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FILE - In this May 13, 2013 file photo, Kerry Kennedy listens to a speaker at a farm workers fair labor practices news conference in Albany, N.Y.  A town judge in New York is deciding whether the drugged-driving case against Kennedy should go to trial. The North Castle judge is expected to rule Tuesday May 21, 2013, on Kennedy's motion to dismiss the charge. (AP Photo/Mike Groll, File)

NY judge refuses to dismiss Kerry Kennedy case

Kerry Kennedy, the ex-wife of Gov. Andrew Cuomo, is likely to go on trial in the fall after a town judge refused to dismiss a drugged-driving case against her Tuesday. Kennedy "cut a wide swath of danger and risk" on July 13 as she drove her Lexus on Interstate 684 ...

FILE - In this March 23, 2013 file photo, Khloe Kardashian arrives at the 26th annual Nickelodeon's Kids' Choice Awards, in Los Angeles. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo sent a letter to Khloe Kardashian's informing the reality star that the logo on her T-shirt line may be violating copyright law. Her T-shirt line resembles the logo of a New York farm program. The state's design has an image of the Statue of Liberty above crop rows, encircled by the words “Pride of New York.”  (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)

NY Cuomo letter warns Kardashian over T-shirt logo

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo's sent a letter to Khloe Kardashian informing the reality star the logo on her T-shirt line may be violating copyright law. The governor confirmed his administration sent what he called a "pro forma" letter advising Kardashian that her T-shirt line resembles the logo of a ...

FILE - In this Jan. 14, 2013 file photo, Assemblyman Vito Lopez sits during a session at the Capitol in Albany, N.Y. The effort to expel Assemblyman Vito Lopez from New York’s Legislature begins Monday, May 20, 2013. Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver will begin a process to seek sanctions against Lopez. The Brooklyn Democrat is accused by four women staffers of groping, intimidation and sexual harassment. (AP Photo/Mike Groll, File)

NY Assemblyman accused of sex harass resigns

The New York assemblyman accused of asking young female staffers to massage him, touch his cancerous tumors and join him in hotel rooms said Saturday he will resign rather than possibly be expelled from the Legislature amid sexual harassment allegations. The announcement by Democratic Assemblyman Vito Lopez, 72, a once ...

FAULTED FOR SEXUAL HARASSMENT, LEGISLATOR WILL QUIT ALBANY

c.2013 New York Times News Service NEW YORK — Assemblyman Vito J. Lopez, the once-powerful Brooklyn Democratic leader who has been accused of sexual harassment by multiple women, infuriated elected officials in Albany and New York on Friday by suggesting that he would seek to remain in office through the ...

LOPEZ SAYS HE WILL RESIGN, BUT CALLS FOR EXPULSION CONTINUE

c.2013 New York Times News Service NEW YORK — Assemblyman Vito J. Lopez, a Brooklyn Democrat who was facing possible expulsion from the Legislature for allegedly sexually harassing female employees, said Friday that he would resign from the Legislature and instead run for election to the New York City Council. ...

NY Assembly speaker to propose Lopez removal

New York Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver will introduce legislation on Friday recommending that state lawmakers expel Assemblyman Vito Lopez, who is accused of sexual harassment. Silver will also ask the Assembly to consider the full Joint Commission on Public Ethics report, which was critical of Silver's handling of the Lopez ...

Feds offer deal to NYer accused of pol threats

Two months of plea bargaining has led to an offer from prosecutors that could avert a trial for a man accused of making death threats on Facebook against some of the nation's best-known politicians. A lawyer for defendant Lawrence Mulqueen said after a court session Thursday that "there's been a ...

A sampling of editorials from around New York

The Times Union of Albany on judges using special license plates on their vehicles. May 14 It may not be unethical for judges to put vanity plates on their cars signifying their position, but it sure looks bad. And as the most prominent representatives of our system of justice, judges ...

NY Senate GOP says murder convict bolsters case

New York Senate Republicans say Monday's murder conviction of a Philadelphia abortion doctor bolsters their opposition in Albany to Gov. Andrew Cuomo's abortion proposal. Senate Republican leader Dean Skelos (SKEHL'-ohs) says the conviction shows the danger of passing a proposal by Senate Democrats that would expand late-term abortions and what ...

Many NY gas leases expire as moratorium remains

New York's five-year moratorium on shale gas development promised to be a blessing for many landowners eager to end leases they signed before anyone outside of the oil and gas industry had heard of fracking. But actually getting out of a lease can be tricky. Many have clauses giving the ...

