Tag: Gov. David Paterson
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Carden’s Capitol Corner: Remembering Geraldine Ferraro
Looking back, there have been countless people and events which fueled my interest in politics. Among them are the engrossing train wreck that was the 2008 primary between Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama and, perhaps first and foremost, my utter bewilderment over how George W. Bush prevailed on election night in 2004. Also near the…
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SUNY Empowerment Act Revived as Alternative
The 10 percent reduction in state funding to the SUNY system in Gov. Cuomo’s state budget has sent a ripple throughout SUNY schools, particularly SUNY New Paltz. It has led to student walk-outs and a teach-in, as well as a state wide student protest in Albany on March 15. One possible solution to the SUNY…
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Carden’s Capitol Corner: The Death of the New York Republican Party
It’s perhaps hard to believe now, but, not long ago, it wasn’t the most unpopular thing to say the words “I am a New York Republican.” Just rewind to one year ago. In February, 2010, Gov. David Paterson, a Democrat, was floundering with one of the worst approval ratings of any sitting governor in the…
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The Game
It’s hard to know which politicians in Albany can be trusted. After reporting on them for more than four months, the thought of a lawmaker whose main concern does not ultimately lie with their own well-being is laughable. Even when I begin to feel good about a lawmaker, I remember his incumbency is a testament…