Politics on the Hudson

Board of Legislators Chairman William Ryan, D-White Plains, appointed Steve Bass, a long-time committee coordinator for the county board and Greenburgh Town Board member, as his new assistant. Although the position as Ryan put it, was “downgraded,” Bass is effectively replacing Ryan’s former chief adviser Gary Kriss, who is in the midst of his own legal battles. Read the full story here.

Ryan, in a sit-down with The Journal News yesterday, said Bass won’t work on his campaign and reiterated the board’s policy that no staffers work on any campaigns against a sitting legislator. Ryan and all 17 legislators are up for election in November.