Attorney General Andrew Cuomo received his party’s nomination for governor at the Democratic convention Thursday. He promised to restore public trust in government, which he says is sorely lacking.

The camps of all five Democratic candidates for attorney general were poised for hand-to-hand political combat here at the sprawling Westchester Hilton Convention Center. But what played out was a kind of Montessori Workshop where all comers were granted a certificate of participation and a spot on the September primary ballo

As the Obama administration continues to step up immigration enforcement, advocates in New York and elsewhere are pushing harder for reforms that are more friendly to immigrants without legal papers. And with midterm elections coming, the debate is gaining intensity. People on both sides of the issue agree that the federal government has done too little to fix a broken immigration system. But the two camps have very different ideas about how to fix it.

It was just 24 hours after the debut of the "New Democratic Party" signs up here at the site of the party's convention in Westchester. Attorney General Andrew Cuomo was in midtown making public the results of his first critical deliberation as a candidate for governor.

In choosing Rochester Mayor Robert Duffy as his running mate, Cuomo got a career cop who evidently turned around the city of Rochester by restoring public integrity, improving municipal services and cutting taxes. But that's not all.

While the lengthy roll call for the attorney general nomination was underway inside the convention hall, WNYC caught up with Arthur Schwartz, a state committee member from Lower Manhattan. Calling himself a progressive Democrat, Schwartz said that he ...

The Center for Public Integrity (CPI) has given presumptive Democratic gubernatorial nominee Andrew Cuomo's policy plan a "B." And that’s a good thing.

FW: not sure how i post this to politics page Inbox X   Reply   | Kathleen Ehrlich Hey Abbie – So this can go on the new politics page, which we created in the ... 2:12 PM (49 minutes ago)   Kathleen Ehrlich  to me show details 2:12 PM (49 minutes ago)    Hey Abbie  –  So this can go on the new politics page, which we created in the new cms in anticipation of the migration.  It needs a lite edit  –  can you take a look and put it in the new cms and then I will top you? In the  ‘ Series ’ area of the article page, please associate this with Election 2010.   I’ve requested logins for you for the OLD cms and the news blog. Thanks! K   _____________________________________________ From: Andrea Bernstein Sent: Wednesday, May 26, 2010 2:01 PM To: Kathleen Ehrlich Subject: not sure how i post this to politics page Or if it should be in news blog or both… But here you go.  Center for Public Integrity:  Cuomo Plan Gets a “B” And that’s a good thing.  When it comes to ethics disclosures by legislators, New York is hardly a beam of sunshine.   Under the current law, legislators have to disclose information about outside employers, but don’t have to say how much they are paid, or who their clients are.  Nor do they have to say how much investments or real estate are really worth.   So right now, CPI gives New York a “C” for its disclosure laws, behind Hawaii and Lousiana (!) but slightly ahead of California.  In his policy “book” (link here) Cuomo proposes disclosure of client lists and “any and all outside income [elected representatives] receive.”  That would be a significant “ouch” for legislators like Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, arguably the most powerful man in Albany right now – and also a successful lawyer. That would move New York to a “B,” if enacted.  Andrea Bernstein, Director, Transportation Nation W N Y C New York Public Radio On Twitter: TransportNation  (        +1 646 829 4457 (office) (        +1 917 653 0014 (cell) *        160 Varick Street, New York, 10013 8         abernstein@wnyc.org       Reply Forward   Reply   | Abbie Fentress Swanson  to Kathleen show details 2:14 PM (47 minutes ago) Will do! - Show quoted text - On Wed, May 26, 2010 at 2:12 PM, Kathleen Ehrlich <kehrlich@wnyc.org> wrote: Hey Abbie – So this can go on the new politics page, which we created in the new cms in anticipation of the migration. It needs a lite edit – can you take a look and put it in the new cms and then I will top you? In the ‘Series’ area of the article page, please associate this with Election 2010.   I’ve requested logins for you for the OLD cms and the news blog. Thanks! K   _____________________________________________ From: Andrea Bernstein Sent: Wednesday, May 26, 2010 2:01 PM To: Kathleen Ehrlich Subject: not sure how i post this to politics page Or if it should be in news blog or both… But here you go.  Center for Public Integrity:  Cuomo Plan Gets a “B” And that’s a good thing.  When it comes to ethics disclosures by legislators, New York is hardly a beam of sunshine.   Under the current law, legislators have to disclose information about outside employers, but don’t have to say how much they are paid, or who their clients are.  Nor do they have to say how much investments or real estate are really worth.   So right now, CPI gives New York a “C” for its disclosure laws, behind Hawaii and Lousiana (!) but slightly ahead of California.  In his policy “book” (link here) Cuomo proposes disclosure of client lists and “any and all outside income [elected representatives] receive.”  That would be a significant “ouch” for legislators like Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, arguably the most powerful man in Albany right now – and also a successful lawyer. That would move New York to a “B,” if enacted.  Andrea Bernstein, Director, Transportation Nation W N Y C New York Public Radio On Twitter: TransportNation  (        +1 646 829 4457 (office) (        +1 917 653 0014 (cell) *        160 Varick Street, New York, 10013 8         abernstein@wnyc.org       -- Abbie Fentress Swanson WQXR & WNYC Newsroom dearabbie@gmail.com Cell (718) 974-5754 http://www.wqxr.org/ http://www.wnyc.org/ http://www.abbieswanson.com Reply Forward

