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Fight Brews by Aids in Albany

A battle is heating up by how to expand access to HIV and AIDS evaluating, as lawmakers and health advocates disagree sharply by New York’s mandatory written consent law. Earlier that month, the New York State AIDS Advisory Council passed a resolution that recommends eliminating the requirement for …

Mayor: catastrophe’ whether Trash Plan Fails

 

If Mayor Bloomberg’s trash plan gets tabled in Albany next week, it would mark a moment stinging defeat on a major profitable development project. Mr. Bloomberg, whose proposed West Side Stadium died in Albany in 2005, is again ramping up efforts to get the green light for a key portion of his…

EX-DMV BOSS RIPS SPITZ LICENSE PLAN

ALBANY - A former state motor vehicles commissioner yesterday labeled Gov. Spitzer’s plan to allow illegal aliens to obtain driver’s licenses a “complete surrender” of safety degree measures enacted after the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Raymond Martinez…

Original post by By KENNETH LOVETT, Post…

HEVESI’S ‘FEE’BLE PENSION PAL EXCUSE

 

ALBANY - Disgraced former Comptroller Alan Hevesi was “completely unaware” that his longtime top political consultant was being paid hefty fees from firms doing commerce with the state pension fund, Hevesi’s lawyer told The Post yesterday. In fact…

Original post by By KENNETH LOVETT, Post…

Albany High School

The Governor and the Attorney Genral are not getting along. One would think that Eliot Spitzer and Andrew Cuomo would totally be BFF in New York politics. Both are the sons of prominent fathers––one a real estate bigwig, the other a son of a New York Governor. They’ve got a lot in common. Sp…

DARREN DOPP- District Attorney GRILLS SPITZER’S FLACK

ALBANY - Gov. Spitzer’s communications director, Darren Dopp, was interviewed behind closed doors approximately the dirty tricks scandal for three hours yesterday by investigators for Albany County District Attorney David Soares. Dopp’s lawyer, Albany County District Attorney David Soares.

Dopp’s…