Possible movement on property tax cap, SUNY police officer busted for alleged pot grow house, Kaczynski says Unabomber auction is "profoundly troubling"
There appears to some movement on a property tax cap in the legislature, with Dean Skelos saying he would look at proposed adjustments to the cap. The Assembly has not taken up the bill -- and Sheldon Silver says "there are a few minor details that have to be changed" for the cap to move forward. [TU] [State of Politics]
Silver and Skelos traded shots on the revived millionaire's tax. Silver: "The moral imperative is that Senator Skelos stand up for 99 percent of the taxpayers, not the 1 percent he's protecting who are millionaires and multi-millionaires about to get yet another tax windfall in six months." Skelos: "It's over with. There's not going to be a millionaire's tax." [State of Politics] [YNN]
Andrew Cuomo yesterday on the push for same-sex marriage: "I'm doing everything I can." [Daily Politics]
A lawyer for John O'Connor, the SUNY official who recently took a leave of absence after accusations that he gave Joe Bruno's daughter a no-show job, says the commission that investigated O'Connor has swipe card records for Bruno's daughter and 30,000 emails from her that show she was working. [AP/Troy Record]
The few local school districts whose budgets did not pass are working through their options (put a new budget up for vote, go with a contingency budget). The Rensselaer school district budget, which failed by 7 votes, will be modified and put back up for a vote. Averill Park's school board hasn't decided which direction to take, yet. [Troy Record] [TU]
The Albany library board is hoping a re-canvassing of voting machines will result in a passed budget -- and if not, it's not sure yet what direction it will take. [TU]
A SUNY police officer assigned to the UAlbany campus was busted this week after state police allegedly found about 100 pot plants growing in a heated barn on her Duanesburg property. [TU]
When asked by police why his DNA was found at the scene of the murder of Arica Lynn Schneider and Samuel Holley, Michael Mosley responded on tape: "I don't have an answer. I don't have a clue at all." [Troy Record]
Court documents indicate that Milton supervisor Frank Thompson is under investigation related to the allegation his wife stole as much as $38k from an elderly woman. Thompson has said he would resign if he was under investigation. [WNYT] [TU]
The state courts laid off 367 staffers yesterday because of budget cuts. [TU]
The Troy school district's superintendent, Fadhilika Atiba-Weza, is resigning because of "differences" with the school board regarding the direction and management of the district. [Troy Record] [TU]
David Kaczynski -- the brother of Unabomber Ted Kaczynski, and a Schenectady resident -- on the government's auction of Unabomber items: "The government is pandering to a market that sort of makes celebrities of murderers and that I think is profoundly troubling." [Daily Gazette]
The wine-in-supermarkets bill is bubbling to the surface again -- though Sheldon Silver seems less than enthused. [YNN]
An attempted murder case related to a Lark Street home invasion last year was tossed after witnesses couldn't identify the accused (map). [TU]
The Colonie woman accused of stealing $60k from a blind woman has pleaded guilty. [Fox23]
East Greenbush police say they busted a Columbia High School student for allegedly selling coke and having a range of drugs. [Troy Record]
Schenectady police say they don't suspect foul play in the case of the homeless veteran found drowned in the Mohawk this week. [Daily Gazette]
The odd case involving the owner of Burger Centric (Delaware Ave, Albany) and an allegedly cracked windshield has come to some sort of conclusion. [TU]
A five car accident on Central Ave late yesterday afternoon jammed up traffic for two hours (map). The accident reportedly started when an 80-year-old driver with some sort of medical problem swerved into oncoming traffic. [Fox23] [TU]
The Buddhist group in Amsterdam is trying to sell off about half its properties there. [Daily Gazette]
The two artists building a sculpture out of World Trade Center steel for downtown Saratoga displayed the raw material. [Saratogian]
Schenectady can't seem to find a buyer for Brian Stratton's former SUV. [Daily Gazette]
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Exempt pensions is pointless. If that's what passes and they crow about it as if its some great accomplishment, there's no hope for this state
... said ike on May 19, 2011 at 11:46 AM | link