Why is NYS protecting convicted criminals pensions
Joyce Mitchell and other officials convicted of crimes would keep public pensions due to Albany’s failure to pass reform. The column urges the Assembly to allow a bill to forfeit pensions for felons who abused public trust, noting high voter support and past protections for various officials. It includes contact details for Assemblyman Barclay.
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Joyce Mitchell
Clinton Correctional Facility
Albany
Pedro Espada
Alan Hevesi
Assembly
New York City
Democrats
Schenectady
Mitchell
New York
Assembly Democrats
House
N. Second St
Fulton
N.Y
Barclay
State
Assemblyman
County should table IDA related resolution at meeting
Legislator Frank Castiglia proposes pausing consideration of a resolution on IDA funding and PILOT loans at an upcoming committee meeting. He cites expert input from nine counties and a comptroller’s office representative, urging an upfront project fee up to 1 percent and reduced reliance on taxpayer money, while preserving IDA and DOC funding through the budget.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kevin Gardner
Comptroller’s Office
Becky Wilcox
OOC
Frank Castiglia
Buckley remembered as civilist amid public rancor
Kathryn Jean Lopez reflects on William F. Buckley Jr at his 2008 death and the enduring imprint of his civility and vision. The piece contrasts Buckley’s moral messaging with the stormy public discourse, noting his influence in American life and the need for freedom and pluralism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William F. Buckley Jr
Gore Vidal
New York Times
Vidal
Buckley
National Review
Clinton
Satan
Christ
Pope Francis
God
Kathryn Jean Lopez
National Review Institute
National Review Online
Catholic Voices USA
Klopez
Nationalreview.com
Notable events on August 11 across history
August 11 marks a list of historical moments from Watts riots in 1965 to Captain Francis Light arriving in Penang in 1786. Highlights include the first SOS by SS Arapahoe in 1909, Alcatraz arrival of federal prisoners in 1934, Pollock’s 1956 death, Beatlemania US premiere in 1964, and Robin Williams’s death in 2014 with quoted reflection.
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Francis Light
Penang
Britain
Virginia City
Nevada
Arapahoe
North America
S.O.S
North Carolina
Cape Hatteras
Alcatraz Island
San Francisco Bay
Pierre Laval
Vichy France
France
Germany
Indochina
Jackson Pollock
Long Island
New York
United States
North
South Vietnam
Cabaccriush
South Korea
Bill Clinton
Army
John Shalikashvili
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Colin Powell
U.S. Supreme Court
George W. Bush
Cindy Sheehan
Texas
Casey
Iraq
Baton Rouge
FBI
Michael Francis Mara
Mara
Robin Williams
Mrs. Doubtfire
Tiburon
California
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NYS
State Assembly
Stahler
Palladium-Times
Www
Palitimes.com
New York Publishers Association
First St
Oswego, NY
Andrew Poole
Mike LeBoeuf Mieboeuf
Palitines.com
Palitimes
Oswego Palladium-Times
USPS
the Palladium-Times
West Street
Oswego
The
Associated Press
Watts
Los Angeles
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