WASHINGTON – The Justice Department inspector general’s office told witnesses set to review draft sections of its long-awaited report on the FBI investigation of President Donald Trump’s 2016 campaign that they would not be allowed to submit written feedback, but ...
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ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Two probation directors from upstate New York raised concerns on Thursday about how sweeping changes to the state’s bail law will be implemented. Delaware County Probation Director Scott Glueckert told state lawmakers that he doesn’t have ...
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Read More »ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York’s inspector general says an investigation shows a former state official engaged in a “persistent” pattern of sexual harassment against multiple victims. Inspector General Letizia Tagliafierro said Thursday that Robert Freeman used his status as ...
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ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Adoptees can soon obtain a certified birth certificate under a new law passed by the Democratic-controlled Legislature. Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed the law Thursday. The law is set to take effect Jan. 15. Under the ...
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NEW YORK (AP) — Catholic officials on Long Island have filed a legal challenge arguing that the Child Victims Act that loosened statutes of limitations on molestation cases violates the New York state constitution. The Roman Catholic Diocese of Rockville ...
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The Senate on Thursday confirmed Steven Menashi to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit in New York, after a bruising fight in which Democrats – including Menashi’s two home state senators – sharply criticized the nominee’s record. ...
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Rochester attorney Paul V. Nunes is representing a woman suing a Cortland County restaurant after she allegedly contacted a food-borne illness after eating there. Christina Gordon, of Cortland, claims she ate at the Wild Ginger Asian Fusion restaurant, located on ...
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WASHINGTON — It’s been easy for majority Democrats to keep Republicans from shifting the focus of the House impeachment hearings. Yet GOP leverage to do just that will grow should the battle reach the Republican-run Senate. If the House votes ...
Read More »New York law requires authorities, including the New York City Police Department, to destroy arrested juveniles’ fingerprints. For years, though, the NYPD ignored the legislative mandate and illegally kept a fingerprint database, affecting tens of thousands of children, many of ...
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Foreclosure activity in Monroe County dropped significantly between October 2018 and October 2019 but rose dramatically in Wayne County over the same period. While the total of pending foreclosures, notices of foreclosure sale (NFS) and lender-owned properties (REO) dropped by ...
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WASHINGTON – Congress can seek eight years of President Donald Trump’s tax records, according to a federal appeals court order Wednesday that moves the separation-of-powers conflict one step closer to the Supreme Court. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the ...
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ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — People who annoy an officer in one upstate New York county could find themselves facing jail time under a measure recently approved by a county legislature. Under the Monroe County proposal, a person who annoys, alarms ...
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