Former Majority Leader Dean Skelos Cries at his Trial Skelos, on trial for allegedly using his political clout to get his kid a job, broke down and cried on the stand. His argument, justifying what he had done, was powerful. Basically, he was just doing what was needed. His son […]
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Court overturns Silver’s corruption conviction, U.S. attorney says he will re-try case
A federal appeals court has overturned former New York Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver’s corruption conviction because of incorrect jury instructions. The United States Court Of Appeals For The Second Circuit in Manhattan concluded that “erroneous” jury instructions were given by the judge in Silver’s 2015 trial. The court cited a […]
Spending on lobbying is down in most recent session
The amount of money spent on lobbying state lawmakers dropped nearly 10 percent between the 2015 and 2016 legislative sessions, according to the state ethics officials. In the session immediately following the convictions of Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos and Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, clients of lobbyists spent $120.2 […]