The Seneca Nation of Indians was none too pleased with Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s suggestion Wednesday that a pact allowing them to operate casinos in western New York could be allowed to expire in 2016. Cuomo and the Senecas have been at odds of the agreement, with the nation withholding more… Read More →
Here’s the Assembly’s resolution that will start the process to expel Assemblyman Vito Lopez after Lopez was found to have sexually harassed female aides. The Assembly Ethics Committee is expected to be tasked on Monday with coming up with a recommendation on Lopez and will undoubtedly recommend his expulsion. He… Read More →
The high-profile law firm representing two of Assemblyman Vito Lopez’ accusers says its time Speaker Sheldon Silver is ousted from the role he’s held since 1994. Gloria Allred and her legal partners Mariann Wang and Nathan Goldberg released a joint statement Friday afternoon, knocking Silver for his handling of the… Read More →
Disgraced Assemblyman Vito Lopez said Friday he will resign from office next month, less than a day after his colleagues said they would seek to expel him. Lopez said he would resign at the end of the legislative session, which is scheduled for June 20. He is accused of sexually… Read More →
Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver on Friday will begin the process that could lead to embattled Assemblyman Vito Lopez’ expulsion from the chamber, according to his spokesman. Silver, who was criticized in an ethics report for his handling of sexual harassment allegations against Lopez, will introduce a resolution Friday asking the… Read More →
Twenty-three troopers were honored Thursday at the State Police’s annual award ceremony, including a Poughkeepsie officer who last year stopped a violent home invasion in progress, killing the armed suspect and protecting three residents inside. Trooper Daniel Hoffman, 29, was recognized with the highest State Police award for bravery, the… Read More →
A new disclosure form released for the first time shows Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s assets are worth at least $1.8 million, with the vast majority of that figure tied up in a blind trust. The trust and a retirement account from his days as the federal housing secretary are worth as… Read More →
Assemblywomen Amy Paulin and Barbara Lifton said they would vote in favor of expelling Vito Lopez from office, but said they see no reason to also oust Speaker Sheldon Silver, D-Manhattan. So far, at least from Assembly members, the outrage about Lopez’s alleged sexual harassment of his young female aides… Read More →
Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Thursday said the state Assembly should move to expel embattled Assemblyman Vito Lopez from the chamber if he doesn’t resign, but did not take a position on whether the chamber’s leadership should remain in place. Lopez, a Brooklyn Democrat, was the center of an ethics report… Read More →
The Oneida Indian Nation was granted exclusive casino rights in central New York under a deal struck Thursday that will send 25 percent of slot revenue to the state. The Native American tribe, Gov. Andrew Cuomo and the heads of Madison and Oneida counties signed the agreement at the Capitol… Read More →