Jimmy Veilkind

A former prosecutor in then Attorney General Andrew Cuomo's office is resigning her post as executive director of the state’s Joint Committee on Public Ethics. Ellen Biben has led the ethics panel since its launch in February of last year, and is the second member to resign in recent weeks.

New York, NY —

More than a week after Republicans staged a coup to take control of the New York state senate, it's still unclear who controls the chamber. Lawmakers emerged from a meeting last night with no decision, and once again, they're looking to a judge to resolve ...