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Gov. David Paterson vows to serve his term despite investigations

March 7th, 2010 | Comments Off | Posted in 123078, Breaking News, Government, Politics, State News
New York - New York Gov. David Paterson is vowing to serve out his term, in spite of growing calls for him to resign amid two scandals. Speaking at a Brooklyn church today, Paterson said he was determined to run...

Centered on Syracuse: Whats in store for Gov. Paterson?

March 5th, 2010 | Comments Off | Posted in 123078, 498302, 651016, 698065, 756155, 91763, Breaking News, Editors Picks, Politics, State News
Political reporter Delen Goldberg dishes the dirt on the two scandals involving the governor.

CNYs Democratic state legislators arent calling for Gov. David Patersons resignation

March 3rd, 2010 | Comments Off | Posted in 123078, 236127, 237298, 650096, 754132, Breaking News, Government, Politics, State News, Top News
Syracuse, NY - Democratic state lawmakers from Central New York said Wednesday that if accusations against Gov. David Paterson are true, he should step down, but they stopped short of calling for his resignation. “Should he step down?” asked Assemblyman...

NY Gov. David Paterson drops election bid (video)

February 26th, 2010 | Comments Off | Posted in 123078, 698065, Government, Politics, State News, Top News
Campaign succumbs to pressure from Democrats amid aide scandal; Paterson says he never abused office.

Gov. Patersons support evaporates, questions fly over his alleged interference in top aides domestic violence case

February 26th, 2010 | Comments Off | Posted in 123078, Breaking News, Government, Politics, State News, Top News
AP Photo/Mike GrollIn this file photo taken June 19, 2008, New York Gov. David Paterson, left, and aide David Johnson walk down the steps of the Capitol in Albany, N.Y. Patersons alleged interference in a domestic violence case involving Johnson...

Gov. Patersons public safety chief resigns, protesting interference in domestic violence case

February 25th, 2010 | Comments Off | Posted in 123078, Breaking News, Crime & Safety, Politics, State News, Top News
APDeputy Secretary for Public Safety Denise ODonnell, left, with Gov. David Paterson during a news conference Feb. 9.Albany, NY - Gov. David Patersons deputy secretary for public safety resigned today in protest over allegations that Paterson and the state police...

Update: Gov. David Paterson booed loudly before outdoor Syracuse hockey game

February 20th, 2010 | Comments Off | Posted in 123078, Breaking News, Government, Politics, State News, Top News
Mike Greenlar / The Post-StandardGov. David Paterson poses with Syracuse Crunch mascot Al the Ice Gorilla before dropping the first puck at the Mirabito Outdoor Classic hockey game between the Syracuse Crunch and Binghamton Senators this afternoon at the New...

Governor David Paterson launches bid for election to full term

February 20th, 2010 | Comments Off | Posted in 123078, Government, Politics
Hempstead, NY — David Paterson launched his campaign for a full four-year term as New York’s governor today with a combative campaign speech that mocked recent reports about his job performance and personal life. “After all you have heard, there’s...

Will The New York Times expose a Gov. Paterson scandal?

February 5th, 2010 | Comments Off | Posted in 123078, Government, News Links, Politics, State News, Top News
Rumor mill churning that the newspaper is about to publish a bombshell on Patersons personal life.

Spitzer backs Paterson, criticizes Gillibrand

January 28th, 2010 | Comments Off | Posted in 123078, 677559, 72182, Breaking News, Politics, Top News
ALBANY, N.Y. — Former Gov. Eliot Spitzer said Thursday that he doesn’t regret picking David Paterson as a running mate and that Bernard Madoff’s Wall Street fraud could have been uncovered quickly, dismissed Democratic Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand as a...