The Washington Times (Free subscription) | yesterday
Gov. David Paterson wants to select longtime boxing judge Melvina Lathan to head the state agency that regulates professional boxing.
WCBSTV.com: Your Source For New Yor (Free subscription) | yesterday
Gov. David Paterson has named boxing judge Melvina Lathan to head the New York State Athletic Commission, which regulates professional boxing in New York.
Vos Iz Neais (Free subscription) | yesterday
New York - Livery drivers will now have better access to workers’ benefits. Gov. David A. Paterson announced Friday that he has signed a law to aid the drivers in New York City, and in Westchester and Nassau counties. Until now, injured livery drivers could go years without compensation as their cases bounced between the no-fault insurance [...]
The Politicker (Free subscription) | 07/24/2008
Here’s an invitation for a July 29 fund-raiser in Manhattan for Democratic State Senator Eric Schneiderman, which asks people to join David Paterson at the event. I am waiting for a Paterson spokesman to confirm that it's on the governor's schedule. Paterson has been criticized for not helping Democrats work towards winning a majority in the State Senate, and just this morning...
Capitol confidential (Free subscription) | yesterday
Here are some videos courtesy of NYSNYS.com. First up is the governor’s press conference earlier this week, then are remarks from Dean Skelos and Joe Bruno on Thursday’s travel records findings. Be patient, the video may take a few moments to load.
The Politicker (Free subscription) | 07/24/2008
David Paterson just called in to a Rochester radio show guest-hosted by Republican State Senator Joe Robach, one of the senators Democrats would like to unseat this year. Paterson recently faced criticism that he hasn’t done enough to help his Democratic colleagues take control of the State Senate. (Republicans currently have a slim majority). One Democratic senator reacted to Paterson's...
Star Tribune (Free subscription) | yesterday
Lathan was nominated by then-Gov. Eliot Spitzer and confirmed by the Senate last year as the first female African-American commissioner. She has judged 83 world championship fights and was inducted into the New Jersey State Boxing Hall of Fame in 2007.
Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Free subscription) | yesterday
NEW YORK -- Gov. David Paterson wants to select longtime boxing judge Melvina Lathan to head the state agency that regulates professional boxing.
On the Wilder Side (Free subscription) | yesterday
New Yorkers Against the Death Penalty Colleen Eren, Organizing Director Good News! Governor Paterson took action today to further make the death penalty a thing of the past in New York—as reported in the NY Post, he has “Pulled the Switch on the Death Cell,” the execution chamber at the GreenHaven Correctional facility. This is great news, and [...]
the albany project - Front Page (Free subscription) | 07/24/2008
Governor Paterson has signed a bill updating the oil and gas drilling law, and has also instructed the DEC to prepare a GEIS (Generic environmental Impact Statement) that will study the effects of the new drilling techniques on the environment. Check out the PR here . In effect, this does exactly what SD-51 candidate Don Barber has suggested: puts a moratorium on drilling until we have studied...
Vos Iz Neais (Free subscription) | 07/24/2008
Albany, NY - Governor Paterson has signed legislation to permit horizontal drilling for oil and natural gas while promising enforcement of environmental safeguards to protect water quality. Mr. Paterson says the measure revises New York’s rules for siting drilling rigs to include additional wells and the new drilling should lead to more efficient recovery of oil [...]
The Business Review of Albany (Free subscription) | 07/23/2008
New York Gov. David A. Paterson will speak about the state of the American economy at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C., on July 31.
WCBSTV.com: Your Source For New Yor (Free subscription) | 07/24/2008
Governor Paterson has signed legislation to require the state Health Department to update guidelines used by pediatricians to identify children with Autism Spectrum Disorders and refer them for services.
The Business First of Buffalo (Free subscription) | 07/23/2008
Little did Gov. David Paterson know last spring that when he lobbied to bring the National Lieutenant Governors Association to Buffalo that he would be addressing the gathering as New York's governor.
The Independent (Free subscription) | yesterday
With Cooking with Fernet Branca, James Hamilton-Paterson cut himself adrift from his substantial reputation as a writer of well-researched, well-mannered literary fictions.
