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In the wake of a New York Times article that revealed several senators are being paid for leadership positions they do not hold, an attorney for the Senate Democrats has declared the practice illegal in an analysis backed up by case law and legal precedent. The Times article, published […]
I don’t want to toot my own horn but I have been saying for some time that one of the most disgraceful things Andrew Cuomo and his lackeys in the Legislature have ever done was depriving Comptroller Tom DiNapoli of some his audit functions over state development projects. You […]
For the first time in more than a generation, a sitting president has refused to release his tax returns to the public, even as a candidate. Former President Richard Nixon began the tradition for presidents to do so in 1969, and in 1973 Nixon told reporters, “People have […]
Hoylman bill would have required full disclosure of tax documents to be on the general ballot in New York state Sponsor lashes out at republicans for “carrying the water” for President Trump The Senate Elections Committee on Monday defeated a bill that would require presidential candidates to release […]
Senator Todd Kaminsky, D-Long Beach, has introduced legislation that prohibits state and local government authorities from paying elected officials for legal or consulting work with an Industrial Development Agency or economic assistance corporation. The bill seeks to end elected officials using their positions to “enrich themselves at the expense of […]
Preet Bharara will join the NYU School of Law as a distinguished scholar in residence beginning April 1, 2017. Bharara, the hero United States attorney for the Southern District of New York known for taking on political corruption head-on, was fired by President Donald Trump after one of the longest […]
President Donald Trump fired U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara Saturday after the prosecutor refused to step down along with 45 other Obama holdovers who were asked by the Justice Department to resign. Bharara has been a hero to those in New York who appreciated his tough stance on public corruption, […]
Things are very quiet in Albany. The tension in the air has lawmakers and executives shivering and scared and waiting for the next shoe to drop. The United States attorneys have been very busy. On one side of the Hudson, there is the George Washington “Bridgegate” scandal. On the […]