Cuomo's anti-corruption commission includes Nassau DA
Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo appointed a special commission to investigate potential violations of state election laws in the wake of scandals involving legislators. Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen...
View ArticleEditorial: Albany whiffed on fixing binding arbitration
Galleries Web links Albany lawmakers missed many reform opportunities in the session that just ended, but their failure to fix binding arbitration is likely to be the one issue taxpayers may rue the...
View ArticleCasino bill lacks campaign cash ban
ALBANY — An effort by Gov. Cuomo to take political cash out of the state’s new casino industry has mysteriously died. When Cuomo...
View ArticleEditorial: Cuomo panel should study Albany's corrupt culture
Galleries Web links After a legislative session that saw numerous politicians charged with corruption and no progress in passing any kind of ethics or election reform, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo is angry,...
View ArticleCops: Suffolk adult home workers assaulted elderly man
Galleries Web links Two employees of a Suffolk adult home have been indicted on assault charges after an investigation found they tied up a resident, beat him and put a pillow over his face, the state...
View ArticleGet back on track, gov
Gov. Cuomo emerges from his third legislative session as a weakened warrior who notched wins, took more lumps than he has been accustomed to and needs to reset his compass. His most significant...
View ArticleSheriffs: Raid leads to 'marijuana growing house'
Galleries Web links A law enforcement raid of a Yaphank house led to the discovery of a marijuana growing operation, where investigators arrested three men and seized several pounds of packaged...
View ArticleEditorial: Life insurers get a good push to pay
Galleries Web links Too often, consumers are left with the sense that part of an insurance company's business model is to avoid paying out rightfully owed claims. A recent New York Department of...
View ArticleStocks bounce higher on strong economic reports
Stocks are ending higher on Wall Street after several encouraging economic reports brought buyers back to the market. Home prices jumped in April. Durable goods orders also rose and consumer...
View ArticleEditorial: Nassau PBA president isn't doing cops any favors
Nassau Police Benevolent Association president James Carver has always been an unapologetic advocate for his members, and he should be. Furthering their interests is his job. But lately he's taken on...
View ArticleFeldman: John Roberts just ended the civil-rights era
Galleries Web links The civil-rights era ended today -- or at least that's what the historians will say about the U.S. Supreme Court's 5-to-4 decision to strike down Section 4 of the Voting Rights Act...
View ArticleMoney in circulation
The rapid, haphazard growth of gambling in Ohio since early last year is continuing to raise questions about whether the state is oversaturated. Besides four casinos approved by voters, the state...
View ArticleNYRA trustees cede control to governor
ALBANY -— The trustees of the New York Racing Association on Tuesday agreed to turn over control of the board and management to Gov. Andrew Cuomo. The action ends concerns about the Saratoga season, a...
View ArticleNew York has a rocky path to more gambling
An audit released by State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli yesterday said the New York Racing Association, operator of Aqueduct, Belmont and Saratoga racetracks, continues to bleed money and hasn't...
View ArticleSilver, Cuomo at odds over state casino site selection
By Tom Precious NEWS ALBANY BUREAU ALBANY – Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo’s new budget proposal to have one of his state agencies pick the locations of possible casino sites in New York is being met with...
View ArticleCuomo doubles down on success
Not content to rest on his considerable laurels, Gov. outlined an enormous agenda in his State of the State message to the legislature yesterday, and while the sheer scope of the thing raises...
View ArticleState leaders hold first meeting on expanding casino gambling
ALBANY – Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo and legislative leaders met behind for the first time Wednesday to discuss plans to dramatically expand casino gambling in New York, but came away in agreement that there...
View ArticleNY gov seeks huge Aqueduct convention center, non-Indian casinos as boosts...
ALBANY, N.Y. - A privately funded plan to build the world's biggest convention center in New York City with 3,000 hotel rooms and an inside track to expanded gambling got a powerful boost Wednesday...
View ArticleDemocrats may say no dice to New York casinos, Sheldon Silver warns
ALBANY — The push to legalize casinos in New York is no sure bet to pass in the Assembly, the Daily News has learned. Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver (D-Manhattan) supports the idea, but he told the...
View ArticleEditorial: Cuomo ups the ante on gambling
When an experienced poker player is dealt a winning hand, his next move is to fatten the pot. That must be the plan behind Gov. 's call for a comprehensive strategy to determine the future of...
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