some scattered showers but warm temperatures. Gov. Andrew Cuomo is back in Albany today, but has no announced public schedule. The Senate this afternoon will have a press conference about who can have legal custody of dead bodies. Here are this morning’s headlines… Gov. Andrew Cuomo has created [...]  

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Thursday that he is considering new ideas for paying to replace the Tappan Zee Bridge after the federal government initially rejected a $2 billion loan application because it doesn’t have enough ...  

New York state's ethics commission may soon determine if the biggest lobbying group in Albany will have to name at least some of the donors behind an unprecedented $10 million TV campaign it funded to help boost Gov. Andrew Cuomo's poll numbers and ...  

An advocacy group largely supported by the city’s real estate industry raised more than $12 million for Governor Andrew Cuomo, and $17 million overall, in 2011, its first full year of operations. A review of the Committee to Save New York’s finances conducted by the New York Times found more than two-thirds of the $17 million to have come from donors giving $250,000 or more, and three donors combined to give $6.25 million. By donating [more]  

The state is collecting public comment about a rule that could lead to disclosure of the identities of donors to a lobbying group behind an unprecedented $10 million TV ad campaign that's helped maintain Gov. Andrew Cuomo's high polling numbers ...  

Governor Andrew Cuomo, however, says he won't sign the bill -- despite overwhelming public support for prescription pot. It seems as though maybe -- just maybe -- the gov might be a little more concerned with running for president in a few years (and having to explain signing a medical marijuana bill) than he is with doing what makes sense. "There are tremendous risks [associated with legalizing medical marijuana]," he told reporters in Utica...  

Governor Andrew Cuomo's PR flack is under fire for a "file" he kept on a reporter who's often critical of Cuomo-- and now the gov's PR squad is running damage control. First stop -- as always -- Andrew Cuomo apologist/New York Post state capitol bureau ...  

Andrew Cuomo is now holding up Robert Moses as the model for his transportation policy. Image: Wikimedia Governor Andrew Cuomo’s Tappan Zee Bridge bears all the hallmarks of a Robert Moses project. Cuomo stripped popular transit elements from the original, publicly-conceived plan, leaving only a massive highway. Cuomo has shut down the public outreach process for [...]  

Most politicians would strangle a puppy if it meant getting a prime speaking spot at the Democratic National Convention this summer. We're not sure how that situation would ever arise, but the point is that those opportunities are coveted. Nevertheless, according to the Daily News, Governor Andrew Cuomo, apparently concerned that his 2016 buzz will get out of hand too soon, "wants no part of a high-profile role" at the convention. Not that...  

Most school budgets passed last night — New York State United Teachers estimates the statewide total was 96 percent — in the first votes since the state imposed a two percent cap on increases to the property tax levy. “We feel very good about it,” Gov. Andrew Cuomo said in Syracuse. “Everywhere I go I [...]  

“It’s not a reflection on Andrew, it’s a reflection of her ... While Clinton has been raising eyebrows, Cuomo has been hustling to douse talk of an Oval Office run. “I’m not going to start to speculate in my own politics,” he said ...  

Yesterday, Governor Andrew Cuomo's Press Secretary Josh Vlasto interrupted his vacation so he could appear on the radio show of Cuomo apologist/New York Post state capitol bureau chief Fred Dicker to explain that a "file" kept by Cuomo's flack on a ...  

Legendary TV personality Dick Clark died today at the age of 82 -- and Governor Andrew Cuomo was quick to weigh in on the passing of a "true New Yorker." "Today, we mourn the passing of Dick Clar...  

Keep an eye on Albany. New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has shown no fear in calling out one of his party's strongest allies, the teachers' unions, by putting in place an evaluation system based on teacher performance. Unable to wait for federal ...  

Legendary TV personality Dick Clark died today at the age of 82 -- and Governor Andrew Cuomo was quick to weigh in on the ... and for more than three decades the world joined him to usher in the New Year from New York City's Times Square.  

New York Post Albany bureau chief Fred Dicker is writing a book about Governor Andrew Cuomo for HarperCollins, the New York Post reports. (Both the Post and the publisher are owned by News Corp.) Cuomo will cooperate with the Dicker project, but is reportedly undecided about his role in a biography being written simultaneously by Vanity Fair's Michael Shnayerson. Both books are due out around 2013, at which point the premature presidential...  

