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DONORS URGE CUOMO TO PRESS FOR PUBLIC FINANCING OF STATE CAMPAIGNS
c.2013 New York Times News Service ALBANY, N.Y. — As the capital is engulfed in scandals, advocates of campaign finance reform are intensifying their pressure on Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo, urging him to persuade the Legislature to rewrite state elections law in the hope that change in New York could ...
NY judge refuses to dismiss Kerry Kennedy case
Kerry Kennedy, the ex-wife of Gov. Andrew Cuomo, is likely to go on trial in the fall after a town judge refused to dismiss a drugged-driving case against her Tuesday. Kennedy "cut a wide swath of danger and risk" on July 13 as she drove her Lexus on Interstate 684 ...
NY Cuomo letter warns Kardashian over T-shirt logo
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo's sent a letter to Khloe Kardashian informing the reality star the logo on her T-shirt line may be violating copyright law. The governor confirmed his administration sent what he called a "pro forma" letter advising Kardashian that her T-shirt line resembles the logo of a ...
NY Assemblyman accused of sex harass resigns
The New York assemblyman accused of asking young female staffers to massage him, touch his cancerous tumors and join him in hotel rooms said Saturday he will resign rather than possibly be expelled from the Legislature amid sexual harassment allegations. The announcement by Democratic Assemblyman Vito Lopez, 72, a once ...
FAULTED FOR SEXUAL HARASSMENT, LEGISLATOR WILL QUIT ALBANY
c.2013 New York Times News Service NEW YORK — Assemblyman Vito J. Lopez, the once-powerful Brooklyn Democratic leader who has been accused of sexual harassment by multiple women, infuriated elected officials in Albany and New York on Friday by suggesting that he would seek to remain in office through the ...
LOPEZ SAYS HE WILL RESIGN, BUT CALLS FOR EXPULSION CONTINUE
c.2013 New York Times News Service NEW YORK — Assemblyman Vito J. Lopez, a Brooklyn Democrat who was facing possible expulsion from the Legislature for allegedly sexually harassing female employees, said Friday that he would resign from the Legislature and instead run for election to the New York City Council. ...
NY Assembly speaker to propose Lopez removal
New York Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver will introduce legislation on Friday recommending that state lawmakers expel Assemblyman Vito Lopez, who is accused of sexual harassment. Silver will also ask the Assembly to consider the full Joint Commission on Public Ethics report, which was critical of Silver's handling of the Lopez ...
Feds offer deal to NYer accused of pol threats
Two months of plea bargaining has led to an offer from prosecutors that could avert a trial for a man accused of making death threats on Facebook against some of the nation's best-known politicians. A lawyer for defendant Lawrence Mulqueen said after a court session Thursday that "there's been a ...
A sampling of editorials from around New York
The Times Union of Albany on judges using special license plates on their vehicles. May 14 It may not be unethical for judges to put vanity plates on their cars signifying their position, but it sure looks bad. And as the most prominent representatives of our system of justice, judges ...
NY Senate GOP says murder convict bolsters case
New York Senate Republicans say Monday's murder conviction of a Philadelphia abortion doctor bolsters their opposition in Albany to Gov. Andrew Cuomo's abortion proposal. Senate Republican leader Dean Skelos (SKEHL'-ohs) says the conviction shows the danger of passing a proposal by Senate Democrats that would expand late-term abortions and what ...
Many NY gas leases expire as moratorium remains
New York's five-year moratorium on shale gas development promised to be a blessing for many landowners eager to end leases they signed before anyone outside of the oil and gas industry had heard of fracking. But actually getting out of a lease can be tricky. Many have clauses giving the ...
Spire installed on WTC tower, making it 1,776 feet
The World Trade Center's rebirth has long revolved around creating a centerpiece of unsparing symbolism: a skyscraper 1,776 feet tall, its height an homage and a bold statement about looking forward. The new 1 World Trade Center reached that height with the lowering of a silvery spire from a crane ...
Record: Libous ended stake in firm eyeing fracking
Sen. Thomas Libous on Thursday released a 2008 document that states he ended his personal financial interest in a real estate firm before it speculated in land purchases to benefit from drilling now being debated in Albany. Libous provided the document to The Associated Press after published reports said he ...
Correction: Campaign finance story
In a story May 7 about campaign finance violations, The Associated Press misspelled the last name of an official with the Brennan Center for Justice. He is Larry Norden, not Norton. A corrected version of the story is below: Gassing up twice a week in New Jersey? Hiring Turdo the ...
NY state hosts tourism summit to boost economy
New York will seek to entice tourists from other states and countries vacationing in New York City to be lured to upstate destinations, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Wednesday after a statewide "tourism summit." "Now is the time to tell New York's story," Cuomo said. He said the state in the ...
Group cites 100,000 NY campaign finance violations
Gassing up twice a week in New Jersey? Hiring Turdo the magician? Buying smoked meats for Christmas presents? A review of campaign finance reports by The Associated Press shows that's all part of the questionable use of campaign donations that can buoy lawmakers' lifestyles and buy support back home. The ...
Protesters blocked from NY campaign funds hearing
Protesters and good-government advocates were barred from a public hearing Tuesday in which Republican senators bolstered their opposition to using public money to fund campaigns. Federal corruption cases against four Democratic state lawmakers in the last four weeks among 32 over the last seven years intensified both sides of the ...
32 NY officials snared for corruption in 7 years
With the arrest Monday of another former state Senate majority leader, Albany has seen 32 state level officials snared in corruption cases in the past seven years. The fourth arrest in the past four weeks came as the Legislature and Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who campaigned to clean up Albany, had ...
NY pol pleads not guilty in corruption probe
A prominent New York state senator pleaded not guilty on Monday to embezzlement and other charges alleging he brazenly tried to sabotage a federal fraud investigation of his law practice by seeking inside information from an employee of the Brooklyn U.S. attorney's office. Sen. John Sampson told the employee — ...
Tourism industry leaders to meet for NY summit
Business leaders will be meeting in Albany this week for a state summit on tourism, which is the fifth largest employer in the state. Gov. Andrew Cuomo said in a release announcing the summit that it will continue his administration's dialogue with the business community to find ways to boost ...
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