Tag Archives: New York state

The New York Times reports: Before any of those criminal trials will take place, Mr. Trump is scheduled for a civil trial in New York in October. During the trial, the attorney general, Letitia James, will seek to bar him and three of his children from leading their family business, the Trump Organization, and to require him to pay a …

The Binghampton Press reports: A Broome County man will spend three months in federal prison for threatening a member of the U.S. Congress last year. Joseph F. Morelli, 51, of Endicott was also sentenced to three years of post-release supervision for making threatening phone calls  to a voicemail in the office of U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Georgia. Morelli pleaded …

CBS News reports: New York Attorney General Letitia James’ office says it is ready to proceed with a trial stemming from its $250 million lawsuit claiming former President Donald Trump, two of his children and his company engaged in widespread fraud. “The case is ready for trial,” wrote Kevin Wallace, senior enforcement counsel for the office, in a filing Monday. …

Syracuse.com reports: U.S. Rep. Brandon Williams has been admitted to a Washington hospital to be treated for complications related to heart bypass surgery he had two weeks ago in Syracuse, a spokesperson said Wednesday. “A complication has arisen that requires immediate treatment and will prevent the congressman from fulfilling his House duties for the remainder of the week,” Taylor Weyeneth …

The New York Post reports: A New York court ordered new congressional maps be redrawn ahead of the 2024 midterms, siding with Democrats salivating at the chance to overturn several embarrassing losses last November. The appellate court reversed a lower court’s decision on Thursday and ordered the state’s redistricting commission to start work on new proposed state congressional lines impacting …

NBC News reports: A suspect is in custody in the Gilgo Beach murders on Long Island in New York, a law enforcement official and two government officials said today, a case that baffled investigators and captured the country’s attention for more than a decade. The suspect has been identified as Rex Heuermann, 59, four senior law enforcement officials briefed on …

The Associated Press reports: A suspect has been taken into custody on New York’s Long Island in connection with a long-unsolved string of killings, known as the Gilgo Beach murders, a law enforcement official told The Associated Press on Friday. The case has drawn immense public attention since human remains were found along a New York beach highway more than …

The New York Times reports: A New York appeals court on Thursday ordered the state’s congressional map to be redrawn, siding with Democrats in a case that could give the party a fresh chance to tilt one of the nation’s most contested House battlegrounds leftward. Wading into a long-simmering legal dispute, the Appellate Division of the State Supreme Court in …

New York City’s ABC affiliate reports: Rain continues to batter an already severely damaged Hudson Valley on Monday morning. Hours of heavy rain produced life-threatening flash flooding across the region on Sunday sparking flash flood warnings and a rare flood emergency. A woman in her 30’s was killed in rushing floodwaters in Orange County. She was trying to escape her …

The Huffington Post reports: Former U.S. Rep. Mondaire Jones (D) announced his candidacy on Wednesday for New York’s suburban 17th Congressional District, a seat the progressive previously represented but left last cycle amid an intra-party dispute. After a complicated redistricting plan ― and the decision by Sean Patrick Maloney, then the chair of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, to run …

CNN reports: Sarah Hughes, who won an Olympic gold medal for figure skating in the 2002 Winter Olympics, is now leaping into the political world as she starts a bid for Congress. Hughes, who was a high school student in Long Island at the time of her Salt Lake City Olympic win, is running as a Democrat to represent New …

The New York Post reports: “What is your opinion about a policy that would end the sale of all tobacco products in New York within 10 years?” were among the questions asked last week in the “New York Local Opinion Leaders Survey,” examined by the Post. Another asks: “What is your opinion about a policy that would ban the sale …

From the Justice Department: Five individuals, including two certified nurse midwives, one licensed practical nurse and two health care business owners, have been charged for their participation in separate schemes that fraudulently distributed more than 2,600 fake COVID-19 vaccination records cards and defrauded the Paycheck Protection Program and Economic Injury Disaster Loan Program of more than $1.7 million. The defendants …

Florida Politics reports: A fresh Siena College Research Institute survey released Monday, takes the temperature of Empire State GOP voters well ahead of New York’s Presidential Preference Primary, to be held April 30, 2024. Former President Donald Trump commands majority support in the poll, taken March 19-23. With 52% support, he nearly doubles support for Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, who …

Gothamist reports: New York Gov. Kathy Hochul is proposing steep fines for stores selling weed without a license. The move comes as pressure builds to crack down on unlicensed cannabis shops – something other city and state officials have struggled to do effectively. The governor introduced legislation in Albany Wednesday that would clarify and expand the authority of the state …

Law & Crime reports: A Manhattan judge held firm on plans for a trial this autumn in the $250 million lawsuit accusing former President Donald Trump, his adult children and his business of fraud. “This case is complex, but it’s not complicated,” Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Arthur Engoron declared in court on Tuesday. “It all boils down to whether the …

The Buffalo News reports: A federal appellate court Monday rejected the appeal of a fired account clerk who lost his job in 2018 for refusing to attend a mandatory workplace LGBTQ training session that he said conflicted with his religious beliefs. Raymond Zdunski sued seeking reinstatement, back pay and $10 million in damages, but a district court dismissed his lawsuit …

Buffalo’s ABC affiliate reports: The Diocese of Buffalo placed Monsignor Peter J. Popadick on leave for the second time Wednesday, after previously allowing the priest to return to ministry. In a statement, a spokesperson for the diocese wrote that Popadick was placed on administrative leave after it received a child sexual abuse complaint. Popadick serves as the pastor of St. …

NBC News reports: Democrats are in a New York state of mind when it comes to the battle for the House, with outside groups signaling this week that they’ll be targeting freshman New York Republicans in competitive seats. Democrats need a net gain of just five seats to win the House majority next year, and six New York Republicans represent …

Just in via press release: New York Attorney General Letitia James released the following statement after the Appellate Division, First Department ruled in favor of Attorney General James and upheld a ruling ordering Donald Trump to pay a $110,000 fine to the Office of the Attorney General (OAG) after he was found in contempt of court for his refusal to …