State Attorney General Andrew Cuomo on Monday announced an investigation into the popular online social networking website Facebook after undercover investigators posing as children were allegedly solicited by sexual predators. Cuomo said that during the ...  

Richard Parsons will head the Education Reform Commission, and Gov. Cuomo says he wants "an action plan" on improving schools from the 20-member panel. GOV. CUOMO named former Citigroup and Time Warner Chairman Richard Parsons Monday to lead his ...  

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo won a major boost this week after suburban and upstate voters approved 99 percent of their school budgets, most of which adhered to the Democratic governor’s new property tax cap.  

Gov. Andrew Cuomo's office urged the White House to reconsider using the Malta site of GlobalFoundries and pushed for President Barack Obama's Capital Region appearance to be at Albany's nanotechnology campus, says a person involved in the presidential visit.  

Making good on a promise he made in his January State of the State presentation, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced the state would end a requirement for food stamp applicants to be fingerprinted. “I think it’s important that government, like all of us, leads using its head and its heart,” Cuomo said via telephone at a [...]  

Democrat and Republicans in the state Legislature are split over whether to increase the state’s minimum wage, and Gov. Andrew Cuomo has cast doubt on whether an agreement can be reached. Assembly Democrats today passed legislation to increase the minimum wage from $7.25 to $8.50 an hour in January and tie future increases to the [...]  

ALBANY -- Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Wednesday that he won’t engage ... He was named last week to Time’s 100 Most Influential People in the World list. The Washington Post earlier this month named him the nation’s most popular governor and ...  

Andrew Cuomo really doesn't like unused office furniture -- or office furniture he thinks is unused, that is. So, the Times Union reports, his administration instructed staffers to go into the Department of Environmental Conservation offices on the weekend ...  

While many voters haven’t even begun to focus on November’s presidential election yet, some pundits already are speculating that Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo will face off for the Democratic presidential ...  

ALBANY — Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Wednesday that he won’t engage in 2016 presidential speculation, saying he is focused on his job as governor. “All I’m working on is being the best governor I can be,” Cuomo told reporters after being ...  

Something just ain't adding up in Albany. You see, the Voice has noted that Gov. Andrew Cuomo's office appears to have a bit of a problem with openness.Most voters do like Cuomo, but almost the same amount really don't like how secretive he seems when it ...  

Andrew Cuomo on Wednesday challenged New York lawmakers to approve ... with running cold water and bucket of snow dumped on his body. “I’m living proof that this stuff happened,” Kennedy said as he introduced Cuomo.  

A photo of Gov. Andrew Cuomo speaking from behind the presidential podium—with the presidential seal in full view—has the Daily News speculating about this being “a glimpse of his possible future.” “Videographers, photographers and reporters all documented New York’s ambitious governor in a red power tie orating behind the most powerful seal on the planet as if he owned it,” writes the Daily News’ Kenneth Lovett. President Barack Obama was...  

Andrew Cuomo in July will meet for the first time Thursday. The Chairman’s Committee — a 30-member panel asked to “identify and eliminate barriers to economic growth” — will meet in the state Capitol at 1:30 p.m. to discuss regulatory ...  

Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who got the ball rolling against Pedro Espada Jr. during his stint as state attorney general, clearly feels vindicated by the jury’s conviction today of the former Senate majority leader on four counts of theft from his taxpayer-funded Bronx health clinic. Espada has repeatedly accused Cuomo of targeting him in a political  

May 4: NYRA fires Hayward and Kehoe. May 4: Hayward criticizes NYRA, saying it acted prematurely before the state concluded its investigations. May 10: NYRA board members meet with Gov. Andrew Cuomo in Albany. Reports surface that an angry Cuomo ...  

Andrew Cuomo's legislative package designed to better protect the vulnerable and disabled from abuse and neglect. The measure, which would set up a new agency to police care of the disabled, now heads to the Assembly. Cuomo said passage of the law was his ...  

