<div><p>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.</p><p>The Democrats hold the senate by ...

<div><p>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. </p><p>In a telephone interview, Klein said he hoped to introduce legislation next week. It's not clear if anyone will ...

<div><p>“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.” </p><p>He wasn’t talking about his weight loss project. That was Paul Reale, an ...

<div><p>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. </p><p> </p><p> Eric Schneiderman of Manhattan is even passing around a paper with unofficial election results that show ...