Former western New York Congressman Chris Collins has been released from federal prison after President Donald Trump pardoned him Tuesday.
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Feedback 1/29/20: Felon on the PAB, the 27th Congressional District, critics of Tom Tomorrow be damned
This week’s letters take aim at the upcoming 27th Congressional District special election, the Police Accountability Board, and critics of Tom Tomorrow.
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Ex-Congress member Chris Collins sentenced to 26 months in prison
Chris Collins, who was a rising political star as an early and ardent supporter of President Donald Trump, delivered a tearful apology before his sentencing.
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Congressional special election date looks like a rigged game
Combining a special election to replace disgraced Chris Collins with a presidential primary would save money. But it comes with another cost: credibility.
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Special election to replace ex-Rep. Chris Collins expected to coincide with presidential primary
Republicans cry foul over linking the special election to the presidential primary, saying it will give Democrats an unfair advantage.
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High stakes in Maxwell vs Morelle
Most voters in Monroe County know who Joe Morelle is. He’s spent the past 30 years in elected office, the vast majority of them in the State Assembly. Morelle has had a seat there since 1991 and has served as its majority leader – second in command to the speaker – since 2013. But this […]
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Collins stays in
Chris Collins has become the unwanted guest Republicans just can’t get rid of. The former Erie County executive has been running for his fourth term in Congress. But after he was hit with criminal charges related to allegations of securities fraud and insider trading, party leaders began trying to devise a way to get off […]
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House race blows up
Republican House Representative Chris Collins halted his reelection campaign after he was hit with federal securities fraud charges, but Republican leaders may not be able to get his name off the November ballot.
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Congressman Chris Collins suspends re-election campaign
[UPDATE]Republican Representative Chris Collins, who was arrested earlier this week on charges related to insider trading, has suspended his re-election campaign. Collins had initially said that he would continue to seek re-election to Congress. In his announcement this morning, he said that after discussions with family and friends, he had concluded that it was “in […]
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Candidates file for Congressional races
Four Democrats could square off in a primary over the late Louise Slaughter’s House of Representatives seat. Yesterday was the deadline for House and Senate candidates to submit petitions to get on the ballot. Dr. Jim Maxwell, a neurosurgeon who lives in East Rochester, was the only Republican to file for the 25th Congressional District […]
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Urban Action 1/31
This week’s calls to action include the following events and activities. (All are free and open to the public, unless otherwise noted.) Creating public squares The Community Design Center of Rochester will present “Creating Places We Care About,” a lecture by former Birmingham, Michigan, mayor Mark Nickita on Wednesday, January 31. Nickita co-founded Archive D.S., […]
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Collins’ Trump support draws big slate of opponents
Republican House Representative Chris Collins has a target on his back. He was the first member of Congress to support President Donald Trump’s 2016 run, and since then, he’s been a full-throated supporter. He’s defended Trump’s orders blocking the entry of immigrants and refugees, and when the president called on GOP Congress members to pass […]
