Tag Archives: SHELDON SILVER

A.M. NEWS TUESDAY 4-14-15

Governor Cuomo will be submitting 184 vetoes, including 30 appropriations for items that had previously been fully paid out. 31 with remaining undisbursed balances under $1,000, 42 reappropriations that are more than 7 years old and there have been no … Continue reading

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WCDO NEWS TUESDAY 3-31-15

Delaware County Sheriff’s Investigators arrested and charged a Hancock area Sex Offender with a felony violation the New York State Sex Offender Registration Act. 50 year old James Blackham was charged with failing to submit an updated photograph to the … Continue reading

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WCDO NEWS WEDNESDAY 3-25-15

State Budget Conference Committees ideally need to get their worked wrapped up this week, if lawmakers & the governor want the annual spending plan enacted on time. Area assemblyman Cliff Crouch Comments: (Crouch 3-25-15) Governor Cuomo has tied ethics reforms … Continue reading

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A.M. NEWS TUESDAY 2-24-15

Former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver faces arraignment on bribery charges today, in federal court. Silver was arrested in January by the FBI on corruption charges for collecting nearly $4 million from law firms for political favors. Silver resigned as speaker … Continue reading

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P.M. NEWS THURSDAY 2-19-15

A Grand Jury has officially indicted former Speaker Sheldon Silver. Silver was arrested on January 22 on 5 federal corruption charges, for allegedly using his position to aquire millions of dollars. Silver resigned as Speaker of the Assembly after 21 … Continue reading

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P.M. NEWS TUESDAY 2-17-15

The 3rd murder trial of Cal Harris continued today in Schoharie County Court. Former Harris Family Nanny Barbara Thayer took the stand again this morning after a 5-day layoff. Harris is accused of killing his estranged wife Michelle in September … Continue reading

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P.M. NEWS MONDAY 2-9-15

The state assembly is inching back to normal activity following the recent arrest of Former Speaker Sheldon Silver, and the appointment of Carl Heastie of the Bronx as the new Speaker. Area Assemblyman Pete Lopez said that Silver’s stranglehold on … Continue reading

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P.M. NEWS FRIDAY 2-6-15

The murder trial of Cal Harris will continue in Schoharie County Court, after Judge George Bartlett ruled against a defense motion for a mistrial following yesterday’s opening statements by the prosecution. Harris has been convicted twice before for the murder … Continue reading

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