… a divided appellate panel has ruled. A jury awarded a legal malpractice verdict of almost $397,000 to a Westchester County municipality claiming that its counsel for a group of civil rights cases incorrectly advised that it would not be on the hook …
Category: Dutchess County, NY
Potential 2018 GOP candidates woo Conservatives
Potential Republican candidates for governor in 2018 are making overtures to state conservatives as they continue to mull their political futures on the statewide stage. Business restructuring expert Harry Wilson, a former candidate for state comptroller, addressed Conservative Party members at the party’s Political Action Conference in Colonie on Sunday, and Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino, the GOP’s 2014 gubernatorial candidate, and Dutchess County Executive Marc Molinaro spoke Monday morning.
Cuomo: Cities, counties should pool resources to save money
New Yorkers could get a chance to vote on shrinking their local governments under a proposal announced Tuesday by Gov. Andrew Cuomo on a Westchester County stop during his state of the state tour. Cuomo’s idea would require officials in each county to develop plans to save tax money by better coordinating municipal services.
Faces in the newsroom: Q & A with Associate Times Union
… to evolve. I was born in Troy, and I grew up in Troy. After college I worked in Dutchess County, Westchester County and the Hudson Valley. I came to Albany in 1978 as a reporter to work for The Knickerbocker News. It was an afternoon newspaper that …
‘Far Too Early’ For Talk Of Possible 2018 Gubernatorial Run, Molinaro Says
Though he’s being discussed as a possible Republican candidate in the next gubernatorial race, Dutchess County Executive Marc Molinaro said it’s too soon to speak about his future plans, according to The Daily Freeman. Asked recently about the 2018 race for New York’s governor, outgoing U.S. Rep. Chris Gibson, R-Kinderhook, mentioned Molinaro along with Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino while discussing strong Republican candidates the party may run against incumbent Gov. Andrew Cuomo, according to the Freeman.