The Senate is leaving Albany without passing the revenue bill to return “one day” next week.

The Assembly is returning to the Capitol tomorrow, as scheduled, but won’t say whether it will take up the revenue bill. (No link).

Wayne Barrett catches Gov. David Paterson taking a break from all that vetoing to dine with Charles O’Byrne and Sean Patrick Maloney.

Congressional candidates raised money right up to the wire as the crucial second quarter deadline loomed.

The White House invited Mayor Bloomberg to attend President Obama’s immigration speech tomorrow.

Chris Gibson thinks NY-20 is a tossup. That’s not what the Cook Report says.

Some petitions in NY-13 lack a congressional candidate because Republicans are divided between Michael Grimm and Michael Allegretti.

Senate President Malcolm Smith says the Rochester mayoral control bill is just one vote short of passing.

The holdout is (who else?) Sen. Ruben Diaz Sr.

Assemblyman Richard Brodsky wants salary data from all public authorities.

Citizens Union released a report with 50 recommendations for the Charter Revision Commission.

Michael Garcia didn’t tell his former prosecutor colleague, now New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, who Client 9 was.

Chris Cox is behind on his University Club dues.

The budget cuts haven’t hurt – or helped – Bloomberg’s popularity.

Harold Ford Jr. hasn’t given any thought to running against Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand in 2012.

The CBC weighs in on whether the state budget is balanced (based on actions taken up to this point and those expected to be taken, which are now in flux).

SEC members voted 5-0 to limit political contributions for investments advisors in the wake of pay-to-play scandals.

Sean Coffey is having a young professionals fundraiser.

The Albany Project games out the top state Senate races.