All posts tagged "corruption"
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5.3KOpinion & BlogsColumn | State law should strip funds from corrupt politicians who abused their power
It was four years ago this month when New York state Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos was arrested along with his son...
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3.9KOpinion & BlogsColumn | So-called political crises can lead to abuses of power
An emergency room is appropriately titled. We are always there for something serious and urgent. We don’t call it a “mild illness...
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4.6KOpinion & BlogsColumn | Corruption in the Empire State: Take 2
Like a broken record, columnists Luke Parsnow once again calls for a reckoning on corruption in the state Legislature as we head...
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4.8KOpinion & BlogsColumn | NY Legislatures should be banned from taking outside income
Here we go again: The 213 members that make up the New York state Legislature are asking for a pay raise. And...
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4.9KOpinion & BlogsSheldon Silver’s delay of prison sentence puts justice on hold once again (opinion)
Even guilty politicians are treated better than us. Despite two convictions, disgraced lawmaker Sheldon Silver has yet to serve a single day...
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4.8KOpinion & BlogsChris Collins’ indictment is why politicians shouldn’t be on company boards
Some form of conflict-of-interest policy is fairly standard in a lot of workplaces. But for whatever reason, similar policies in one of the...
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4.3KOpinion & BlogsNo silver lining for remorseless kickback kingpin Sheldon Silver
As one of the most powerful people in New York, former state Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver spent years using his public office...
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3.2KOpinion & BlogsNY continues to ignore widespread legislative misconduct with new bill
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is right now considering signing a bill into law that would create a commission to investigate possible misconduct by prosecutors....
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6.3KOpinion & BlogsHere Comes The Bribe: Percoco Corruption Conviction And What It Means For Cuomo
Cuomo made corruption a centerpiece of his campaign. Eight years later, it has become the centerpiece of his tenure as governor.
