State Senator Carl Kruger is expected to turn himself into authorities Thursday on unspecified charges brought forth by the U.S. attorney’s office, sources tell NY1. The veteran Brooklyn lawmaker and the former finance chairman of the state Senate has been implicated in an FBI influence peddling probe since 2008. Kruger’s surrender comes a week after [...]
Governor Cuomo plans to meet with prominent gay activists in order to push for a bill that legalizes same-sex marriage in New York, sources tell NY1. They say the governor will attend a brain storming session on Wednesday in order to put together a solid measure and introduce it by June. Source: NY1 Continue reading [...]
Do you care how much salt State Assemblyman Felix Ortiz has in his food? Well, he cares about how much you have in yours. The Brooklyn Democrat has introduced a bill that would completely ban the use of salt in every restaurant kitchen in New York State. Violations would result in a $1,000 fine, according [...]
Medical marijuana is a “good idea,” New York State voters say 71 – 25 percent, with support among all political, racial and regional groups, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released today. Even Republicans say 55 – 41 percent that adults should be allowed to use marijuana if their doctor prescribes it, the independent Quinnipiac [...]
A former Long Island legislator pleaded guilty day to lying to the IRS about nearly a quarter of a million dollars in unreported income. Roger Corbin, 63 admitted to filing false tax returns and to tax evasion. A developer who was awarded more than $15 million in contracts in Corbin’s district wrote $229,000 in checks [...]
With 59 largely unenthusiastic ayes, the State Senate on Wednesday approved a package of bills meant to combat political corruption and require elected officials to disclose more about their outside financial interests. Despite more than three hours of debate and grousing from many senators that they felt the bills were at best a half-step toward [...]
The investigation into a non-profit run by State Senate Majority Leader Pedro Espada reveals violations. An affidavit filed today by State Attorney General Andrew Cuomo says a nine-month probe into a Bronx clinic founded by Espada shows apparent violations of New York’s not-for-profit corporation law. The violations cited in the affidavit include sharing money with [...]
The head of the city board that sets rent hikes for a million New Yorkers has resigned – putting landlords and tenants on alert for who Mayor Bloomberg appoints to replace him. Marvin Markus, a municipal finance expert, oversaw the Rent Guidelines Board’s raucous annual meetings to set increases for rent-controlled and rent-stabilized apartments during [...]
Protecting the water New Yorkers drink is the goal behind several settlements announced today between the state and medical facilities. Under the agreement announced by State Attorney General Andrew Cuomo today, five medical facilities have agreed to stop releasing pharmaceuticals into the New York City watershed. Those drugs end up in the watershed when they’re [...]
Groups of American Indians from across the state are in New York City to defend their right to sell tax-free cigarettes. A Senate committee was holding a hearing Tuesday regarding confusion in the law over taxes and the tribes. Smoke shops on the state’s reservations now sell hundreds of millions of packs of cigarettes each [...]
