Today, Republicans and Democrats stood at separate podiums and claimed that they're not playing politics with the Robutrad scandal.
Of course they are.
Are we really to believe that Republicans aren't using the situation to cast themselves as...

If you've ever visited Los Angeles, you know that it's hard to imagine more than a million people crowding into downtown for Michael Jackson's funeral tomorrow.
It's bound to be managed chaos, much like Jackson's career and personal...

There's little doubt that Senator Chuck Schumer's worked out an effective way to influence business and industry: his trademark press conference-and-publicity hammering and threats of legislative action.
But now he's taking on the White House...

While more than 30 million Americans were fixated on Michael Jackson's funeral last week, little media attention was given to the first look lawmakers had at the details of health-care reform legislation.
Before reading it, many Republicans...

Here's the gist of last night's County Legislature meeting: Robutrad is no more, Democrats and Republicans still can't agree on bonding, and sometimes a vote has to be confusing just to protect an issue's future.
Let me explain. And keep in...

Here's an important question about today's meeting between City Council and Ren Square leaders: Who's going to run the thing?
The meeting is at City Hall, on Council's turf. But earlier this week, Ren Square officials sent out a notice that...

County Democrats have just announced their official slate for the Legislature and gave a glimpse into what they'll campaign on.
During a press conference on the County Office Building steps, Dems invoked the politicized selections of the...

More questions were raised than answered at last night's City School District meeting regarding a potentially dangerous Brownfield site.
State representatives from the Department of Health and Department of Environmental Conservation gave...

Yesterday's meeting between City Council and Renaissance Square leaders was discouraging, to say the least. Among the most unsettling aspects: the absolute lack of trust between the two groups.
If they're not able to get something worked out,...

Is it cap and trade, or cap and tax?
The Waxman-Markey Climate Bill (H.R. 2454), which was passed in the House last month, implements a mechanism commonly known as cap and trade. (The idea can get complicated but there's a good summary here.)...

President Obama took aim last night at the laissez faire attitude building among lawmakers over health-care reform.
In a press conference designed to make his case for change, Obama appealed directly to the American public.
It's usually an...

Last night, the Rochester School Board revised its three-year-old policy on� military recruitment.
Essentially, board members Melisza Campos, Allen Williams, Cynthia Elliott, and Malik Evans capitulated to pressure that is being passed...