Workers prepare to raise the silver spire atop the 1 World Trade Center building in New York early Friday May 10, 2013. The 408-foot spire will serve as a world-class broadcast antenna. An LED-powered light emanating from it will be seen from miles away. When it is fully installed on the building’s roof, it will bring the iconic structure to its full, symbolic height of 1,776 feet. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)

Spire installed on WTC tower, making it 1,776 feet

The World Trade Center's rebirth has long revolved around creating a centerpiece of unsparing symbolism: a skyscraper 1,776 feet tall, its height an homage and a bold statement about looking forward. The new 1 World Trade Center reached that height with the lowering of a silvery spire from a crane ...

Record: Libous ended stake in firm eyeing fracking

Sen. Thomas Libous on Thursday released a 2008 document that states he ended his personal financial interest in a real estate firm before it speculated in land purchases to benefit from drilling now being debated in Albany. Libous provided the document to The Associated Press after published reports said he ...

Correction: Campaign finance story

In a story May 7 about campaign finance violations, The Associated Press misspelled the last name of an official with the Brennan Center for Justice. He is Larry Norden, not Norton. A corrected version of the story is below: Gassing up twice a week in New Jersey? Hiring Turdo the ...

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo speaks during the New York State Tourism Summit on Wednesday, May 8, 2013, in Albany, N.Y.  The governor is trying to map out a better way to showcase New York state's seasonal attractions and boost businesses. The focus will range from summer attractions such as Niagara Falls, the Erie Canal and Adirondacks to the rebuilding of boardwalks and beaches on Long Island hit hard by Superstorm Sandy last fall. (AP Photo/Mike Groll)

NY state hosts tourism summit to boost economy

New York will seek to entice tourists from other states and countries vacationing in New York City to be lured to upstate destinations, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Wednesday after a statewide "tourism summit." "Now is the time to tell New York's story," Cuomo said. He said the state in the ...

Group cites 100,000 NY campaign finance violations

Gassing up twice a week in New Jersey? Hiring Turdo the magician? Buying smoked meats for Christmas presents? A review of campaign finance reports by The Associated Press shows that's all part of the questionable use of campaign donations that can buoy lawmakers' lifestyles and buy support back home. The ...

Occupy Albany's Matthew Edge wears a dollar bill over his mouth to symbolize the power of money in politics outside a Senate hearing on public financing of campaigns in New York City, on Tuesday, May 7, 2013, in Albany, N.Y. Senate Republicans are opposed to using tax dollars to create a voluntary statewide system of publicly financed campaigns. They note a recent corruption case involves a Democrat accused of trying to bribe his way into the New York City mayor's race, where his campaign contributions could be matched 6-to-1 with public money. (AP Photo/Mike Groll)

Protesters blocked from NY campaign funds hearing

Protesters and good-government advocates were barred from a public hearing Tuesday in which Republican senators bolstered their opposition to using public money to fund campaigns. Federal corruption cases against four Democratic state lawmakers in the last four weeks among 32 over the last seven years intensified both sides of the ...

32 NY officials snared for corruption in 7 years

With the arrest Monday of another former state Senate majority leader, Albany has seen 32 state level officials snared in corruption cases in the past seven years. The fourth arrest in the past four weeks came as the Legislature and Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who campaigned to clean up Albany, had ...

FILE - In this file photo of Feb. 11, 2013, Sen. John Sampson, D-Brooklyn, speaks in the Senate in Albany, N.Y. Sampson was arrested Monday, May 6, 2013, by the FBI in the latest corruption case brought by federal prosecutors. The Brooklyn Democrat was to appear later in the day at a Brooklyn courthouse. Specific charges weren't immediately announced. (AP Photo/Mike Groll, File)

NY pol pleads not guilty in corruption probe

A prominent New York state senator pleaded not guilty on Monday to embezzlement and other charges alleging he brazenly tried to sabotage a federal fraud investigation of his law practice by seeking inside information from an employee of the Brooklyn U.S. attorney's office. Sen. John Sampson told the employee — ...

Tourism industry leaders to meet for NY summit

Business leaders will be meeting in Albany this week for a state summit on tourism, which is the fifth largest employer in the state. Gov. Andrew Cuomo said in a release announcing the summit that it will continue his administration's dialogue with the business community to find ways to boost ...

FILE - In this March 26, 2012 file photo, author Sandra Steingraber speaks during a New Yorkers Against Fracking news conference in Albany, N.Y. Steingraber, who is at the forefront of the anti-fracking movement in New York, was jailed for blocking access to a gas storage project in the Finger Lakes. (AP Photo/Mike Groll, File)

Gas-storage plans in NY's Finger Lakes draw outcry

The Finger Lakes region of upstate New York, frequented by tourists for its vistas, recreation and vineyards, is dotted with caverns left behind a century ago when the area was a major salt-producing region. Now, an energy company is eyeing those caves as ideal spaces for storing natural gas, upsetting ...

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