Showing posts with label Sheldon Silver. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Sheldon Silver. Show all posts
Monday, April 20, 2015

Amidst ongoing probe of Senator Dean Skelos and son, Preet Bharara delivering speech on Friday

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Preet Bharara to deliver a speech at Waldorf-Astoria Hotel First public address since reports of Skelos investigation were confirmed ...
Thursday, March 26, 2015

Albany ethics reform proposals ignore warnings of former JCOPE commissioner Ravi Batra

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Ravi Batra : Albany makes sacred honor live in a spittoon As Governor Andrew Cuomo (D-New York) negotiate ethics reforms up in Albany , Ra...
Thursday, October 16, 2014

In spite of legal troubles, Lawrence Schwartz still at Governor Cuomo's side

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Lawrence Schwartz remains at governor’s side, in spite, or perhaps because, of legal problems with AEG and Moreland Lawrence Schwartz ...
Monday, July 7, 2014

Corruption, with a capital "C" for "Cuomo"

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Gov. Cuomo has not yet delivered on his promise to clean up Albany out of fear that he might implicate his political enablers, or, worse, hi...
Thursday, June 26, 2014

No transparency on Democratic backroom deals in new State Senate coalition pact

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A new alliance between New York State Senate Democrats and an obstructionist breakaway faction was negotiated behind closed doors. REL...
Sunday, April 27, 2014

The Nexus of Campaign Donations, Super PAC's, and Legislation : de Blasio's Mayoral Race and the Delayed Horse-Drawn Carriage Ban [UPDATED]

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3 Back-to-Back Days of Sordid Coverage in The New York Daily News SPECIAL NEWS UPDATE : SUN, 27 APR 2014, 08:00 AM The FBI questioned e...
Wednesday, April 23, 2014

Former Met Council Leader, Wm. Rapfogel, Enters Guilty Plea in Corruption Case

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Following guilty plea convictions of Rapfogel and Cohen, Attorney General's investigation into public corruption continues. William Ra...
Thursday, April 10, 2014

Who is politically responsible for obstructing the work of the Moreland Commission ?

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PUBLISHED : THURS, 10 APR 2014, 10:26 AM UPDATED : SUN, 13 APR 2014, 08:03 PM The culture of corruption up in Albany mirrors the cultures...
Wednesday, April 10, 2013

Sheldon Silver Ambushed On Corruption By Suzannah B. Troy

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One day after New York State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver defended his speakership from the spectacular corruption scandal arrests of l...
Friday, August 31, 2012

Bloomberg Thanks Quinn For Use Of Discretion Over Slush Funds

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New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg said yesterday that the slush fund operated by City Council Speaker Christine Quinn was thankfully n...
Wednesday, August 29, 2012

Fake Shelly Silver Tweet About Shirley Huntley Arrest

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Gotta hand it to @ agschneiderman : Taking down Shirley Huntley right before it's revealed that his office approved the secret Vito pay-...
Wednesday, August 10, 2011

Quinn Plaza Hotel Protest

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Christine Quinn - Plaza Hotel - Gays Against Quinn (Protest Video) Over 20 activists gathered outside the Plaza Hotel in a demonstration aga...