Suffolk County Executive Steve Levy appears poised to be endorsed by the Queens GOP.

Here’s state Budget Director Robert Megna providing more details on the governor’s plan to furlough state workers.

PEF is very unhappy with that proposal.

This sets up a “major showdown” with the Legislature and their union allies, says Nick Confessore.

SNL had some fun at public employees’ expense.

The Senate passed an AIDS rent cap housing bill.

Mayor Bloomberg sort of agrees with Sen. Chuck Schumer on Israel.

Eliot Spitzer’s comeback attempt isn’t generating much of a following.

Wal-Mart has come between NYC Council Speaker Christine Quinn and Bloomberg.

Rep. Carolyn Maloney took the RNC to task on the Rachel Maddow show.

The director of the Black Law Enforcement Alliance penned an OpEd attacking Nassau County DA Kathleen Rice.

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand told Howard Wolfson it’s “stupid” to oppose Wall Street reform.

New Yorkers are not big fans of Wall Street, according to the Marist poll.

Hank Sheinkopf gives voice to AG Andrew Cuomo’s presidential aspirations.

Rupert Murdoch thinks Arthur Sulzberger Jr. should get a life.

Here’s Sen. John DeFrancisco explaining his questioning of Mark O’Luck, which caused Sen. Kevin Parker to get very angry.