Federal officials allege that Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver collected bribes and kickbacks and disguised them as income from his legal work.
Jeremy Moule
Covers county government and whatever else comes my way. Greyhound dad; vegetarian; attempted photographer with a love for film and fixer; sometimes cyclist.
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No surprises out of Cuomo’s State of the State
The big questions heading into Governor Andrew Cuomo’s State of the State Address weren’t about what he was going to propose; he’d laid out most of his plans over the past week and a half. Rather, legislators questioned how Cuomo would pay for it all, and media types speculated on the speech’s tone. Much of […]
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Funke to respond to Cuomo address
The state Republican Party has tapped Senator Rich Funke to give the GOP response to Governor Andrew Cuomo’s State of the State address, which is scheduled for Wednesday. The Senate majority leader typically delivers the GOP’s response, but Majority Leader Dean Skelos asked Funke, a former radio and TV broadcaster, to do it this time. […]
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Rochester City Council backs opponents of Seneca Lake LPG facility
Rochester City Council members have thrown their support behind the local governments and businesses opposed to a proposed liquefied petroleum gas storage facility along Seneca Lake. A subsidiary of Texas-based Crestwood Holdings, a fuel storage and transportation company, wants to store butane and propane in salt caverns owned by another of the company’s subsidiaries, US […]
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County DA Sandra Doorley jumps parties
The Monroe County GOP has picked off one of the Democrats’ top stars. Today, county District Attorney Sandra Doorley announced that she is switching her party enrollment from Democrat to Republican. Doorley’s victory over Republican Bill Taylor in the 2011 DA’s race was a rare prize for local Dems, who haven’t enjoyed much success in […]
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[UPDATED] Cuomo announces $1.5 billion competition for Upstate
Seven Upstate regions will compete for three $500 million awards.
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[UPDATED] Ginna and RG&E get extension for contract talks
UPDATED 4:10 p.m. – In a filing this afternoon, the Public Service Commission granted RG&E and Ginna the extension they requested. Original post: Rochester Gas and Electric and the owners of the Ginna nuclear power plant want more time to negotiate an agreement for the utility to purchase the plant’s electricity. The companies were supposed […]
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Congress members take second shot at renewing Great Lakes program
In December, the House of Representatives passed legislation that would have reauthorized funding for a crucial Great Lakes environmental program. But the Senate never voted on the bill. Now, similar legislation is back in front of the House. The bill provides for another five years of funding – from 2016 through 2020 – for the […]
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Water power
Water is a powerful natural force, with enough brute strength to wash away cities and the persistence to wear down rock. And in humankind’s more practical moments, people have figured out how to work with that force — think of the mills and hydroelectric plants powered by swift streams and waterfalls. But humanity’s relationship with […]
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Report: substantial fossil fuel reserves must remain untapped to avoid worst of climate change
Countries worldwide have massive oil, natural gas, and coal reserves that they could tap. But much of those reserves must remain unused in order to keep global warming under 2 degrees through the end of the century — an important tipping point, according to scientists. A new study published in Nature breaks down the reserves […]
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Finger Lakes’ fuel, tourism industries clash
Residents of the Finger Lakes are fiercely protective of the region’s land and waters. As a result, the area is known for open roads and farmland; thick forests and sprawling vineyards; fresh air and, of course, gleaming freshwater. Residents know full well that the 11 Finger Lakes are an asset that few places in the […]
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RG&E-Ginna contract due January 15
Rochester Gas and Electric and the owners of the Ginna nuclear power plant have about a week left to file a contract for the utility to buy electricity from the plant. But it’s still not clear exactly how much the agreement is going to cost RG&E customers. In November, the state Public Service Commission ordered […]
