NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York's state senate should vote on whether to expel Democratic Senator Hiram Monserrate, who was convicted of a domestic violence misdemeanor, and if that resolution fails, vote on censuring him, a senate investigating committee said on Thursday. The Democrats hold the senate by just two votes and analysts fear the battle over Monserrate's fate ...

ALBANY—State Senator Jeff Klein is meeting this week with public policy experts at Columbia to develop finalizing the specifics of his own proposal to tax high-income earners.
In a telephone interview, Klein said he hoped to introduce legislation next week. It's not clear if anyone will co-sponsor the legislation, which comes on the heels of another high-earner tax ...

“When I checked last week, I was at eight,” said the man with a microphone, regarding the crowd seriously. “It’s not easy to get down that last six. It’s gonna be hard.” He wasn’t talking about his weight loss project. That was Paul Reale, an engineer turned climate activist, talking about the tons of carbon he emits ...

The mood at the state Democrats’ midtown Sheraton party has turned rather giddy, since they think they’re about to obtain control of the State Senate. Eric Schneiderman of Manhattan is even passing around a paper with unofficial election results that show a Democratic advantage.