PEF remains hopeful about its chances in the furlough lawsuit.

Meet the Senate Democrats’ 2010 candidates.

The NRSC tied Richard Blumenthal To Gov. David Paterson, Eliot Spitzer, and Rep. Charlie Rangel.

Paterson (once an LG himself) called Rochester Mayor Bob Duffy a “brilliant choice” for AG Andrew Cuomo’s LG.

Sen. Chuck Schumer (on message!) called Duffy a “non-politician”.

Duffy has the potential to bring a “different urban perspective to Albany, says DMI’s Harry Moroz.

GENDA has enough support in the Senate to pass.

Paterson proposed a package of changes to the state’s rent laws.

Bob Morgenthau will reprise his role as a thorn in the Bloomberg administration’s side.

Rep. Peter King says former Rep. Vito Fossella’s decision not to run for his old seat “came down to his family.”

The Super Bowl XLVIII host committee needs to raise $40 million.

Paterson is a “genuine football fan,” according to the Boston Globe.

Assemblyman Danny O’Donnell asked his colleagues to support another millionaires tax.

George Soros, Montell Williams and Sting appear in a Drug Policy Alliance web video.

Fleet Week is getting underway.