<div><p>ALBANY—At least one Democratic state senator is still hopeful about reaching a consensus with the wayward Gang of Three, even as a report claims State Senator Malcolm Smith is looking beyond the three to cobble together a 32-vote majority. </p><p>Smith announced last week that he was suspending ...

<div><p>ALBANY—Now that Malcolm Smith has forging a united Democratic majority under his leadership, look for the party to redouble its efforts to recruit defectors from the Republican side. </p><p>State Senator Joe Robach - who used to be a Democrat - could be a target, as well as State Senator ...

<div><p>GENEVA—Democrats in the State Senate will meet tomorrow to go over the details of a power-sharing agreement reached earlier this week. </p><p>That deal, which brought the Gang of Three renegade senators into the fold by elevating them to spots within the Senate leadership, was reached yesterday in ...

<div><p>HORNELL—A source close to the gang of three offered some details on the deal just reached to support State Senator Malcolm Smith for majority leader, with some interesting implications. According to the source: </p><p>-- Senator Pedro Espada will be vice chair of the rules committee and also serve ...