WNYC’s transportation guru Andrea Bernstein has already commented on the true brevity of Andrew Cuomo’s “New NY Agenda” despite the fact that it takes up about 250 pages. The wide margins and generous spacing do, indeed, resemble a high school student’s creative attempts to fulfill a term paper requirement.

Attorney General Andrew Cuomo, the presumptive Democratic nominee for governor of New York, has selected Rochester Mayor Robert Duffy to join him on the ballot as candidate for lieutenant governor.

All five of the "New" Democratic Party contenders to replace Andrew Cuomo as attorney general will get their name on the September primary ballot, according to State Democratic Party Chair Jay Jacobs.

The theme of the 2010 New York State Democratic Convention, here in Rye Brook, is change.

The party posted signs greeting guests here, noting it's the "New Democratic Party."

Latching onto voter outrage for the New York Democrats is going to be tough, though, ...

This week’s New York State Democratic State Party Convention delegates will weigh in on which one of five fellow Democrats they want to see replace Attorney General Andrew Cuomo as the state’s top law enforcement officer. The opinion of presumptive Democratic gubernatorial nominee Andrew Cuomo will loom large. If one of the AG contenders gets 51 percent, they win the party’s designation. And anyone who garners at least 25 percent is qualified to get their name on the September primary ballot. Short of those two options, Democratic contenders would have to get 15,000 signatures from around the state to get on the ballot for the primary.

Andrew Cuomo's press office touted over the weekend his 252-page briefing book.

"The book lays out a bold vision for reform and action on the serious issues and challenges facing our state," the press release says. If past is prologue, Cuomo will be making many references to his policy book in the months to come. It's a way to give heft to his ideas and lend credibility to his campaign.

Attorney General Andrew Cuomo announced his candidacy for governor on Saturday first in a web video and then in a historic setting in Lower Manhattan. He pledged to lead an army of concerned citizens to take back state government for the people of New York.

Andrew Cuomo announced he was running for Governor of New York over the weekend.

While the November general election is still way off, this week, the behind the scenes jockeying begins in earnest to determine who actually ends up on that general election ballot.

Juan Williams, senior correspondent for National Public Radio and author of Enough: The Phony Leaders, Dead-End Movements, and Culture of Failure That Are Undermining Black America--and What We Can Do About It  (Crown, 2006), reflects on Richard Blumenthal and the possible loss of his constituency with Christopher Keating, capitol bureau chief for the Hartford Courant.