Kenneth Lovett
The Archive
PATERSON'S '06 MISFIRE
March 12, 2008 | 8:18amALBANY - The man who could be governor, David Paterson, once sponsored highly controversial legislation in the state Senate requiring police to shoot to harm, not kill. The current lieutenant...
THE DIZZYING RISE AND FALL OF 'CLIENT-9'
March 11, 2008 | 5:55amALBANY - Gov. Spitzer has had many nicknames over his two decades in public service - "Sheriff of Wall Street," "The Enforcer" and, of course, "F- - -ing Steamroller." Now...
CLAMOR GROWING FOR A QUICK RESIGNATION
March 11, 2008 | 5:55amStunned politicians in both parties last night called on Gov. Spitzer to resign. Democratic Assemblyman John McEneny (Albany) said: "I don't think anyone remembers anything like this. The fact that...
'O' DROPS ETHICS BOMB
March 6, 2008 | 7:26amCHICAGO - Barack Obama yesterday went on the attack against Hillary Rodham Clinton, vowing to be more aggressive hammering her ethical and foreign-policy weaknesses. Obama unveiled the get-tough approach after...
O'S BIG NO TO MEETING HAMAS
March 4, 2008 | 7:05amSAN ANTONIO - Barack Obama - who has said repeatedly that America must meet with its enemies, including the tyrants who lead Iran, North Korea and Cuba - drew the...
SILVER PICKS CRONY FOR 'JUDGE' PANEL
February 29, 2008 | 8:25amALBANY - Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver has quietly picked the head of his personal-injury law firm to serve on a state judicial-screening panel, The Post has learned. The move is...
ASSEMBLY COOL TO CONGE$TION
February 28, 2008 | 8:01amALBANY - A growing number of Assembly members say it's extremely unlikely their house will support a revised congestion plan backed by Mayor Bloomberg, with at least two dozen now...
BRUNO: GOP WILL WIN SENATE WAR
February 28, 2008 | 8:01amALBANY - With their majority hinging on a single seat after losing a crucial upstate special election, defiant Senate Republicans yesterday vowed to cling to power and vehemently denied that...
SHOCK DEM WIN PUTS BRUNO ON BRINK
February 27, 2008 | 7:41amALBANY - Gov. Spitzer and his fellow Democrats moved a crucial step closer toward winning control of the state Senate with a stunning upstate special-election victory last night. The win...
BRUNO: I'LL FIGHT TO KEEP POWER
February 26, 2008 | 7:49amALBANY - With the control of the Senate at stake today in a special upstate election, a defiant Republican Majority Leader Joseph Bruno vowed yesterday that Gov. Spitzer and the...
ANOTHER HEV-Y DUTY LINK TO PENSION $$
February 19, 2008 | 6:39amALBANY - The campaign treasurer for disgraced former Comptroller Alan Hevesi is connected to companies that raked in millions of dollars in pension-related fees for top Hevesi political consultant Hank...
POL HAS 'COLOR BLIND' EXCUSE
February 19, 2008 | 6:39amALBANY - In a different type of blind justice, Lt. Gov. David Paterson insists race did not play a role in his decision to replace a white staff photographer with...
BLOOMY BOOSTS EARLY PENSIONS FOR TEACHERS
February 16, 2008 | 8:18amMayor Bloomberg yesterday defended a bill now before the governor that would allow current teachers to retire with full pension benefits five years earlier than current law allows. Addressing the...
LONG-SHOT NYRA DEAL TROTS THROUGH
February 14, 2008 | 8:06amALBANY - The state Legislature yesterday rushed through approval of a secretly negotiated deal authorizing the financially beleaguered New York Racing Association to run the state's three thoroughbred tracks for...
15G ETHICS SLAP ON FORMER PATAKI AIDE
February 13, 2008 | 7:39amALBANY - A former aide to Gov. George Pataki yesterday agreed to pay a $15,000 fine for violating state ethics laws by seeking state money for a failed women's museum...
POL CALLS CRACK TAX RAW 'DEAL'
February 12, 2008 | 7:02amALBANY - A prominent Democratic Queens assemblyman yesterday warned that Gov. Spitzer's proposed tax on illegal drugs - dubbed the "crack tax" by critics - could unfairly impact the drug...
A PRETTY 'PENN'-Y
February 12, 2008 | 7:02amALBANY - The cost of creating a Moynihan Rail Station to replace dingy Penn Station will be more than $3 billion - and could go even higher as construction costs...
UNHEALTHY CUTS LOOM IN GOV RE-BUDGET
February 11, 2008 | 8:34amALBANY - With the economy in turmoil, the Spitzer administration yesterday announced a steep decline in revenue projections for the next fiscal year - saying it wants to deal with...
MISSING THE MARC
February 8, 2008 | 8:41amALBANY - Designer Marc Jacobs refused to fully cooperate with state investigators looking into a bribery scandal at the famed Lexington Avenue Armory, a law-enforcement source told The Post. State...
'$HAKEDOWN' WAS CRIME OF FASHION
February 7, 2008 | 7:50amIn a Fashion Week bombshell, the superintendent of the famed Lexington Avenue Armory has been accused of shaking down designer Marc Jacobs and others for more than $30,000. James Jackson...