State ethics reform needs more changes in JCOPE
Gov Cuomo's answer to New York ethics reform highlights gaps in the Joint Commission on Public Ethics. While the Lopez harassment case shows JCOPE can work, voting rules and disclosure need major changes. Citizens Union suggests a nine vote supermajority to authorize investigations and public disclosure of blocked votes and subjects within seven days. More transparency and robust voting rules are urged.
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Views to the editor on Oswego school board election
Veronica Baker urges better candidate information for Oswego voters after a 2013 election that filled three seats with Heather DelConte Michael McLaughlin and incumbents Jim Tschudy and Kathleen Allen. She calls for improved public information and a collaborative leadership focus on student achievement.
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Michael McLaughlin
Jim Tschudy
Kathleen Allen
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Notable New York Officials Contact Information Listing
A compiled listing of elected representatives with addresses including U S Senator Charles Schumer Kirsten Gillibrand and others. Also includes state senators assembly members and congressmen with office locations in Washington D C Albany and Oswego Fulton Syracuse and Albany.
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Washington, D.C
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Christie Eyeing 2016 as Lautenberg Vacuum Opens
Discussion of Senate replacement after Lautenberg's death frames Christie’s balancing act between party loyalty and presidential ambitions. Christie weighs appointing a Democrat vs holding a special election, opting for a delayed plan to maximize re election prospects while avoiding a full landslide loss. The cost and political risk of a special election are highlighted as state budget strains-and a test of Christie's vow to serve voters over party lines.
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History Today Highlights Flip Through 1953 1978 2003 2008 Events
A compact digest notes June 8 highlights across history. Key items include the 1953 unanimous Supreme Court ruling against DC restaurants denying service to Blacks, a fatal 1960s tornado tally in Michigan, Franco stepping down in 1973, a 1978 Mormon will forgery ruling, Heston becoming NRA president in 1998, and later political remarks in 2012 plus a Katherine Mansfield quote.
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District of Columbia
Michigan
Lower Peninsula
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
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Tennessee
Francisco Franco
Spain
Clark County
Nev
Howard Hughes
National Rifle Association
Charlton Heston
Denver
Skyla Whitaker
Taylor Placker
Weleetka
Oklo
Kevin Sweat
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