The party maintains a tenuous hold on the state Senate, its last lever of power in Albany. (nystateofpolitics.com)
Republicans still are sailing into political headwinds this year as they run to keep their last lever of power in state government with Donald Trump at the top of the presidential ticket. (nystateofpolitics.com)
Alain E. Kaloyeros resigned as president of the State University of New York Polytechnic Institute on Tuesday, marking not only the fall of one of the state's most powerful and best - paid employees, but also a very public pratfall for a university system that has been a ready lever of power for Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo. (nytimes.com)