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Queens Gazette: New Drug Law Stirs 2010 Election Battles
By John Toscano
Queens Republicans and their Assembly colleagues signaled last week that they will make a major issue of the repealed Rockefeller drug laws in next year’s legislative elections.
Vincent Tabone, vice chairman of the Queens GOP county committee and Republican Assembly campaign committee issued blistering attacks on Governor David Paterson and state Democrats last week when Paterson hailed the start of the judicial diversion program, a key phase of the reformed drug law, at ceremonies in a Brooklyn courthouse.
Tabone, who doubles as 26th AD district leader in Bayside, also used his attack on Paterson to point out that his local Assembly representative, Ann Margaret Carrozza, a Democrat, had voted for the drug law reform which, he said, will clear the way for 1,500 drug felons now in jail to have their sentences reduced and some be let out of jail.
Tabone and other Queens GOP officials had already targeted Carrozza for a strong re-election challenge earlier this year when they charged she no longer lives in the district.
Last April, when Democrats in control of both houses before the state senate stalemate, the drug law reform bill was passed and signed by Paterson.
Paterson, reviewing the new law last week, said it restores judicial discretion by eliminating mandatory minimum sentences and gives superior criminal courts the option of allowing eligible defendants with a diagnosis of drug or alcohol dependence to participate in a comprehensive treatment program. In addition, he said, “The new law relieves new offenders from some of the old mandatory sentencing provisions and provides opportunities for resentencing to some offenders who remain incarcerated under the old laws.”
Tabone retorted that Republicans like Senator Frank Padavan and prosecutors and police officers opposed the changes, to no avail.
As he and the Assembly GOP see it, more than 1,500 drug felons may be “hitting the streets soon”. Among those are criminals who “sold drugs to children or sold drugs on school grounds or operated meth labs”.
Tabone said the estimated cost of the new program was at least $50 million.
Paterson, citing no dollar figure, said, “The state has directed funds to support the implementation of the drug law reforms and related initiatives,” and will help to create or retain more than 400 new jobs or jobs that would have otherwise been eliminated.
There has also been strong media criticism of the new reform law. A recent editorial in the Daily News pointed out that among those that might be let out of jail or given soft treatment upon arrest are street corner drug dealers who are involved in community crime and addiction problems.
One local Democratic lawmaker who opposes the drug reform plan is City Councilmember Peter Vallone Jr. (D–Astoria). The council Public Safety Committee chair said in a statement commenting on Paterson’s announcement, “Today, the Albany-approved jailbreak begins. The understaffed Office of the Special Narcotics Prosecutor now has to spend its limited resources on trying to prevent drug dealers from being released, while it will become harder for the NYPD to keep streets safe as ‘turnstile justice’ to a court near you.”
http://www.qgazette.com/news/2009-10-14/political_page
Utica Daily News: Fishing For Dollars — New State Fees Target Sportsmen
Republicans attack Destito on vote
Marques Phillips/Utica Daily News
MOHAWK VALLEY, Oct. 3., 2009 — It’s hunting season, and in Albany it’s always campaign season.
This years budget includes dozens of fee increases for fishermen and hunters that took hold on Oct. 1.
In response to these fees the New York Republican Assembly Campaign Committee took aim at Assemblywoman RoAnn Destito, who voted for the budget.
“Assemblywoman Destito’s vote to hike 41 separate fees and licenses for hunting and fishing takes direct aim at sportsmen and the Mohawk Valley’s economy which depends on outdoor enthusiasts,” said Kathleen Hennessey, spokeswoman for the Republican Assembly Campaign Committee.
New York State Rifle and Pistol Association Central Region Director John Booth, of Ilion, said that the fees hit hard at the wallets of sportsmen, especially during a recession.
“We’ve talked about this issue frequently,” he said. “It has a dramatic impact on guys who are retired, retired medically, or otherwise living on a fixed income. They’ve said they can’t afford to buy another license, and they’ll hunt anyway because that’s the only way to bring food to table. Especially in places like Remsen and Ohio. They obviously don’t want to break the law, but it’s a choice between starve and have extra meat.”
Destito called the accusation initiated by the Republican Assembly Campaign Committee “attacks” and she said it’s usual. However, she pointed out that the fees haven’t been raised since 2002, and that New York is facing unprecedented budget deficits since Wall Street played a critical role in the economic collapse.
“In this year’s state budget, a number of extraordinary and staggering obstacles were presented, including a $17 billion deficit, a severe recession and Wall Street’s plummeting revenues,” she said. “We took measures to face these challenges, rejecting over $2 billion in proposed increased taxes and fees, from increases in taxes on clothing and gasoline, to new fees on cable television, movie tickets, haircuts and even bowling.”
Destito said the fees would be used to pay for many of the same services hunters and fishermen use, such as policing and conservation efforts.
“This announcement fails to mention that these fee increases were requested by the New York State Conservation Council and were supported by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation,” Destito said.
