Lester Freeman drops out of 21st Congressional District race
July 3, 2008
The race to replace Democrat Michael McNulty in the 21st Congressional District race has another casualty.
Democrat Lester Freeman, the only black candidate in the race, dropped out Wednesday and swung his support behind fellow Democrat and former state Assemblyman Paul Tonko.
Tim Carney, Freeman’s campaign manager, said it became apparent that Freeman would not be able [...]
All-nighter helps Con Edison, union avert heat wave walkout
July 3, 2008
Con Edison’s 9,000 union employees are staying on the job after all-night talks produced a new contract Wednesday and removed the threat of a strike during a summer heat wave.
Both sides agreed to keep talking past a midnight strike deadline set by Utility Workers Union of America Local 1-2, and shook hands on a deal [...]
Former Assemb. McLaughlin pours himself into new life
July 3, 2008
Former Assemb. Brian McLaughlin’s federal indictment in October 2006 covered 186 pages and described a web of corrupt acts including bribery, embezzlement, racketeering, mail fraud and money laundering.
Four months ago, McLaughlin, 56, pleaded guilty to criminal counts. It took the former Democratic lawmaker, labor coalition leader, union official and party activist from Queens nearly an [...]
Golisano’s money, power could be spread around
July 3, 2008
Senate Democrats salivating over the idea of Rochester-area billionaire Tom Golisano dishing out millions of dollars for their campaigns in November may want to hedge their bets. He may also back Republicans.
Golisano is set to form a state political action committee and commit $1 million to each candidate who supports his reform agenda.
While Golisano is [...]
Politics Failed, but Fuel Prices Cut Congestion
July 3, 2008
Soaring gas prices and higher tolls seem to be doing for traffic in New York what Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg’s ambitious congestion pricing was supposed to do: reducing the number of cars clogging the city’s streets and pushing more people to use mass transit.
In May, with gasoline at more than $4 a gallon, traffic at [...]
43RD SENATE DISTRICT : McDonald announces Senate run
July 3, 2008
Assemblyman Roy McDonald, RSaratoga, formally announced his campaign for state Senate Wednesday, while a rival for the Republican nomination, Ray Seney, blasted the front-runner and the party establishment.
McDonald made two announcements, the first in Troy, his hometown, where the gathered supporters included Sen. Joseph Bruno, R-Brunswick, the former Senate majority leader. Bruno is not running [...]
Upstate Billionaire Tom Golisano may aid Dems
July 2, 2008
Rochester billionaire Tom Golisano plans to make a “major announcement” next week about his involvement in this year’s elections, an aide said Tuesday, and a published report said it’s going to be good news for Democrats trying to win control of the state Senate.
Golisano, who has run unsuccessfully for governor three times and owns the [...]
Clinton to make upstate NY appearances
July 2, 2008
Fresh off the campaign trial, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton is logging miles again in upstate New York.
Clinton is scheduled Wednesday to talk about alternative energy in Syracuse and farmers hurt by a recent hailstorm in the Finger Lakes. She will be in Buffalo later in the day for the ceremonial opening of the Erie Canal [...]
Utility union: Tentative deal with Con Ed in New York City
July 2, 2008
Consolidated Edison and a union representing nearly 9,000 of the utility’s workers reached a tentative agreement Wednesday after “extremely contentious” contract talks, a spokesman for the union said.
Negotiations for the four-year contract had begun Tuesday in Manhattan but continued well after an 11:59 p.m. deadline the union had set for a possible walkout. But both [...]
Republicans Scramble to Choose a Candidate
July 1, 2008
These are tense days for Republican officials on Staten Island.
For the last few days, party leaders and elected officials have been calling each other in a frenzied effort to find a candidate to succeed Francis H. Powers, who died on June 22, on the ballot for Congress.
Still, there is no consensus.
Mr. Powers, the Republican candidate [...]
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