Pataki launches southern fund raising swing for re election bid
Governor George Pataki heads a weekend fundraising tour through Knoxville Birmingham Jackson and New Orleans to add to a war chest over 5 million. Spokeswoman Zenia Mucha said events could raise more than 100000 funded by old college friends and Republican allies. Pataki leaves Friday night returns Monday by chartered plane.
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Albany Court of Appeals not as liberal as critics claim
Albany Law School researchers in Judges Journal report New York Court of Appeals aligns with neighboring states in siding with criminal defendants at similar rates. The court is described as middle of the road philosophically, sometimes more conservative, and the study argues political attacks are partisan and misleading to the public.
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Planned Parenthood Excluded From Rockland Women Expo
At the Nanuet Mall expo for women planned events, Planned Parenthood was barred from participation triggering withdrawals by several groups. Corporate Property Investors cited a policy for a safe, controversy-free shopping environment, with spokesperson Lynn Blacker noting abortion as the political issue involved.
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Rochester’s youngest murder defendant goes on trial
Jury selection begins in the second degree murder case of Preston Mitchum, a Rochester seventh grader who was 13 at the time of the alleged killing and 14 on March 3. He faces up to nine years to life if convicted. The victim, Timothy Dickerson, 43, was attacked during a suspected robbery while walking with relatives and a dog on a city sidewalk last June 17.
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Pataki says budget likely to be late Albany
Gov George Pataki says a state budget is unlikely to be in place for the 1997-98 fiscal year, with Assembly and Senate leaders hundreds of millions apart on spending and revenue estimates. The dispute follows a meeting with Speaker Sheldon Silver and Senate Majority Leader Joseph Bruno, while lawmakers urge shifts in prison and social spending.
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