NYS Ethics Panel Meets Amid Controversy
The head of the state ethics commission, Janet DiFiore, says she has “done nothing wrong”, after allegations she used her influence as Westchester County DA to obtain welfare benefits for her maid....
View ArticleIssues Left Hanging as NYS Legislative Session Ends
The legislative session that’s concluding in Albany seems to be more about what’s not getting done that what is getting accomplished. As Karen DeWitt reports, agreements were not reached on several key...
View ArticleNY State to Get $146M in Drug Settlement
New York stands to receive $146 million in the national settlement with pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline, which has agreed to pay $3 billion overall to settle federal and state complaints related...
View ArticleNYS Legislature Approves Historic Low Number of Bills
Governor Cuomo has touted the recently concluded legislative session as “one of the most successful in modern political history”. As Karen DeWitt reports, the session also made history in another way....
View ArticleNY Court Allows Espaillat to Withdraw Petition
Lawyers for NYS Senator Adriano Espaillat have temporarily withdrawn their petition in their fight over his race to unseat U.S. Representative Charles Rangel. WAMC’s Tristan O’Neill reports…The...
View ArticleThruway Authority Sets Meeting, No Toll Discussion on Agenda
The state Thruway Authority board has set a meeting for Dec. 17 but still won't say when it plans to consider a longstanding proposal for a "modest" 45-percent increase in tolls for...
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