As we reported yesterday, a bill will soon be introduced into the state Legislature that would legalize medical marijuana in New York. Governor Andrew Cuomo, however, says he won't sign the bill...  

Hammond: There’s one law that no one in Albany can change, and that’s the law of unintended consequences. Few episodes in recent history better illustrate that reality than a 2009 crackdown on HMOs by then-Attorney General Andrew Cuomo.  

Courtesy Kyle Hughes of NYSNYS, here’s Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s hastily called news conference on Wednesday to praise President Barack Obama’s declaration of his support for same-sex marriage — what the governor called “a major advancement for equal rights in this country”:  

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo applauded President Barack Obama's announcement Wednesday that he supports legalizing same-sex marriage and framing it as a civil right, rather than a religious issue. Cuomo says he didn't talk to Obama ...  

Fifty-one of New York’s 682 public school districts will ask voters on May 15 to override a property tax that was a top campaign priority for Gov. Andrew Cuomo. This is the first year New York’s public schools must comply with a 2 percent maximum tax cap approved by state legislators in 2011. New York’s property taxes are among the highest taxes in the nation. Cuomo has said the state’s businesses pay five times more in property taxes than...  

Disabled-rights advocates held a press conference today to show their disapproval of Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s recently announced plans designed to help the state’s disabled residents. Led by Michael Carey, the father of a autistic teenage boy from the Alb...  

“The teacher evaluation disclosure question is a question I believe has to be answered this session,” Cuomo told reporters. Cuomo said he disagreed with those who want to keep teacher evaluations completely private — but he doesn’t see ...  

Andrew Cuomo met the press in New York City today for an ... Asked if he supported an increase in the state’s minimum wage–today Harlem Assemblyman Keith Wright is holding hearings on the measure–he said, “I support the minimum wage ...  

Mario Cuomo, the father of the current governor, Andrew Cuomo, who is in the infancy stages of ... to the firings of NYRA president and chief executive officer Charles Hayward and legal counsel Patrick Kehoe. Racing regulators said Hayward ...  

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo says he didn’t discuss the effort to legalize gay marriage during his private conversations with President Barack Obama, and doesn’t intend to push the issue. Cuomo is a hero to the movement for his personal drive ...  

An upcoming bill in the New York Legislature that would legalize marijuana for medicinal purposes is getting no love from New York's gov -- Andrew Cuomo said yesterday that he still thinks the cons outweigh the pros when it comes to medical marijuana and ...  

Gov. Andrew Cuomo wants the Legislature to pass measures that will "overhaul the safety net" for New Yorkers with disabilities by the end of the legislative session next month, the Times Union is reporting. Earlier this week, Cuomo called for the creation of the Justice Center for Protection of People with Special Needs, a new agency that would be responsible for dealing with allegations of abuse against people with disabilities.  

As if the glowing poll numbers and speculation about his future political prospects weren't enough, Gov. Cuomo has scored a spot among Time Magazine's 100 Most Influential People In The World. The entry on Cuomo -- who takes his place on a list that also includes President Obama, Secretary ...  

But then he’s not governor of Wisconsin, where hard times for manufacturing have alienated union members in the private sectors from those with government jobs; or Indiana, where union membership is only 10%; or Louisiana, where the ...  

Andrew Cuomo has launched an extraordinary series of initiatives ... For many of us in the state's disability advocacy community, the governor has earned very high marks. But he has one more step to go. He must resist pressures to expand or make permanent ...  

We took plenty of video over at the Albany NanoTech Complex at the College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering, where President Barack Obama touted the upstate economy in a 20-minute speech earlier today. Below, watch video of Gov. Andrew Cuomo introducing Obama to the crowd of a few hundred, as well as pre-speech thoughts from [...]  

The business group created to support Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s policies on Friday filed its overdue income-and-expense records that showed it spent millions on services from out-of-state firms and collected huge donations from individuals whose ...  

There's a powerful sense of nostalgia in the news today. Mayor Michael Bloomberg warned that proposed bills to guarantee highers wages for workers at city-subsidized projects was a "throwback" to a time when government socked the private sector with too ...  

In separate speeches, President Barack Obama and New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo made clear a central theme that will emerge as this presidential campaign, and perhaps the next, plays out: The economy is getting better. During a Tuesday visit, Cuomo praised ...  

