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A federal judge on Wednesday approved a class action suit for those claiming they have been unlawfully stopped, questioned and frisked by the New York City Police Department.
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Cuomo: School tax cap working better than expected
Written by Joseph Spector, ithacajournal.com
ALBANY — Nearly 92 percent of schools are proposing budgets at or below the new property-tax cap, and Gov. Andrew Cuomo couldn’t be more pleased.
Cuomo said the cap is producing better results than he imagined. …
New York Democrat Receives ‘Potentially Threatening’ Calls
By Emma Dumain, Roll Call
“Potentially threatening” phone calls have been made to the district and Capitol Hill offices of Rep. Yvette Clarke (D-N.Y.), and the Capitol Police have begun an investigation.
The calls arose, Clarke said in a statement posted to her …
Congressman Ed Towns Bows Out
BY ALISON GENDAR, NY Daily News
Incumbent Ed Towns was making calls Sunday night telling friends, supporters and some members of the New York delegation that he was dropping out of the race for the re-drawn 8th Congressional seat, two sources …
After dozens of Occupy protesters are arrested, NYC activists reflect on movement’s direction
Associated Press
NEW YORK — A day after police broke up a rally at Manhattan’s Zuccotti Park and arrested dozens, Occupy Wall Street protesters said Sunday that their movement for economic justice would pick up momentum with the spring.
Activists listed issues …
NY: G.O.P. Leaders Attack Democratic Senator, but Leave Candidate Selection to the Primary
By JOHN ELIGON , The New York Times
ROCHESTER — As New York Republicans gathered on Friday to begin choosing a candidate for the United States Senate, they directed …
Longtime NY Democrat Rep. Gary Ackerman retiring
WASHINGTON (AP) — New York Rep. Gary Ackerman has announced he will not seek re-election.
The 15-term Democrat who has represented Queens and part of Long Island said in a statement Thursday that although new congressional boundaries were extremely favorable, he …
Cuomo, legislative leaders OK plan to expand casino gambling
By Adam Sichko – The Business Review
Top legislators in the Senate and Assembly, along with Gov. Andrew Cuomo, have agreed on a plan to expand casino gambling in New York.
The proposed amendment to the constitution could trigger a $40 million …
Weiner Says He Contacted FBI About Grimm
By John Stanton, Roll Call
In the fall of 2010, then-Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-N.Y.) informed the FBI that now-Rep. Michael Grimm (R-N.Y.) was allegedly attempting to extort campaign contributions from a politically well-connected orthodox rabbi, Weiner said today.
Grimm has previously been …
Key States Move Closer to Foreclosure-Abuse Deal
By DEREK KRAVITZ AP Economics Writer
California and New York, the key holdouts in a long-awaited settlement over foreclosure abuses, moved closer Monday to backing a deal that would force the five largest mortgage lenders to reduce loans for about …
