Santulli addresses New York Senate Committee on Medicaid (Morning Times)
Wed, 17 Mar 2010 17:19:31 GMT
ELMIRA — Chemung County Executive Tom Santulli testified before the New York State Senate Republican Task Force on Medicaid Fraud Monday to discuss the impact of the Medicaid program on county government and how the state and local governments can work together to control this ever expanding program.
Analysis: Sampling of editorials from NY state (Greenwich Time)
Wed, 17 Mar 2010 13:46:58 GMT
There's still the little matter of a campaign followed by an election for him to hurdle, but if Cuomo doesn't win November's gubernatorial contest, it could go down as the biggest upset in the history of New York politics.
Closing arguments made in city slaying (New Haven Register)
Wed, 17 Mar 2010 11:47:17 GMT
NEW HAVEN — Witness reliability was the key issue raised by the defense and prosecution Tuesday during closing arguments in Teejay Johnson’s trial for the shooting death of DeWayne Redd.
State urged to make choking a violent crime (Rochester Democrat and Chronicle)
Wed, 17 Mar 2010 09:11:20 GMT
A bill supported by women's groups, the state District Attorneys Association and others would make intentional choking and suffocation into unconsciousness a violent felony in New york state.
N.Y. bill would make strangulation, suffocation violent crimes (Press & Sun-Bulletin)
Wed, 17 Mar 2010 03:19:04 GMT
ALBANY -- Applying 11 pounds of pressure around someone's neck for 10 seconds can render a person unconscious, but in many cases in New York, choking or strangulating someone is not considered a crime, experts in law enforcement and domestic violence said Tuesday.
Monserrate Loses Bid to Regain Seat (New York Times)
Tue, 16 Mar 2010 13:23:30 GMT
Hiram Monserrate, who was expelled from the State Senate, lost in a special election to José R. Peralta.
Link Central: Cortland AG, more hospital cuts, restaurant health signs, more (CNYCentral.com)
Tue, 16 Mar 2010 12:38:07 GMT
Welcome to Link Central. Each weekday we will collect and publish links to stories that may be of interest to our Central New York readers.
New Yorkers can get sex-offender alerts (Press & Sun-Bulletin)
Tue, 16 Mar 2010 01:33:54 GMT
ALBANY -- New Yorkers who want to keep track of certain sex offenders can now register with the state's NY-ALERT system to receive e-mail, text message, fax or telephone notifications when moderate- and high-risk sex offenders move.
Voters embarrassed and angry by statewide politics (CNYCentral.com)
Mon, 15 Mar 2010 02:53:17 GMT
New York politics, which has consumed more than a dozen elected officials or top staffers in the past two years, has become a kind of bizarre “Survivor” show.
New Yorkers, Lawmakers Laugh Off 'Salt Assault' (WCBS-TV New York)
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 11:14:36 GMT
A New York assemblyman was taking heat Thursday for changes he wants to bring to the kitchen. Brooklyn Democrat Felix Ortiz is sponsoring a bill that would -- get this -- ban restaurants from using salt, yes, salt, in the preparation of food. Critics said even by Albany standards, the "salt assault" is half-baked.
