New York has the nation’s 14th largest highway system by mileage…but according to the 22nd Annual Reason Foundation Highway Report, it ranks 45th in terms of highway performance and cost effectiveness. That’s down from 43rd place last year. New York has the 13th lowest highway fatality rate. But its bridges rank 47th out of the […]
Federal prosecutors have brought corruption charges against two of Governor Cuomo’s economic development officials. A criminal complaint from the office of Southern District U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara was unsealed today. It charges former Cuomo Aide Joe Percoco with extorting payments from two firms that worked on the Buffalo Billion and other projects. It charges […]
The State Department is looking into the fee waiver issue raised this week by Monroe County Clerk Adam Bello. Bello says the clerk’s office improperly waived local processing fees for hundreds of passports and state pistol permits under former Clerk Cheryl Dinolfo, the current county executive. The U.S. Department of State’s press office says in […]