Booth said budget shortfalls facing the DEC were serious, and buying new bulletproof vests for officers whose vests were antiquated was in serious jeopardy earlier this year. However, he said charging extra money to sportsmen isn’t the answer, rather than taking a hard look at the states overall budget and finances.
“The DEC is struggling for funds,” he said. “But it’s another case of New York City being bailed out by Upstate because the state has been mismanaging money for years. When you consider a DEC officer is paid less than police officers, yet they’re the only officers in the country who are always approaching people that are always armed. Yeah, they need to be paid, so they increase the fees and taxing hunters and fishermen is an easy way to do it, because you have to have it. It’s illegal to hunt without a license. It’s illegal to fish without a license.”
For her part, Destito points to the fact that there’s still a budget gap, and she said, in Albany lawmakers have made it a point not to raise any more fees.
“Governor David Paterson stated last week that the state is facing an additional $2.1 billion deficit and the Governor says that he doesn’t support imposing more taxes and fees to close the budget gap,” she said. “I agree 100 percent. We can and must find ways to cut state spending without cutting vital services families rely on.”
http://uticadailynews.com/utica_daily_focus/7779-Republicans-attack-Destito-vote.html
NewsChannel 34: New law could issue “get out of jail free cards” to 1,500 drug felons
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NEW LAW COULD ISSUE “GET OUT OF JAIL FREE CARDS”
TO 1,500 DRUG FELONS
Assemblywoman Lupardo voted in favor of allowing drug dealers who sold to children
to apply for re-sentencing and possibly freed from state prison starting in October
Starting this month, about 1,500 convicted drug criminals including drug dealers who sold to children could apply for re-sentencing and possibly sprung from state prisons thanks to a little publicized provision in the newly enacted Rockefeller Drug Law reforms.
Assemblywoman Donna Lupardo (D-126th A. D.) voted in favor of this measure as part of state budget bill A.156-B, which allows almost all convicted class B felony controlled substance offenders, including drug dealers, to apply for re-sentencing before a court.
Among those who could potentially see their sentences reduced or even be freed are criminals who sold drugs to children or sold drugs on school grounds. Other drug dealers that may be released committed crimes such as operating meth labs. According to the Drug Policy Alliance, up to 1,500 inmates will be eligible for re-sentencing.
“Assemblywoman Lupardo voted in favor of allowing drug dealers who prey on children to potentially receive ‘get out of jail free’ cards and end up back on the street. These drug dealers did the crime — they should do the time,” said Kathleen Hennessey, Spokeswoman for the New York Republican Assembly Campaign Committee (RACC).
Doors finally open for Assembly Republicans
Crains New York Business
Recent meetings on fixing the state budget involving executive and legislative staffers have included the minority conferences of both houses, which hasn’t always been the case. While this is encouraging to Republicans, the reason has more to do with politics than with good will, says Assembly Minority Leader Brian M. Kolb, R-Canandaigua: Democrats do not want to be solely responsible for more than $2 billion in service cuts, taxes and fees.
“They didn’t want us in the room before,” Kolb says. “Now that they’ve got a real problem, they want to share the pain.”
Kolb is not suggesting that his 40-member conference will oppose any budget fix. If he believes that a plan is “fair and balanced”—meaning that every constituency chips in—he will deliver Republican votes. One point to watch for is whether Democrats insist on holding allies, such as public employee unions, harmless. Doing so would cost them the political cover of GOP support for unpopular cuts to sectors like health care and education.
Kolb holds no illusions that his big-picture ideas will be entertained this month. “Nobody wants to talk about agency consolidation,” he laments. “There’s no management of the Medicaid system. It’s ripe for abuse and excessive care.”
The minority leader is pushing for a 2010 constitutional convention to pursue nonpartisan redistricting and fiscal measures such as property tax caps and limits on state spending and borrowing. A convention could spur reforms in Albany that elections alone will not. “Elections are helpful but really aren’t going to change the institution or threaten the institution so it performs differently,” Kolb reasons. “Businesses and taxpayers really have lost total confidence in state government. I ask every audience [I speak to] for a show of hands if you think the state government is working for you. Not a hand ever goes up.”
http://www.crainsnewyork.com/article/20091007/INS/910069982
NEW REPORT: NEW YORK HAS HIGHEST PROPERTY TAXES IN NATION, STATE CITED FOR BAD BUSINESS CLIMATE
Assemblyman Reilly contributed to “dubious distinction”
with votes to eliminate STAR property tax rebate checks and hike job-killing taxes
A startling new study by the Tax Foundation reveals New Yorkers continue to pay some of the highest property taxes in the United States.
The Tax Foundation also reported that New York had the second worst business tax climate in the nation – an ominous sign for anyone worried about growing a business and finding or keeping a job.
These reports are on the heels of news that some homeowners are seeing an increase to their school property tax bills as a result of a reduction in STAR exemptions. This is on top of the elimination of their STAR property tax rebate checks which, on average, saved homeowners $386 and seniors $458 off their property tax bills.
