New campaign finance records show that Governor Andrew Cuomo spent more than $35 million on his successful bid for a 2nd term. Disclosures filed Monday show that Cuomo still has more than $9 million in his campaign account, & he raised $1.3 million in the period between October 24th & December 1st. Cuomo raised more than $45 million for his re-election; Republican Rob Astorino raised about $6 million over the entire campaign. Cuomo beat Astorino 52% to 40% on November 4th
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The Cancer Services Program of Delaware, Otsego and Schoharie counties will offer free health screenings to women 40 and older who are uninsured today in Walton, in partnership with the Bassett Cancer Institute’s mobile screening coach. The coach will be available from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM at the Bassett Healthcare Network Walton Health Center at 130 North Street, appointments are requested at 1-888-345-0225.
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The American Red Cross is seeking blood donations today in Davenport. Eligible donors with all types are needed, especially those with O negative, A negative and B negative. Appointments can be made at redcrossblood.org or 1-800-RED CROSS, today’s blood drive will run from 12:00 Noon until 5:00 PM at the Charlotte Valley Central School.
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The state will award more than $700 million in grants and tax breaks next week to projects submitted by the 10 Regional Development Councils. The 4th annual event is December 10th at The Egg in Albany. In the first 3 years, the state awarded more than $2 billion to 2,200 projects across the 10 regions. The money has helped create and retain more than 100,000 jobs. The Southern Tier council has had success in the competition, getting $91.1 million in 2012 and $81.9 million in 2013.
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An advocate for the disabled has sued the Cuomo administration to get disclosures about crimes against disabled individuals in state care. The suit cites data from the Justice Center for the Protection of People with Special Needs showing more than 70,000 incident reports received in its first 11 months, with 1,402 abuse or neglect cases assigned to its investigators and another 7,572 referred back to state agencies contracting with nonprofits. Data show only 28 of 3,688 death reports investigated. The suit by the Jonathan Carey Foundation said data provided under New York’s Freedom of Information Law omits requested details about crimes and why most reports were not assigned for investigation.