GLENS FALLS—The new, two-story campaign headquarters at the heart of the city Scott Murphy calls home was packed to the gills as the candidate formally kicked off his campaign for congress. He was introduced by June O'Neill, chairwoman of the State Democratic Party, who said she was "so excited about Scott Murphy that I drove 150 miles through ...

State Democratic Party co-chair Dave Pollak is leaving his position, the party announced a few minutes ago (right when most people are heading out the door for the weekend). Pollak had previously run the group Democratic Leadership for the 21st Century, which brought political leaders in front of young professionals and provided a place for those leaders to recruit campaign ...