Challenger stirs up 99th District primary
Assemblyman Willis Stephens Jr., R-Southeast, and his primary opponent, Greg Ball, first met during an awards dinner at Sciortino’s Restaurant in Southeast in early 2004.
On that, they agree. Ball was still on active duty with the Air Force, and Stephens was a few months away from winning his sixth term […]

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Times Union, politicians square off in lawsuit
Bruno, Silver accused of illegally concealing names of those spending taxpayer money
ALBANY — The Times Union faced off against the state today, arguing before a judge that New York’s most powerful political leaders have illegally concealed the names of their colleagues who arranged to spend millions in taxpayer […]

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1010 WINS - On-Air, Online, On Demand - It’s Official: Clinton, Spitzer, Cuomo Have Primaries
ALBANY (1010 WINS) — The state Board of Elections, as expected, officially declared on Monday that Democratic front-runners Hillary Rodham Clinton, Eliot Spitzer and Andrew Cuomo will all face Sept. 12 primary challenges.
The action came as state election officials certified […]

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Buffalo News - Control board odyssey
Maybe he was naive. But Anthony J. Baynes did not expect it would be so difficult for a businessman to penetrate the curious world of government where, he has found, people say one thing while doing another and enjoy the comforts that come with spending other people’s money.
“Politicians are caught […]

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WBEN 930 : Alleged Illegals Arrested At Fair
Hamburg, NY (WBEN) - More than 3-dozen immigrants were arrested at the Erie County fairgrounds in Hamburg, accused of being here illegally.
23-men and 18-women from Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras and Peru who were hired to clean at the fair, where arrested after U.S. Immigration officials got a tip. The […]

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Short takes - Newsday.com
Not debateable
It’s too bad NY1 refuses to change its rules for allowing candidates to appear on televised debates. The qualifications - which include raising more money than many insurgents can manage - mean that Sen. Hillary Clinton can duck a debate with anti-war activist Jon Tasini. He amassed thousands of signatures to […]

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This e mail came from a very good friend and it is such an important issue I had to post it for him.

I HAD SIMILAR NIGHTMARE IN CHILD CUSTODY CASE
HILLIARY CLINTON REFUSES TO MEET HIM - MAKE HER EXPLAIN HERSELF
PASS THIS ALONG- IT SOUNDS LIKE HE IS FOLLOWING THROUGH AND INTENDS TO DIE (WITHIN […]

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Fiscal Time Bomb
New York’s state and local governments provide their retired employees with continuing health insurance coverage on the same basis as active workers, at benefit levels far more generous than those available to taxpayers employed in the private sector.
Until now, the true cost of this largesse has been obscured by government accounting methods […]

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State facing at least $47 billion in retiree benefit payments
ALBANY, N.Y. — The state has reported for the first time how much it will cost taxpayers to provide health benefits to government retirees: at least $47 billion over the next three decades, according to Gov. George Pataki’s Budget Office.
The cost, which could reach $54 […]

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Buffalo News - Thompson enters race with Hoyt-Silver theme
Thompson enters race with Hoyt-Silver theme
8/9/2006
Republican Rus Thompson formally announced his candidacy for the Assembly on Tuesday against incumbent Democrat Sam Hoyt during a news conference on Grant Street.
Thompson, who is endorsed by the Republican and Conservative parties, pointed to the “tax revolt” of last year during […]

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