“Inside City Hall,” an hour-long look at New York politics, can be seen on NY1 News weekdays at 7 and 10 p.m. On Friday night’s “Inside ... Jacob Gershman reports: “Gov. Andrew Cuomo came into office pledging to prune the weeds of government ...  

Gov. Andrew Cuomo said he has begun debating potential legislation to give the state greater control over The New York Racing Association Inc., motivated by an ongoing betting scandal. Cuomo said Monday he and legislative leaders are discussing "possible legislative reform" of NYRA, which holds the exclusive state franchise to operate thoroughbred races at Saratoga Race Course—the Capital Region's largest sports event. "At this point, we're...  

President Barack Obama and New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Tuesday bonded over a vision of economic prosperity for the future, while sharing a rosier view of the current state and national ... and former press secretary for Republican Gov.  

A new claim emerged from the annual review of Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s income taxes: he does not have a role in managing his personal wealth. The Democratic governor’s net worth is not exactly clear. He maintains a checking account at Chase Bank but for ...  

ALBANY, N.Y. -- President Barack Obama and New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Tuesday bonded over a vision of economic prosperity for the future, while sharing a rosier view of the current state and national economies. "This nation, this state went ...  

ALBANY -- President Barack ... Obama was introduced by Gov. Andrew Cuomo, a popular Democrat who said Monday he would "be as helpful as (he) can be" in supporting the president's re-election efforts. "We felt the economic pain from one end of ...  

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo says he didn't discuss the effort to legalize gay marriage during his private conversations with President Barack Obama, and doesn't intend to push the issue. Cuomo is a hero to the movement for his personal ...  

Today, the Republicans will focus their attention on President Obama, who is visiting upstate New York and appearing with Governor Andrew Cuomo. Some events: 9 a.m. former governor George Pataki and N.Y.S. G.O.P. chairman Ed Cox host a conference call in ...  

Gov. Andrew Cuomo said today he will veto 129 lines within the state's newly passed budget, most of which will ax spending that Cuomo said resembles "new member items." LoHud.com's new Tax Watch blog has more on Cuomo's planned vetoes.  

In the wake of Buzzfeed’s bombshell report that Andrew Cuomo’s office kept a dossier on the slights blogger Liz Benjamin wielded against their boss (and tried to get her fired for them), Buzzfeed editor–and story author–Ben Smith appear ...  

In separate speeches, President Barack Obama and New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo made clear a central theme that will emerge as this presidential campaign, and perhaps the next, plays out: The economy is getting better. During a Tuesday visit, Cuomo praised ...  

It is school budget election day across New York state but this year is vastly different as districts face the prospect of operating under a new tax cap. This is the first year New York’s public schools must comply with a 2 percent maximum tax cap that was a top campaign priority for Gov. Andrew Cuomo and approved by state legislators in 2011. Cuomo has said the state’s businesses pay five times more in property taxes than they do in...  

ALBANY — The Committee to Save New York spent more than $4 million in March and April to promote Gov. Andrew Cuomo's proposals for the state budget and the creation of a Tier VI pension package, according to documents filed with the state Joint ...  

Andrew Cuomo cheerleader/New York Post state capitol bureau ... as Buzzfeed editor-in-chief Ben Smith explains, it offers "a glimpse into Cuomo's obsessive and often difficult relationship with the media who cover him." As we mentioned, none of Benjamin's ...  

ALBANY — In separate speeches, President Barack Obama and New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo made clear a central theme that will emerge as this presidential campaign, and perhaps the next, plays out: The economy is getting better. During a Tuesday ...  

ALBANY - When President Barack Obama comes to New York on Tuesday as the leader of the free world, he will immediately become the second most popular Democrat in the state, after Gov. Andrew Cuomo. Make that third most popular, after Obama's ...  

ALBANY -- In July, Gov. Andrew Cuomo rolled out a panel of business, labor and education leaders to “identify and eliminate barriers to economic growth,” among other tasks. Close to nine months have passed, and the 30-member Chairman’s ...  

