Showing posts with label Thomas DiNapoli. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Thomas DiNapoli. Show all posts

Thursday, October 7, 2010

Reports: Hevesi to plead guilty

The Associated Press reports this morning that former New York State Comptroller Alan Hevesi will enter a guilty plea on charges of felony corruption.

Hevesi apparently turned himself in to law enforcement officials early this morning.

The former comptroller was replaced by Thomas DiNapoli after being accused of engaging in a pay-to-play scandal involving New York's pension fund. The Democrat resigned in 2006.

Thursday, March 25, 2010

Comptroller: Open space pays off

Comptroller Tom DiNapoli released this report today, arguing that open space protections have statewide economic benefits.

He points to a reduction in demand for services and community attractiveness as two of the benefits.

I think everyone is familiar with the never-ending controversy surrounding the Forest Preserve in the Adirondacks. So, I will leave the contextualization alone and just provide the report.

Here it is:

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