Nuclear energy debate in Oswego on clean energy standard
Upstate figures including Will Barclay and Patty Ritchie push FitzPatrick credit while residents and superintendents favor preserving nuclear to protect school programs. Critics cite jobs and economy. PSC official notes current renewables at 26 percent with aim to near double in 14 years. Public comments open until June 6 at dps.ny.gov.
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R-Pulaski
Patty Ritchie
Heuvelton
FitzPatrick
PSC
Community Mexico Academy
Central School
Sean Bruno
Oswego City
Dean Gooney
Sue Matthews
Nine Mile
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Kevin Caraccioli
Oswego
Scriba
Oswego County
Upstate
L. Michael Treadwell
IDA
Upstate Energy Jobs
Treadwell
Entergy
John O'Mara
O’mara
Exelon
New York Power Authority
Commission
Peter Olmsted
Dps.ny
Cuomo pushes campaign reform and heroin plan as top priorities
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo unveiled a bid to close the LLC campaign finance loophole as a leading priority, alongside a broad heroin and opioid abuse strategy. He urged lawmakers to pass ethics reforms, with a focus on limiting donations to political races and enabling pension stripping for corrupt politicians, while facing Senate opposition.
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Cuomo
Albany
N.Y
New York
Andrew Cuomo
State Capitol
Gover
Nor
State
Senate
John Flanagan
Daniel Squadron
Brooklyn
Oswego County considers secondhand shop law with strict recordkeeping
Committee advances secondhand shop bill requiring sellers to record buyer identities with photos dates and addresses and to document item details and prices. Holding period of seven days prevents sale of purchased items. Records kept six years and open to law enforcement. violations may lead to license revocation or misdemeanor charges. Exemptions cover garage sales auctions and nonprofit organizations. localities Fulton and Oswego already regulate. Public hearing planned for June with full vote possible in July.
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Legislature
Kevin Gardner
New Haven
New York State
Oswego County
Tom Drumm
Fulton
Oswego
Minetto backs group solar plan with no commitment
Minetto town board joined a regional inter municipality agreement with about two dozen partners to pursue a group RFP for solar arrays. The non binding plan aims to lower costs and streamline bidding while allowing either ownership or leasing options, with potential 2017 construction.
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Cnyrpdb
Carrick
John Familo
Mike Falise
Falise
Mike Paestella
Domicolo
Oswego
New York
Cayuga County
DeWitt
Skaneateles
Salina
Cicero
Onondaga County
Legislators press state on indigent defense funding plan
County officials urge the state to fund and regionalize indigent defense costs, criticizing no added state money and a county tax burden. The resolution backs Assembly and Senate bills to raise state funding, arguing Gideon v. Wainwright requires public defense, with June 9 legislative consideration pending.
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Phil Church
New York City
Church
State Assembly
Senate
Gideon
Holst
Kevin Gardner
New Haven
Richard Kline
C Schroeppel
Gardner
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