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NY Assemblyman accused of sex harass resigns
The New York assemblyman accused of asking young female staffers to massage him, touch his cancerous tumors and join him in hotel rooms said Saturday he will resign rather than possibly be expelled from the Legislature amid sexual harassment allegations. The announcement by Democratic Assemblyman Vito Lopez, 72, a once ...
FAULTED FOR SEXUAL HARASSMENT, LEGISLATOR WILL QUIT ALBANY
c.2013 New York Times News Service NEW YORK — Assemblyman Vito J. Lopez, the once-powerful Brooklyn Democratic leader who has been accused of sexual harassment by multiple women, infuriated elected officials in Albany and New York on Friday by suggesting that he would seek to remain in office through the ...
LOPEZ SAYS HE WILL RESIGN, BUT CALLS FOR EXPULSION CONTINUE
c.2013 New York Times News Service NEW YORK — Assemblyman Vito J. Lopez, a Brooklyn Democrat who was facing possible expulsion from the Legislature for allegedly sexually harassing female employees, said Friday that he would resign from the Legislature and instead run for election to the New York City Council. ...
NY Assembly speaker to propose Lopez removal
New York Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver will introduce legislation on Friday recommending that state lawmakers expel Assemblyman Vito Lopez, who is accused of sexual harassment. Silver will also ask the Assembly to consider the full Joint Commission on Public Ethics report, which was critical of Silver's handling of the Lopez ...
Feds offer deal to NYer accused of pol threats
Two months of plea bargaining has led to an offer from prosecutors that could avert a trial for a man accused of making death threats on Facebook against some of the nation's best-known politicians. A lawyer for defendant Lawrence Mulqueen said after a court session Thursday that "there's been a ...
A sampling of editorials from around New York
The Times Union of Albany on judges using special license plates on their vehicles. May 14 It may not be unethical for judges to put vanity plates on their cars signifying their position, but it sure looks bad. And as the most prominent representatives of our system of justice, judges ...
Cuomo, ex-wife Kennedy push farm workers' rights
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and his ex-wife, Kerry Kennedy, on Monday each pushed to protect migrant farm workers' rights, with Kennedy declaring that the workers are abused under remnants of laws aimed at oppressing blacks after the Civil War. The issue has long been a favorite of New York ...
NY Senate GOP says murder convict bolsters case
New York Senate Republicans say Monday's murder conviction of a Philadelphia abortion doctor bolsters their opposition in Albany to Gov. Andrew Cuomo's abortion proposal. Senate Republican leader Dean Skelos (SKEHL'-ohs) says the conviction shows the danger of passing a proposal by Senate Democrats that would expand late-term abortions and what ...
Many NY gas leases expire as moratorium remains
New York's five-year moratorium on shale gas development promised to be a blessing for many landowners eager to end leases they signed before anyone outside of the oil and gas industry had heard of fracking. But actually getting out of a lease can be tricky. Many have clauses giving the ...
Spire installed on WTC tower, making it 1,776 feet
The World Trade Center's rebirth has long revolved around creating a centerpiece of unsparing symbolism: a skyscraper 1,776 feet tall, its height an homage and a bold statement about looking forward. The new 1 World Trade Center reached that height with the lowering of a silvery spire from a crane ...
Record: Libous ended stake in firm eyeing fracking
Sen. Thomas Libous on Thursday released a 2008 document that states he ended his personal financial interest in a real estate firm before it speculated in land purchases to benefit from drilling now being debated in Albany. Libous provided the document to The Associated Press after published reports said he ...
Correction: Campaign finance story
In a story May 7 about campaign finance violations, The Associated Press misspelled the last name of an official with the Brennan Center for Justice. He is Larry Norden, not Norton. A corrected version of the story is below: Gassing up twice a week in New Jersey? Hiring Turdo the ...
Group cites 100,000 NY campaign finance violations
Gassing up twice a week in New Jersey? Hiring Turdo the magician? Buying smoked meats for Christmas presents? A review of campaign finance reports by The Associated Press shows that's all part of the questionable use of campaign donations that can buoy lawmakers' lifestyles and buy support back home. The ...
Protesters blocked from NY campaign funds hearing
Protesters and good-government advocates were barred from a public hearing Tuesday in which Republican senators bolstered their opposition to using public money to fund campaigns. Federal corruption cases against four Democratic state lawmakers in the last four weeks among 32 over the last seven years intensified both sides of the ...
32 NY officials snared for corruption in 7 years
With the arrest Monday of another former state Senate majority leader, Albany has seen 32 state level officials snared in corruption cases in the past seven years. The fourth arrest in the past four weeks came as the Legislature and Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who campaigned to clean up Albany, had ...
NY pol pleads not guilty in corruption probe
A prominent New York state senator pleaded not guilty on Monday to embezzlement and other charges alleging he brazenly tried to sabotage a federal fraud investigation of his law practice by seeking inside information from an employee of the Brooklyn U.S. attorney's office. Sen. John Sampson told the employee — ...
Gas-storage plans in NY's Finger Lakes draw outcry
The Finger Lakes region of upstate New York, frequented by tourists for its vistas, recreation and vineyards, is dotted with caverns left behind a century ago when the area was a major salt-producing region. Now, an energy company is eyeing those caves as ideal spaces for storing natural gas, upsetting ...
2016: Rare same-state pairings in the early stages
The early stages of the 2016 presidential race feature an unusual cluster of high-powered potential candidates hailing from the same states, Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker and Rep. Paul Ryan among them. Walker gained Republican Party cult-figure status when he beat back a labor union attempt to oust him from office ...
NY appeals court upholds local fracking bans
A mid-level appeals court says New York municipalities can use local zoning laws to ban the use of hydraulic fracturing to drill for natural gas. The four-judge appellate division panel ruled unanimously Thursday that state mining and drilling law doesn't trump the authority of local governments to control land use. ...
Cuomo admin: 'No timetable' on fracking decision
Months ago, the Cuomo administration promised a decision within weeks on whether to allow hydraulic fracturing for natural gas. Now, one of the key officials says there's "no timetable" for a decision. "It's kind of like shooting at a moving target," said Dr. Nirav Shah, the state health commissioner. He ...
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