Spitzer is the front runner who has statewide name recognition, a sizable war chest and even a book about him that has recently hit bookstores while Suozzi, who never seems to be short on confidence, claims to be the candidate who will bring much needed sweeping reform to Albany to fix a broken state government. FULL STORY

Hempstead Town Supervisor Kate Murray and members of the Town Board joined with state senators from Nassau County and hundreds of happy veterans as they celebrated victory in a "battle" with New York State's Division of Veterans' Affairs. The clash focused around the division's planned closure of the only N.Y.S. Veterans' Affairs Counseling Center in Nassau County. FULL STORY