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A.M. Roundup: After Sandy, foreshadowing of Moreland probe
Good morning! It’s the Giants again: San Francisco beat the Royals in Game 7 to take their third World Series title since 2010. Madison Bumgarner took the MVP crown; in addition to his victories in Game 1 and Game 5, he came on last night in the 5th and pitched five shutout innings to hold […] More »
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WFP, AQE, Astorino hit Cuomo’s on ed ‘monopoly’ remarks
The Working Families Party is hitting back at Gov. Andrew Cuomo for his comments in a Monday session with the Daily News editorial board that his efforts to push for a strong teacher evaluation represents a fight “to break what is in essence one of the only remaining public monopolies — and that’s what this […] More »
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NYSUT seeks dismissal of teacher tenure suit
New York State United Teachers filed a motion Wednesday to dismiss the lawsuit currently challenging the state’s tenure law, arguing it will harm public education and lacks legal merit. The lawsuit, announced in June by the Partnership for Educational Justice, seeks to disband the seniority-based tenure system which lays off junior teachers first during financially […] More »
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Sheila Astorino on new Democratic ad: ‘How dare you,’ governor (updated)
Republican gubernatorial candidate Rob Astorino’s wife, Sheila, has released a sharp-tongued response to negative political advertisements from Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s campaign and the state Democratic Committee. In a video titled, “Sheila Astorino: Cuomo’s Dishonest Attack Ads are Unforgivable,” the Westchester County executive’s wife harshly criticizes ads regarding a Westchester County public housing dispute, Astorino’s much-criticized “Soup […] More »
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Report: Lago casino would cut into Turning Stone (updated)
An Oneida County commerce agency released a $25,000 study on Wednesday that concludes that a Finger Lakes casino development would take away revenues at Turning Stone casino 75 miles away, thereby cutting into revenues to state and county governments. The findings in the report for Mohawk Valley Economic Development Growth Enterprises Corp. conflict with those […] More »
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Cahill meets protesters, takes questions on Trump and more
Republican attorney general candidate John Cahill visited the Capitol on Wednesday, and took questions from reporters on subjects ranging from the $20,000 he recently received from real estate mogul Donald Trump to a New York Times story on the increasingly cozy relationships among lobbyists, lawyer and state attorneys general. Cahill was met in the LCA […] More »
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Cuomo announces upstate gas reserves for emergencies
On the two year anniversary of Superstorm Sandy, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Wednesday six fuel reserves across upstate, including in Rensselaer, that would make gas and diesel fuel available to emergency responders. The six reserves will be placed across the Hudson from Albany and in Brewerton, Rochester, Marcy, Vestal and Buffalo, according to a release. The […] More »
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Cuomo on charges Sandy money went to TV ads: It’s ‘political baloney’
Shortly before a Staten Island event where he will highlight Superstorm Sandy recovery on the storm’s two-year anniversary, Gov. Andrew Cuomo called charges that he diverted recovery money to pay for television ads “political baloney.” The comments came during an interview on Fox Business News’ “Opening Bell with Maria Bartiromo,” the host of which has […] More »
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A.M. Roundup: Cuomo details Ebola protocols
Good morning! The Royals crushed the Giants to force a Game 7 in Kansas City; which means that one way or another, the World Series, and baseball, and our last toehold on summer, end tonight. Gov. Andrew Cuomo is in New York City today. On to the headlines: Cuomo’s administration has issued details of its Ebola quarantine […] More »
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Siena on 19th CD: Gibson over Eldridge by 23 percent
The race for the 19th Congressional District, once thought to be a contest to watch, is shaping up as a laugher, according to a new Time Warner Cable News/Siena Reseach Institute poll. In his third race for the seat, Republican Rep. Chris Gibson leads Democrat Sean Eldridge 58-35 percent, virtually unchanged from Gibson’s 57-33 percent […] More »
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JCOPE: Mid-year 2014 lobbying spending up 4% over mid-year 2013
Lobbying firm Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker was the big cash winner of the first six months of the year, according to the Joint Commission on Public Ethics. JCOPE’s half-year lobbying report, which was released Tuesday, shows the firm hauled in $5,664,282 in the first half of 2014, outpacing Park Strategies by nearly $1.7 million. […] More »
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AdWatch: State GOP hits Tkaczyk for supporting bill she doesn’t support
More weirdness in the 46th Senate District: The state Republican Party is sending out mailers attacking state Sen. Cecilia Tkaczyk for supporting a measure that would give undocumented immigrants “the right to vote.” While the mailer doesn’t specify what bill it’s referring to, there is only one piece of legislation that matches that description: Democratic […] More »
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Court of Appeals: Half-blood uncles, aunts can marry nieces, nephews
Marriage knows a few less legal bounds in New York. The state Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday that marriages between half-uncles or aunts and half-nieces or nephews is OK under New York state law. The decision stems from the case of a half-uncle and his Vietnamese half-niece who married in Rochester in 2000. That marriage […] More »
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AdWatch: Did Amedore ‘hike’ taxes? What about Tkaczyk?
A TV commercial from state Sen. Cecilia Tkaczyk’s campaign that’s currently airing in the bitter Senate race in the 46th District castigates former Assemblyman George Amedore for — among other alleged political sins — raising taxes on New Yorkers. A recent mailer from the state Democratic Committee repeats the charge that “Amedore voted to hike […] More »
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Poll: Voters go for candidates who want higher wage, have other progressive stances
Some of the state’s leading progressive activists are touting new poll results that show New Yorkers are in favor of candidates who support raising the minimum wage, among other progressive stances. The poll, conducted by Public Policy Polling and commissioned by the Strong Economy for All Coalition (minimum wage increase proponents), shows a majority of voters […] More »
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