Bragman Named Chair Of Assembly Agriculture Committee
Albany reports Assemblyman Michael Bragman D Cicero was named chair of the Assembly Agriculture Committee. Freshman Sen John R Kuhl Jr R Hammondport was chosen to chair the Senate Agriculture Committee. Central New Yorkers gain influence in state policy as Hoffmann aims to remain ranking minority on the Senate panel. Leaders receive stipends above the $43 000 base salary.
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Albany
Michael Bragman
Cicero
Melvin Miller
Assembly
Bragman
John R. Kuhl Jr
Hammondsport
Senate Agriculture Committee
New
Legislative leaders reshuffle Cuomo era spending cap plans dead
Bragman succeeds Assemblyman Richard Keane as assistant majority whip. Miller and Senate Leader Anderson name committee chairs for 1987-88 with Zimmer remaining Governmental Operations chair and Lombardi keeping Health panel and GOP leadership roles. Seward gets Energy chair. McHugh to Tourism chair in a reshaped Albany lineup.
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Maria Cuomo
Assembly
Gerald Crotty
Mel Miller
Robert Abrams
Sian Lundine
Edward Regan
Senate
Warren Anderson
Bragman
Richard Keane
Buffalo
Melvin Zimmer
Syracuse
Len Tarky Lombardi Jr
Miller
Brooklyn
Binghamton
Local Forecast Flurry Likely Friday Night Hot Near 95
Weather note reports cloudy evening with gusts up to 25 mph and near term flurries. Friday night expected heat around 95 degrees with continued unsettled conditions.
Eight on trial in 30 state swindle linked to Albany firms
Eight people tied to Albany area companies accused of defrauding investors in 30 states of about $1.5 million go on trial in Syracuse federal court. Seven had pleaded guilty, including Richard Wiley and his mother Elizabeth Wiley Bech. Trials note Wiley’s wife Erna Schecter Wiley and others denying the charges as prosecutors say the scheme used deceit to gather funds for salaries lavish cars and trips.
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Syracuse
Richard Wiley
Albany County
Elizabeth Wiley Bech
Wiley
Erna Schecter Wiley
Mitchell Schecter
Salem, Mass
Thomas
Stone
Phoenix
Uriz
U.S
Nancy Jones
Las Vegas
Brazil
Jones
Wiley and Stone
Consumers Face Hidden Fees Warned by Reagan Plan
The Reagan administration proposes 7.5 billion in user fees to fund government services as part of deficit reduction. Critics label them tax increases, arguing they will affect homeowners, reservists, travelers, wait staff, and small business loans, while Congress debates and weighs approval.
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White House
Congress
United States Travel and Tourism Administration
Coast Guard
Small Business Administration
Office of Management and Budget
William Gray
D-Pa
House Budget Committee
House
Senate
Norman Ornstein
American Enterprise Insitute
Planned cuts in drug fight trigger outcry in Congress
Six months after President Reagan urged a national crusade against drugs, he proposed sharp cuts in drug enforcement funds. Rep. Charles Rangel and other lawmakers denounced the reductions as a retreat and questioned the administration’s commitment to an effective drug abuse strategy.
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Reagan
Congress
Charles Rangel
House Select Committee On
Senators Question Norstar's Bid For Syracuse Savings Bank
Federal regulators review Norstar Bancorp's attempt to buy the Syracuse Savings Bank after a letter from Senators D'Amato and Garn urging FDIC to follow thrift-to-organization provisions. Albany based Norstar and Rochester Community Savings are potential partners as regulators delay a decision.
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Norstar Bancorp
Syracuse Savings Bank
Norstar
Rochester Community Savings Bank
Federal Deposit Insurance Corp
Syracuse Savings
FDIC
Rochester
William Seidman
Alfonso D'Amato
New York
Jake Garn
Utah
Senate Banking Committee
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R.mulford
Seward
Senate Energy Committee
John McHugh
Watertown
Bera
Ziggy
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