Important news for politicos tweeting about the Independent Democratic Conference from their spokesman: “For now, the IDC will be withholding judgment as to which hashtag most accurately captures the new coalition #sklein #skleinos #skleinavino.”

While Governor Andrew Cuomo is not claiming ownership of the situation, thank you very much. “This is an internal legislative matter,” said Mr. Cuomo’s spokesman Josh Vlasto. “The most important thing is to have a functional senate that passes the Governor’s progressive agenda to advance the State of New York. The Governor will withhold judgment until he sees how the Senate functions and acts on critical issues facing the state.” Read More