I reported on the rumor last week… the latest is still somewhat ambiguous: The rumor that State Senator Jim Alesi, who just won his seventh term, will desert the Republicans to join a new Democratic majority in the state senate remains a rumor. But not one Alesi is eager to tamp down. Calls to...

Mustard Street reports of a rumor going around in Monroe County: The current rumor going around Monroe County political circles and Albany is that Sen. Jim Alesi is getting ready to switch parties, to become part of the new Democratic majority in the State Senate.