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Post State Editor Fredric Dicker is the dean of the Capitol press corps, having covered state government for three decades and he has won every major New York journalism award for his work. Fred has worked at a total of seven newspapers and three television stations. Raised in the Parkchester section of the Bronx, he earned a B.A. in history from Long Island University, an M.A. in history from the University of Mass., and attended Brandeis University for a PhD in American Civilization but withdrew to "focus on the present, and not the past,'' as he likes to say.
Anti-fracking activists led by a woman who says she talks to animals have distributed more than 140,000 copies of a “newspaper’’ that falsely claims a dramatic National Geographic picture of a West Virginia coal mine is... October 22, 2012
From LocalSeveral of New York’s biggest cities — including Yonkers, Rochester and Syracuse — are “close to bankruptcy’’ and are looking for a bailout from Gov. Cuomo’s administration, The Post has learned. Mayors of the three... October 15, 2012
From LocalNew York’s most influential backer of hydrofracking for natural gas is predicting that Gov. Cuomo will give the go-ahead for the widely used drilling technique by late December, while others say mid-January at the... October 08, 2012
From LocalThe Joint Commission on Public Integrity’s investigation of Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver’s “confidential” cash settlement with two women who accused Assemblyman Vito Lopez of Brooklyn of sexual harassment will likely... October 01, 2012
From LocalGov. Cuomo, in a startling move, has decided to “privatize’’ the running of the famed Aqueduct, Belmont and Saratoga thoroughbred tracks with a new management company that will replace the scandal-scarred New York... September 24, 2012
From LocalOne of the state Legislature’s leading backers of “hydrofracking’’ for natural gas has received death threats from what he believes are environmental radicals opposed to the controversial drilling technique, The Post... September 17, 2012
From LocalGov. Cuomo confronted several increasingly troubling issues — including the coverup scandal that has weakened Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver — during a hush-hush weekend Adirondack rafting retreat with several top... September 10, 2012
From LocalAttorney General Eric Schneiderman is trying to drive attention away from his role in the Sheldon Silver/Vito Lopez secret sex-harassment settlement with a “blatantly political” probe of Mitt Romney’s Bain Capital, the... September 03, 2012
From LocalThe latest round of scandals in the Legislature involving state Sen. Shirley Huntley — expected to be arrested today — and Assembly members Vito Lopez (found to have sexually harassed two employees) and Naomi Rivera... August 27, 2012
From LocalTop aides to Gov. Cuomo, already close to arranging a deal for a world-class soccer stadium in Queens, are hoping to bring the famous international Ryder Cup golf tournament to the Black Course at Bethpage State Park on... August 20, 2012
From LocalMajor League Soccer is closing in on a final deal with state and city officials for a $300 million, 25,000-seat, state-of-the-art soccer-stadium complex in Flushing Meadows Corona Park, The Post has learned. The... August 13, 2012
From LocalGov. Cuomo and state Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli are reviewing proposals for a “super control board’’ that could take over the finances of counties, cities and towns on the verge of bankruptcy, The Post has learned.... August 06, 2012
From LocalAssembly Speaker Sheldon Silver backs Gov. Cuomo’s decision to keep his communications with top members of his staff confidential. “In my opinion, this is a ridiculous criticism,’’ Silver said of recent media attacks (a... July 30, 2012
From LocalGov. Cuomo might roll back or eliminate a proposed massive hike in New York State Thruway commercial tolls as the leaders of the Legislature, for the first time, have come out against the plan. Sources told The Post... July 23, 2012
From LocalGov. Cuomo will put the New York Racing Association out of its scandal-scarred misery “promptly” after the historic Saratoga Race Track meet that begins this Friday, The Post has learned. The much-anticipated Cuomo... July 16, 2012
From LocalConcerned that his plan for a new Tappan Zee Bridge across the Hudson stay on the fast track, Gov. Cuomo is assigning his chief of staff to personally handle the mammoth $5 billion project, The Post has learned. Cuomo... July 09, 2012
From LocalThe state’s largest public-employee union is continuing to hold Gov. Cuomo’s justice center for the mentally handicapped hostage to an absurd, $4 million-plus demand for health-care bonuses for its members, The Post has... July 02, 2012
From LocalGov. Cuomo may link pay hikes for state lawmakers to an end to the much-abused “per diem’’ reimbursement system and cuts in mandates on hard-pressed local governments, The Post has learned. The controversial pay hikes —... June 25, 2012
From LocalThe high-stakes political battle over public disclosure of newly required teacher evaluations goes down to the wire today with the possibility that no agreement will be reached, The Post has learned. Gov. Cuomo is... June 18, 2012
From LocalCould we see a Secretary of State William Jefferson Clinton — but not in a Hillary Rodham Clinton administration? That was the wild scenario making the rounds at the state Capitol last week in the wake of the former... June 11, 2012
From LocalA Who’s Who of big-name Las Vegas gambling companies is lining up to replace the Genting company as builder/operator of a huge new convention center/megacasino complex in New York City, The Post has learned. Over the... June 04, 2012
From LocalTalk about waving the white flag and sending out a coded signal at the same time. That’s what Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, the powerful Lower East Side Democrat — who was the bane of the past four governors — did... May 28, 2012
From LocalThe state’s largest public-employee union may kill Gov. Cuomo’s much-touted plan for an office to prosecute or discipline workers abusing people with mental disabilities who are under state care — unless they get an... May 21, 2012
From LocalMessage from the gov: Don’t wait ’til next year. Gov. Cuomo has told associates he’s willing to support a desperately desired pay increase for state lawmakers this year, but won’t do so next year as his own planned re... May 14, 2012
From LocalGov. Cuomo and the leaders of the Legislature are considering plans to rein in and reorganize the scandal-scarred New York Racing Association in the wake of a state report showing NYRA cheated bettors out of $8 million.... May 07, 2012
From LocalGov. Cuomo is open to endorsing Ray Kelly for mayor should the NYPD commissioner choose to run on the Republican line — if the eventual Democratic nominee takes policy positions at odds with his own, The Post has... April 30, 2012
From LocalTop state and city Republicans, backed by some of Manhattan’s wealthiest financiers, began last week preparing the legal paperwork, strategy documents and a fund-raising network that will enable Police Commissioner Ray... April 23, 2012
From LocalPolice Commissioner Ray Kelly is being courted by a top state Republican to run for mayor next year — and the city’s top cop is open to the idea, sources told The Post. Kelly, who has come under fire for the NYPD’s... April 16, 2012
From LocalGov. Cuomo and state lawmakers are closing in on a deal to give parents full access to the new teacher-evaluation report cards, while banning their general release to the public, The Post has learned. The agreement,... April 09, 2012
From LocalWith virtually no public notice or legislative debate, a centerpiece of ex-Gov. George Pataki’s controversial multimillion-dollar anti-gun-crime program was shot dead Friday by Gov. Cuomo’s new state budget. The... April 02, 2012
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