ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - New York Gov. David Paterson on Monday lashed back at what he called a "callous and sleazy" assault on his character in statehouse rumors and media

reports that include accusations about womanizing and drug use, allegations he flatly denied.

The Democratic governor told The Associated Press that the media and New York politics have hit new lows, but that the situation won't stop him from serving in office or seeking election to a full term in the fall.

He cited as fabricated a Jan. 30 New York Post report that he was caught by state police in the mansion with a woman other than his wife. He said the room in which he was reportedly caught doesn't even...

In an effort to use her national notoriety to further damage the Republican brand, Assemblywoman Dede Scozzafava has begun yet another crusade for change. It wasn’t enough for Scozzafava that the voters of NY-23 rejected her to be the Republican nominee for Congress last year. She wants the media spotlight back on her, and if history tells us anything it is that Dede will

become, yet again, the focus of the mainstream media’s adulation (and ours).-

Today it was reported in the Watertown Daily Times that Scozzafava will be the keynote speaker at a gay rights rally being held at SUNY Potsdam, sponsored by the Standing on the Side of Love campaign. The...

OGDENSBURG, NY - Nick Vaugh, Ogdensburg City Councilor, today introduced new legislation opposing Governor Paterson’s plan for a “Soda Tax” on soft drinks and beverage syrups.

Paterson’s 2010-11 proposed state budget calls for a "penny an ounce" tax on soft drinks and a $38 tax on five gallon bags of syrup sold to local restaurants and bars. This new tax would be on top of the new “Bigger, Better Bottle”...