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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.
A new poll from a respected Republican firm has senior Democrats worried that Gov. Cuomo is headed for a massive re-election victory next year — which could damage his chances to run for president in the process. The... February 18, 2013
From LocalGov. Cuomo has veered sharply away from the reform and pro-business policies he followed during his first two years in office and is “adrift’’ on a course of murky proposals, frequent indecision, and political... February 11, 2013
From LocalGov. Cuomo, following through on an ultimatum to Mayor Bloomberg and the teachers union, will take action Feb. 22 that could lead to the imposition of a new teacher-evaluation system on the city, The Post has learned. ... February 04, 2013
From LocalAlbany insiders are ridiculing Assembly Speaker’s Sheldon Silver’s latest issue, calling it, “The Lobbyist Protection Act of 2013.” That’s because Silver is demanding that politically chosen lawmakers, and not Gov.... January 28, 2013
From LocalAssault-rifle owners statewide are organizing a mass boycott of Gov. Cuomo’s new law mandating they register their weapons, daring officials to “come and take it away,” The Post has learned. Gun-range owners and gun... January 21, 2013
From LocalA Swirl of disagreements over the terms of Gov. Cuomo’s assault-rifle gun ban, his demand for more restrictions on legal gun ownership, tougher criminal penalties for illegal gun use and requirements that mental-health... January 14, 2013
From LocalDespite a $1 billion-plus projected deficit and continuing fiscal problems resulting from Hurricane Sandy, Gov. Cuomo will vow in his State of the State Address Wednesday not to raise taxes during his third year in... January 07, 2013
From LocalGov. Cuomo plans a top-to-bottom shake-up of the state’s leading economic-development and job-creation agency early in the new year after concluding it is outdated, ineffective and poorly organized, The Post has learned... December 31, 2012
From LocalNew York state can’t afford to confiscate all the assault rifles out there. The number of such military-style weapons in the state — including the New York-made Bushmaster used in the Sandy Hook massacre — is at least 1... December 24, 2012
From Local’Tis the season to name the winners and losers in state government and politics for 2012, and what a year for losers — both Democrats and Republicans — it has been. The list, compiled with the aid of political insiders... December 17, 2012
From LocalGov. Cuomo has been quietly aided by some of the city’s most prominent African-Americans as he has successfully resisted public efforts by other black politicians to pressure him into backing a Democratic takeover of... December 10, 2012
From LocalEmbattled Senate Republicans have crafted a secret plan to delay the seating of two new Democrats next month so they can elect their own majority leader in early January, The Post has learned. The plan involves... December 03, 2012
From LocalGov. Cuomo won’t seek higher taxes or fees in next year’s state budget, despite massive revenue losses resulting from Hurricane Sandy, The Post has learned. Cuomo plans to adhere to “his basic approach’’ of reining in... November 26, 2012
From LocalHurricane Sandy has claimed another victim — but this time, there won’t be many tears. Gov. Cuomo, preoccupied with the widespread damage caused by the fearsome storm, has decided not to call the much-anticipated... November 19, 2012
From LocalTalk-show host and racial agitator Al Sharpton’s “stupid’’ involvement in efforts to put the narrowly divided state Senate back into Democratic hands makes it more likely that four independent Democrats will back the... November 12, 2012
From LocalALBANY — Gov. Cuomo and legislators are still pushing for a pay raise for lawmakers — even in the midst of Hurricane Sandy’s devastation, The Post has learned. And the salary increase may be secured in a post-election... November 05, 2012
From LocalAs IF there weren’t already enough reasons to grab your iPhone or iPad, now New York is about to go cyber! Aides to Gov. Cuomo are completing a sweeping new plan to permit New Yorkers to use the Internet to obtain a... October 29, 2012
From LocalAnti-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... 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
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