Here is the lead item from my "Albany Insider" column today: Like father, not like son. Despite having his eye on a 2016 presidential run, Gov. Cuomo wants no part of a high-profile role at this year’s Democratic National Convention, insiders say. While Cuomo will attend the ...  

Niagara County Sheriff’s Capt. Kristen Neubauer said. Democrat Andrew Cuomo coasted past tea party Republican Carl Paladino after an exceedingly nasty race to win election Tuesday as governor of New York — the same job Cuomo’s father, Mario ...  

It's great that Andrew Cuomo granted the MTA a reprieve from the state's absurd practice of charging it to borrow money. But it'll take more than nickels and dimes to restore bus service, including cuts in Staten Island. Image: The Eyes of New York via Flickr. It’s not often that Andrew Cuomo is willing to spend [...]  

When President Barack Obama comes to New York on Tuesday as the leader of ... an important early boost for his first presidential run 20 years ago from the endorsement by Andrew’s father, former Gov. Mario Cuomo. Obama, Andrew Cuomo and ...  

Gov. Andrew Cuomo made it on Time’s annual list of the “100 Most Influential People in the World.” The piece was written by former Pennsylvania governor Ed Rendell: Keep an eye on Albany. New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has shown no fear in calling out one of his party’s strongest allies, the teachers’ unions, by [...]  

ALBANY — Gov. Andrew Cuomo used his veto pen Wednesday on 129 lines within the state’s newly passed budget, mainly axing what he said was new pork-barrel spending. Cuomo said the 122 member-item vetoes add up to about $640,000 in spending ...  

ALBANY — When President Barack Obama comes to New York on Tuesday as the leader ... important early boost for his first presidential run 20 years ago from the endorsement by Andrew’s father, former Gov. Mario Cuomo. Obama, Andrew Cuomo ...  

Gov. Andrew Cuomo appointed an education reform panel to provide him with an "action plan" rather than a "theoretical document," NPR is reporting. The panel includes SUNY Chancellor Nancy Zimpher and retired Citibank Chair and Time Warner President Richard Parsons.  

Gov. Andrew Cuomo went to bat for Assemblyman Joseph Morelle’s chances at becoming the second-most powerful person in the Assembly, saying Wednesday that his relationship with Morelle should help, not hurt, Morelle’s chance for the job.  

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - The business group formed to support Gov. Andrew Cuomo's policies and now Albany's biggest lobbying force says it's filing disclosure records press accounts had shown were overdue. The Committee to Save New York also says ...  

Gov. Andrew Cuomo stood clear Wednesday of offering advice to President Obama on how to handle the pressure on the president to take a stance on same-sex marriage. "I believe in states' rights," Cuomo told reporters after a cabinet meeting at the Capitol.  

When President Barack Obama comes to New York on Tuesday as the leader of the free world, he will immediately become the second most popular Democrat in the state, after Gov. Andrew Cuomo. Make that third most popular, after Obama's secretary of ...  

Gov. Andrew Cuomo says he's considering new ideas for paying to replace the Tappan Zee Bridge after the federal government rejected a $2 billion loan application. The proposed $5.2 billion project is a high priority for Cuomo. It would build two spans to replace an aging, overcrowded bridge...  

Gov. Andrew Cuomo has praised President Barack Obama's leadership as the two men toured a high-tech facility in Albany created out of a partnership with private enterprise and bipartisanship. Cuomo made jobs and the economy part of his "new ...  

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) -- President Barack Obama and New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Tuesday bonded over ... "This nation, this state went through hard times," Cuomo said as he introduced his fellow Democrat who is seeking a second term.  

Sixteen candidates entered, one candidate left. That one candidate was New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) who bested Florida Sen. Marco Rubio (R) in the finals of our “Sweet 2016” competition — aimed at finding the crowd favorite in what could be an open seat race for the nation’s top office in four years time. Read full article >>  

Governor Andrew Cuomo last week sent a message to state motorists who talk and text on their cellphones while driving: “Don’t Even Think About It!” Cuomo last July signed into law one of the strictest measures in the nation, banning the use of handheld electronic devices while driving. read more  

In New York, Andrew’s speech is, well, acceptable. I was recently talking to Rex Smith, the brilliant editor of the Albany Times Union who originally hails from South Dakota. He told me that George McGovern was so conscious of his accent that ...  

