Author: Michael

As the special election to fill the vacancy of former Bronx Council Member Maria del Carmen Arroyo draws nearer, The Bronx Chronicle decided to review the Campaign Finance Board (CFB) disclosure reports of each candidate who...

Skelos Pension To Top $95K The pension for former Senate Majority Dean Skelos will top $95,000 a year, according to a final pension calculation from the state comptroller’s office. Skelos was forced from office in December after...

via Courtney Gross For almost two years, Councilman Ruben Wills has had criminal charges pending in two separate cases in two different criminal courts. And for months, the cases have made little progress moving forward, as...

POLITICS ON THE HUDSON Blog | Joseph Spector, Albany Bureau Chief ALBANY — Cleaning up corruption is at the center of the new ad by the Democratic candidate in the crucial Long Island Senate race to replaced convicted...

Even on his way to prison, Sheldon Silver’s still a political power (NYP) Silver’s power lingers most in his old district. There, both his wife and his longtime top aide, Judy Rapfogel (whose own hubby, William Rapfogel, served...