Albany Watch

• Paterson: We’ll Abide With A Ruling On Yankees Tickets

  Gov. David Paterson addressed the issue of his free Yankees tickets this morning after he voted in New York City, saying he wants a ruling from the state Commission on Public Integrity. “I want to ask the state ethics commissioner what the proper ruling is in this area,” Paterson said, according [...]
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  Posted: November 03, 2009, 4:02pm EST
  by Joseph Spector

• Scozzafave Seemed Fine, Cuomo Says

  Attorney General Andrew Cuomo was asked this morning about the 23rd District race and about his conversation over the weekend with Republican candidate Dede Scozzafava, who dropped out of the race Saturday and then endorsed Democratic candidate Bill Owens. Cuomo rejected state GOP chairman Ed Cox’s comments that she was in [...]
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  Posted: November 03, 2009, 12:15pm EST
  by Joseph Spector

• Democrats: Ethics Bill Would Stop Alleged Bruno Offenses

  Senate Democrats have failed to pass an ethics reform package, in part because when it came to the floor of over the summer, Long Island Democratic Sen. Brian Foley wasn’t there because his father passed away. But Democrats are again pushing their reform package, saying it could thwart future offenses. And [...]
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  Posted: November 03, 2009, 10:42am EST
  by Joseph Spector