ALBANY - State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman is filing a lawsuit against United Parcel Service for allegedly shipping untaxed cigarettes in New York. Schneiderman and New York City corporation counsel Zachary Carter plan to file a joint $180 … [Read more...]
Election 2014: Dems Win State-Wide Offices, GOP Sees Success in NY Senate and Across Region
ALBANY - Governor Andrew Cuomo will remain in office for four more years. That after voters across New York went to the polls on Tuesday to vote for the top office in New York State – along with several other statewide, regional and local … [Read more...]
Yochim Makes Zombie Property Legislation an Issue in Assembly Race
JAMESTOWN - The Democratic challenger for the local State Assembly seat is drawing attention to the need to address zombie properties in areas across New York State, including here in Chautauqua County. New York State Assembly candidate Barrie … [Read more...]
City Police Work with State and Federal Officials to Shut Down Heroin Ring
JAMESTOWN - New York Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman and the New York State Police, the Jamestown Police Department, the Department of Homeland Security and the U.S. Border Patrol today announced that narcotics possession and sale, conspiracy … [Read more...]
Jamestown Man Arrested as Part of Regional ‘Operation Crazy Train’ Drug Sting
JAMESTOWN - A Jamestown man is one of 32 people from throughout Western New York who was arrested as part of a major drug trafficking investigation. According to a media release from the state attorney general’s office, the arrests are the … [Read more...]
County Land Bank Receives State Funding
MAYVILLE - The Chautauqua County Land Bank Corporation (CCLBC) is one of six land banks in New York State to be awarded funding from the stat Attorney General’s Land Bank Community Revitalization Initiative. Last month, Attorney General Eric … [Read more...]
MORNING NEWS: NY, Six Other States Threaten to Sue EPA Over Revised Clean Air Regulations
ALBANY - New York and six other Northeastern states are threatening to sue the Obama administration for allegedly violating its own air pollution rules. A report in today’s Albany Times-Union says the allegations are based on updated rules recently … [Read more...]
MORNING NEWS: NY AG to Announce New Election Financing Rules
ALBANY - New York’s Attorney General is hoping to create better transparencies in election financing. State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman says he will begin requiring certain nonprofit groups that offer funding for state races to disclose … [Read more...]
MORNING NEWS: Attorney General Targets Retailers of Bath Salts, Synthetic Marijuana
New York State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman is continuing his crackdown on synthetic marijuana, bath salts and other designer drugs. The state’s top law enforcement official has filed lawsuits in 12 counties – including Erie County - against … [Read more...]
State Court Rules Against Conservative Lobbying Group Fighting Same-Sex Marriage Law
ROCHESTER - A state appeals court has ruled against a challenge to New York's year-old same-sex marriage law. The New York 4th Appellate Division in Rochester ruled against gay marriage opponents who argued state senators violated New York's open … [Read more...]
