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by Gazette staff
Capital Region Scene
A Daily Gazette news blog
News of politics from around the area
Saturday, May 18, 2013
Brooklyn Assemblyman out on Monday
Embattled Assemblyman Vito Lopez, D-Brooklyn, will leave office on Monday morning.
Friday, May 17, 2013
Silver introduces resolution to possibly oust Lopez
Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, D-Manhattan, has drafted a resolution that could lead to the expulsion of Assemblyman Vito Lopez, D-Brooklyn.
Friday, May 17, 2013
Tax check-off for veterans
A voluntary tax check-off to support programs and services for veterans is being proposed by Assemblyman James Tedisco, R-Glenville, and Sen. Hugh Farley, R-Niskayuna.
Friday, May 17, 2013
UPDATED: Santabarbara and Steck call for downstate colleague to resign
Assembly members Phil Steck, D-Colonie, and Angelo Santabarbara, D-Rotterdam, are calling on scandal plagued Assemblyman Vito Lopez, D-Brooklyn, to resign.
Wednesday, May 15, 2013
Mayor calling it quits after 20 years
Albany Mayor Gerald Jennings will not run for a sixth-term.
Thursday, May 9, 2013
Cuomo outlines regionalized casino plan
Gov. Andrew Cuomo has started to define his vision for three upstate casinos during an announcement this morning at the Capitol.
Wednesday, May 8, 2013
Gloversville and Schenectady excel at taxing
The cities of Gloversville and Schenectady had the highest property tax rates last year in the Mohawk Valley and Capital Region respectively, according to a new report from the Empire Center.
Tuesday, May 7, 2013
Casino for Queens County
Queens County will be one of seven regions the Senate Republicans will propose siting a casino.
Tuesday, May 7, 2013
Campaign finance violations add up in 2 years
There were more than 100,000 violations of the state's campaign finance laws in the last two years, according to a new report from the New York Public Interest Research Group.
Thursday, May 2, 2013
Montgomery County opposes SAFE Act
The Montgomery County Board of Supervisors passed a resolution at the end of April opposing Gov. Andrew Cuomo's sweeping gun control legislation.
