Is Bruno on another planet or is he just so imbedded in the other side that he wants to protect another one of their own…. Wait for what, wait till he gets re-elected then expect the Spitzer administration to investigate and follow thru? Spitzer has already complimented Hevesi and called him an honorable man… He […]

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Time to step down Mr Hevesi, it’s time for some adult supervision for you and your office….
Bloomberg.com: U.S.
New York’s Hevesi Violated Ethics Law, Panel Charges (Update3)
New York Comptroller Alan Hevesi violated state law by improperly using a government employee as a chauffeur for his wife without paying the state, the state Ethics Commission charged.
Ethics Commission […]

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I hate it and it happens all to often anymore.
Maybe it’s time to move to another.

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This seems to be a running theme in Albany politics.
Think it’s time for a house cleaning yet?
Gothamist: The McLaughlin Indictment Group
Earlier this week, Queens assemblyman Brian M. McLaughlin was charged with 43 different crimes, including racketeering, embezzlement, stealing from a Little League, fraud and more, taking $2.2 million. McLaughlin’s office was raided by the FBI […]

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It’s about time they acted on this case. Showing ID will cut down on voter fraud and is a must in every state. You need ID to drive, to cash a check why shouldn’t you need an ID to vote.
Every time I go to the polling booth I have my ID handy and ask if […]

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A follow up article to the one below… lunacy..
Court to settle ballot dispute in 99th District
ALBANY - A state Supreme Court justice will decide next week whether Assemblyman Willis Stephens, R-Southeast, belongs back on the ballot in the contest for his seat or whether he can continue running for judge in Queens.
Ken Harper, the Democrat […]

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This is the height of insanity… What a waste of taxpayers resources attempting to put a candidate back on the ballot. He lost and has moved on to a different position and gave up his endorsements. But some of the tactics from the otherside of the aisle in Albany politics never ceases to amaze me.
Harper […]

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Islanders in the News - Isledegrande.com
Rus Thompson for the 144th Assembly - Oct. 2006

by Rus Thompson
I am the candidate challenging the 14-year incumbent Sam Hoyt, for the 144th New York State Assembly, which covers Grand Island, most of North Buffalo and the West Side. For those who are unfamiliar, just as the […]

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This is a contuning problem with no end in sight, an attorney general that turns a blind eye and an apathetic voting public.

New York Daily News - Ideas & Opinions - Bill Hammond: Corrupt with a Capitol ‘C’
Albany pols turned a blind eye to McLaughlin’s alleged sins
No, it’s not Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver’s fault that […]

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FYI for the out of staters and people from down state that are curious.
13WHAM-TV || Rochester - Patience Wearing Thin Five Days after Record Snowfall
(Buffalo, N.Y.) AP — Just over 100,000 residences and businesses are still without power in Western New York Wednesday morning, five days after a record two-foot snowfall slammed the region.
National Grid […]

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