So, it’s that time of the year again: Election Day has come and gone, and its time for politicos of all stripes to analyze — and spin — the results. As an “off year” with few state races and no federal races other than special elections, 2009 leaves us with relatively little to talk about. [...]

The SUNY system is no stranger to budget cuts. It seems that for decades state politicians have tried (and sometimes succeeded) at putting public education on the cutting board. The irony being, of course, that SUNY tuition contributes to propping up the New York State budget. In the 08-09 budget, Paterson cut $146M from SUNY [...]

Congratulations. The Republicans have finally taken control of the New York State Senate after the evil Democrats’ long tyrannical reign over New York State. The new Republicans promise a bipartisan effort to move forward and eliminate the old corrupt ways of Democrats doing business behind closed doors and keeping certain people out of the process. [...]

Talk about sore loser.

Barely five months after Democrats regained control of the New York State Senate, two conservative city Democrats have apparently jumped ship and launched what is being described as a political coup in Albany.