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NYSNYS News Headlines 8/30/19



Cuomo blames legislators for $25 license plate fee he says they mandated before he became governor.
Times Union Today

NYPD says arrested plunged by 27 percent in the week after Pantaleo firing in Garner case.
NY1 Today

Canadian National Rail Company announced on Thursday that it had signed an agreement to acquire the Massena rail line from CSX. 60 jobs may be lost.
Watertown Daily Times Today

Buffalo editorial: Seneca Indians should pay NYS the money they own, and NYS should fix the Thruway on Seneca land.
Buffalo News Today

Rape victims slam Niagara County judge, district attorney for giving two perpetrators probation with the possibility of youthful offender status. 'The man who raped me comes from a wealthy and influential family,' victim says.
Buffalo News Today

Veteran Kenmore-Tonawanda social studies teacher Arthur F. Werner accused of sex abuse of boys in classroom in the early 1970s. Child Victims Act lawsuits filed against district.
Buffalo News Today

Buffalo High School teacher Michael Masecchia found with weapons, explosives, drugs. Federal prosecutors say he has sold marijuana for 20 years.
Syracuse Post Standard Today

15 CNY school districts hit by hackers in data breach. Student records exposed.
Syracuse Post Standard Today

Child Victims Act lawsuits filed against St. Joseph's Villa and DePaul homes for youths in Rochester and Greece. Horrific allegations of rape and sexual abuse against boys committed by priest and recreation center director.
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle Today

Inmate suicide reported in Monroe County Jail.
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle Today

Webster Coach Kali Watkins says he know many people still think he's guilty of raping student in locker room despite acquittal. His lawyer says racism propelled charges, along with a list he kept of women he had sex with.
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle Today

NYCLU says Saladino is suppressing free speech on town of Oyster Bay's Facebook page.
Newsday Today

Nassau County GOP Chair Cairo and his son paid more than $1.16 million by vendor who runs recreation complex at Malibu Beach Park, a Hempstead town park. Money was supposedly for legal and management work.
Newsday Today

All charges dropped against tow truck driver arrested by NYPD and jailed after he tried to repossess officer's car outside police precinct and was prevented by other cops from doing so.
Staten Island Advance Today

Former controller of College of New Rochelle gets 3 years in prison for financial crimes that led to institution's collapse and shutdown after a century.
Journal News Today

FEMA votes to approve Constitution Pipeline over objections of Cuomo Encon, which cites water quality issue. Opponents don't want any new fossil fuel infrastructure built in NYS.
Journal News Today

Cuomo signals he may drop plan for $25 license plate fee in light of uproar from all sides.
Journal News Today

White New Rochelle school teacher files reverse discrimination lawsuit against district. Black gym teacher called her a racist because he said she ' did not always say good morning to him in the hallway, he got a 'vibe.' '
Journal News Today

Orange County legislators want a raise for Medicaid taxi operators there. They were paid $21 million to transport patients in 2018. 27 percent of county residents are on Medicaid.
Middletown Times Herald Record Today

GOP leaders would like Molinaro to run for Congress in NY19, now represented by Delgado.
Poughkeepsie Journal Today

Proposed NYC ban on sale of foie gras goose liver pate would have major impact on Sullivan County farms.
Kingston Daily Freeman Today

Wheelabrator trash incinerator in Hudson Falls seeking new permit renewal for air pollution from Encon.
Glens Falls Post Star Today

NYS moving forward with plans to restrict use of solitary confinement in jails and prisons.
Adirondack Daily Enterprise Today

Regents looking at relaxing graduation standards now tied to passing tests.
Newsday Today

Times Union Capitol Confidential podcast for August 30, 2019 talks with Assembly member Ed Ra about what it's like to be in the minority.
Times Union Today

Brooklyn school teacher collects $78,000 in overtime pay.
NY Daily News Today

Kosciuszko Bridge, one of the worst in NYC, gets $1 billion rebuild.
The New York Times Today

NYPD detectives charged with raping bound suspect will plead to lesser crimes after case breaks down.,
The New York Times Today

'Anti-semitic video' produced by Rockland County GOP causes uproar. It focuses on Hasidic Jews buying up property and taking over local government there.
The New York Times Today

'Anti-semitic video' produced by Rockland County GOP causes uproar. It focuses on Hasidic Jews buying up property and taking over local government there.
The New York Times Today

Gillibrand blocks nomination of Albany County Conservative Party judge Tom Marcelle for federal judgeship because he personally opposes abortion.
Times Union Today

NYT again under fire for revising a news story to appease partisan critics, which include star columnist Krugman. He and others attacked Tea Party history story by Jeremy Peters, saying it whitewashed racist motivation.
NY Post Today

On the defensive, Cuomo trashes critics of new license plates $25 fee. Both GOP and Democratic legislators want to stop it.
NY Daily News Today

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