HORNELL—A source close to the gang of three offered some details on the deal just reached to support State Senator Malcolm Smith for majority leader, with some interesting implications. According to the source: -- Senator Pedro Espada will be vice chair of the rules committee and also serve as majority leader. Smith will be president pro tempore. -- Senator Carl Kruger ...

The big news from the Siena poll released this morning is that despite the Democratic tidal wave that many are expecting to sweep upstate New York in the election next month, Republicans may actually knock out an incumbent Democratic state senator. Democrat William Stachowski, the incumbent, trails his Republican challenger Dennis Delano, 36-49, with 15 percent undecided. It's unusual ...