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Nassau County State Sen. Todd Kaminsky Resigns Nassau County State Sen. Todd Kaminsky Resigns
Nassau County State Sen. Todd Kaminsky Resigns A New York state senator has resigned after serving nearly eight years in the state Legislature. Todd Kaminsky, a Democrat representing the state’s 9th District on the South Shore of Long Island in Nassau County, announced his resignation Friday, July 29, in a letter to Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins. "Today is my last day as an elected official, and I will start a new chapter in my life next week in the private sector,” Kaminsky wrote. “It has been an incredible honor and privilege to work on behalf of the residents of Long Island’s South Shore for the past eight years.  …
Cuomo Grants Clemency To 10 People; Will There Be Pardons For Pals In His Final Days? Cuomo Grants Clemency To 10 People; Will There Be Pardons For Pals In His Final Days?
Cuomo Grants Clemency To 10 People; Will There Be Pardons For Pals In His Final Days? With just days remaining of his time in the Executive Mansion in Albany, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo issued a series of midnight clemency orders to 10 felons, including three tied to homicides. Cuomo, who announced his resignation on Tuesday, Aug. 10 amid a sexual harassment inquiry, granted clemency to “10 individuals who have demonstrated substantial evidence of rehabilitation and a commitment to their communities.”  Cuomo's resignation takes effect at 11:59 p.m. Monday, Aug. 23. The question now comes to whether Cuomo will also grant similar pardons for his embattled peers in former…
COVID-19: Dean Skelos Detainment Status Changes Yet Again COVID-19: Dean Skelos Detainment Status Changes Yet Again
Covid-19: Dean Skelos Detainment Status Changes Yet Again Will he stay or will he go? Disgraced former Long Island politician Dean Skelos, who contracted novel coronavirus (COVID-19) while serving time in prison, is now likely to be released from prison to serve home confinement. Skelos, 72, the former New York State Majority Leader, was sentenced to 51 months in prison in 2018 on corruption charges after accepting hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of bribes while he was in office. Earlier story - COVID-19: Dean Skelos Now Unlikely To Be Released From Prison, Report Says It has been an up-and-down ride for Skelos, who was initially schedu…