New Yorkers are a confusing bunch: Gov. Andrew Cuomo's popularity apparently keeps going up even though many in the Empire State are still pissed about transparency in Albany. Check it out: a Siena Research Institute poll released this morning suggests 73 ...  

Governor Cuomo has issued an executive order to create a state health care exchange after the legislature failed to do so. The exchange is required by the new federal health care law. In Albany, Karen DeWitt has details.  

Andrew Cuomo is considering restructuring the New York Racing ... Last Friday, NYRA fired President and CEO Charles Hayward and Senior Vice President and General Counsel Patrick Kehoe, who allegedly knew bettors were being overcharged on some ...  

There’s two books being written about Gov. Andrew Cuomo, and now there’s going to be a third: one by him. Cuomo confirmed a report first in Page Six on Sunday that he’s going to pen his own book on governing. “At one point, we’re not at the point, but there will be a point when [...]  

Here is the lead item from my "Albany Insider" column from today: Gov. Cuomo’s pledge to hire “the best and the brightest” for his administration has repeatedly led him to the Legislature — a body that he has, until recently, blasted as corrupt, dysfunctional and a national joke. Cuomo ...  

The controversial Empire Zone program is reappearing again as a court battle continues between New York state and Buffalo developer Carl Paladino. The Syracuse Post-Standard reports the state Court of Appeals has been asked to decide whether Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s administration should return about $200,000 a year in Empire Zone tax breaks to Carl Paladino. One of Paladino’s companies, the J-P Group, was removed from the program because it had...  

ALBANY — Gov. Cuomo reported $183,155 in taxable income last year — but it was his running mate who really scored big. Lt. Gov. Robert Duffy won $2,628 in one lucky day at the Saratoga race track last summer, tax returns made public Tuesday ...  

ALBANY — Gov. Cuomo’s pledge to hire “the best and the brightest” for his administration has repeatedly led him to the Legislature — a body that he has, until recently, blasted as corrupt, dysfunctional and a national joke.  

ALBANY — The new state budget allows for the creation of a transportation task force to dish out money for infrastructure projects. Gov. Andrew Cuomo will appoint the majority of the members. The budget also creates a New York Gaming Commission.  

A LBANY — Like father, not like son. Despite having his eye on a 2016 presidential run, Gov. Cuomo wants no part of a high-profile role at this year’s Democratic National Convention, insiders say. While Cuomo will attend the convention in ...  

Andrew Cuomo has successfully pushed large public projects such as the Tappan Zee Bridge construction and the Fulton Street Transit Center conversion using a no nonsense approach to real estate, according to the New York Observer. Cuomo has rejected much of Albany’s backroom deals with developers for a decidedly pro-business approach. For instance, soon after assuming office, the governor formed 10 regional economic development councils that...  

Speaking at a podium with the presidential seal, Gov. Andrew Cuomo spoke warmly of New York’s economic progress and gave credit to someone else: Barack Obama. “There is no doubt this nation, this state, went through hard times,” the Democratic governor said. “Your leadership has brought this nation through the storm, and we thank you [...]  

"What a great story and what great potential ... In other words, Cuomo's mother is probably the only person on the planet who would write a more favorable biography of him than Fred Dicker. Dicker -- an alleged objective journalist -- in an attempt ...  

Andrew Cuomo to discuss the future of the 57-year-old racing group. C. Steven Duncker, the NYRA chairman, declined to comment on the meeting with the governor at the Albany Capitol, which broke up shortly before 4 p.m. Wednesday. Nearly a dozen ...  

Gov. Andrew Cuomo wants New York state lawmakers to approve legislation that would help protect people with special needs and disabilities. The proposal revealed may 7 calls for the creations of a new Justice Center for the Protection of People with Special Needs. Cuomo said the initiative will transform how the state protects over one million New Yorkers in state-operated, certified or licensed facilities and programs. The center would...  

Governor Andrew Cuomo made a very brief visit to Buffalo for a political fundraiser on Wednesday evening just hours ... push to tighten limits for donations while others bring up the idea of public financing for campaigns.