“Tim Russert Is Dead of a Heart Attack, His Family Says”
—Breaking news alert from The New York Times.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Newly released documents show New York Sen. Charles Schumer made almost $100,000 in royalties last year from his book, “Positively American.”

The senator’s financial disclosure forms made public today show he received $94,000 from Rodale Publishing for the book, a tome intended to guide Democrats to greater electoral success by connecting with middle-class [...]

Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., continues to needle Sen. Barack Obama, D-Illinois, about Obama’s failure – to date – to accept McCain’s offer of 10 joint town hall meetings.

“This town hall meeting probably would have been a little more interesting tonight if Senator Obama had accepted my request,” McCain said as he began [...]

The heat wave is supposed to break tonight, but that hasn’t stopped New York’s senior U.S. Senator, Chuck Schumer, from scheduling a beat-the-heat press conference … tomorrow?

Schumer promises to “call on residents across New York to scrap their old, energy guzzling air conditioners and buy new energy efficient models,” and plug a program that promotes [...]

Dwight Worley covered Gov. David Paterson’s stop in Dobbs Ferry to plug a property tax cap bill; you can check out Dwight’s report on one of our sister blogs here.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Hillary Rodham Clinton has told congressional colleagues she would be open to becoming Barack Obama’s vice presidential nominee, saying she would consider it if it would help Democrats win the White House.

Clinton, a New York senator, made the comment on a conference call with other New York lawmakers Tuesday, according a participant [...]

A law firm that has done business with the Mount Vernon School District is one of the latest to get caught up in Attorney General Andrew Cuomo’s school district pension probe.

Cuomo announced today that since 1997, lawyers Devereaux Cannick and Jennifer Fremgen of the firm Aiello & Cannick have been improperly listed as “employees” of [...]

New York Gov. David Paterson tomorrow will be making his first public appearance in Westchester since taking office in March.
Paterson’s just-released schedule calls for him to deliver remarks and accept an award tomorrow evening at the Westchester Dinner of Yeshiva Ohr Hameir at the DoubleTree Hotel in Tarrytown.

MOUNT VERNON — A lawsuit filed by supporters of former Mayor Ernest Davis seeking to overturn the November election has been dismissed by a federal judge.

U.S. District Judge Charles L. Brieant rejected the lawsuit’s allegations that a federal probe of city business intimidated voters in the mayoral election.

The lawsuit was brought on behalf of more [...]

The Journal News’ school elections guide is up and running on the Web; check it out here for more information on the candidates, budgets and referenda in the Lower Hudson Valley’s districts.

The League of Women Voters has also updated its guide, available here .