Lt Gov Betsy McCaughey Ross Clings to Capitol Offices
Albany politics swirl as Lt Gov Betsy McCaughey Ross resists eviction from state Capitol offices. Gov Pataki says he will not dispute her need for space, ending a week of aides’ attempts to remove her. The dispute fuels talk of a 1995 challenge to Alfonso D Amato and questions about loyalty within the GOP.
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New York Assembly Advances Permanent Clothing Tax Repeal
The New York Assembly approved a budget package backing permanent elimination of the 4 percent sales tax on clothing and footwear under 500 dollars. The measure, passed 85 to 51, also earmarks 650 million dollars for property tax relief though details are unclear.
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Woman Rescued From Ice Ledge Above American Falls
Niagara Falls police and New York State Parks officers rescued an unidentified woman who perched on a 35 foot ledge above the American Falls. She slipped during a rescue attempt and fell to another ledge before being brought to safety by rappelling officers. She sustained a fractured ankle and lower leg and is under mental observation at Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center.
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Rockets and fireworks seized in Queens warehouse
Queens authorities raided a Whitestone warehouse at 11 p.m. Wednesday and seized hundreds of cases of rockets and M-80 explosives. The operation involved NYPD officers, firefighters, and ATF agents, with about 400 cases counted by midnight. The district attorney warned the cache could have caused a catastrophe if ignited.
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Pataki clashes over welfare reform at New York Capitol
Governor George Pataki criticized the Assembly Democratic welfare overhaul as extreme and unworkable, warning it could jeopardize more than 200 million dollars in federal aid and derail his workfare plan by denying 20 hours of weekly work for benefits. Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver defended the bill as compliant with federal rules and outlined limits on benefits for welfare recipients.
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