This year, Assemblyman Bob Reilly (D-Colonie, Clifton Park and Halfmoon) voted for state budget bill A.153-C which eliminated the STAR property tax rebate checks. Reilly also failed to pass a tax cap to limit future property tax increases or a plan to end unfunded state mandates that lead to increased local property taxes.
Meanwhile, Reilly contributed to New York’s bottom of the barrel business climate with his legislative record. Reilly voted for state budget bill A.157-B — the largest tax hike in New York State history ($5.7 billion).
Even Governor Paterson admitted on September 23rd that due to the high taxes and fees passed in Albany, “we’ve probably lost jobs and driven people out of the state.”
“It’s a no brainer. The elimination of STAR rebate checks by Assemblyman Reilly has contributed to New York’s dubious distinction of having some of the highest property taxes in the nation,” said Kathleen Hennessey, Spokeswoman for the New York Republican Assembly Campaign Committee (RACC).
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Gouverneur Times: RUSSELL TRIES TO COVER HER TRACKS FOR HUNTING SEASON
Commentary
Written by New York State Republican Assembly Campaign Committee
Tuesday, 08 September 2009 11:19
This week, Assemblywoman Addie Russell (D-118th A. D.) distributed a taxpayer-funded mailer to her constituents urging them to obtain their hunting licenses before the fee increase that takes effect on October 1st. This same mailer failed to mention that Russell herself voted for that very increase.
“Assemblywoman Russell voted to hike sportsmen fees on licenses and is now trying to cover her tracks by warning sportsmen of the impending fee hikes. This double talk is just another example of Assemblywoman Russell voting with the status quo in Albany,” said Kathleen Hennessey, Spokeswoman for the New York Republican Assembly Campaign Committee (RACC).
Beginning October 1st, New Yorkers will be paying more for their hunting licenses. This new fee increase, including in Budget Bill A.159-B, was passed into law along with 51 separate license and fee hikes for sportsmen.
“These hunting license fee hikes are just another example of Assemblywoman Addie Russell’s game of hopscotch – one tax, two tax, three tax more. Little does Russell know that North Country residents can take it no more. Rather than stand for what is politically expedient, Assemblywoman Russell should stand up for her constituents in the North Country,” said Hennessey.
“Rather than use taxpayer money to hide behind her votes, Assemblywoman Russell should do the right thing and stop voting for tax and fee increases on sportsmen and North Country residents,” concluded Hennessey.
AS HARVEST SEASON BEGINS, FARM BILL SOWS SEEDS OF JOB LOSSES
Assemblyman Parment voted for “Farmworkers Fair Labor Practices Act” that if passed
in Senate, will kill agricultural jobs and close family farms in New York
As the fall harvest season begins and agri-tourism at farms across the state kicks into high gear, legislation that was passed this year in the state Assembly threatens the continued growth of New York’s farm industry.
The so-called “Farmworkers Fair Labor Practices Act” (Assembly Bill A.1867/Senate Bill S.2247) is sponsored by a New York City Assembly member, and imposes yet another burdensome and costly state mandate on family farms, significantly driving up their labor costs and operating expenses, ultimately forcing many out of business altogether.
Assemblyman Bill Parment (D-150th A.D.) was among a handful of upstate legislators to vote “yes” for the controversial legislation.
The Assembly bill passed in June by a vote of 86 to 58 with 19 Majority Democrats joining Minority Republicans in a bi-partisan attempt to stop the anti-farm measure. It has not yet come up for a vote in the Senate. Governor Paterson has indicated he would sign the bill if it comes to his desk.
According to the New York Farm Bureau, if enacted, the measure would cost New York’s family farms over $200 million annually, at the very time many are struggling from the economic recession and operating in one of the worst business climates in the nation.
“Assemblyman Parment’s anti-farm vote on this rotten apple of a bill could sow the seeds of job losses and farm closures all across Western New York,” said Kathleen Hennessey, Spokeswoman for the New York Republican Assembly Campaign Committee (RACC).
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WENY-TV: Upstate NY Assemblyman Calls for Early Convention
http://www.weny.com/News-Local.asp?ARTICLE3864=9147807
Upstate NY Assemblyman Calls for Early Convention (VIDEO)
Laura Hutchinson
September 18, 2009
The end to the budget struggle in Harrisburg got us thinking about the political turmoil in Albany earlier this year.
One upstate New York Assemblyman says he has an idea that could stop the dysfunction from continuing in the capitol.
Minority Leader Brian Kolb is pushing for a “people’s constitutional convention.”
A convention isn’t scheduled to happen again until 2017 but he says Albany needs reform, and it can’t wait another eight years.
“Right now the three leaders are all from New York City. That does not bode well for the interest in upstate New York,” said Southern Tier Assemblyman Tom O’Mara.
O’Mara is co-sponsoring the bill first introduced by Canandaigua Assemblyman Brian Kolb.
They want New Yorkers to look over the state’s constitution and decide what needs to change.
“Whether we have term limits, initiative and referendum, when we have state spending caps, property tax caps,” Kolb suggested.
The convention would come with a price tag of between $12 and $15 million dollars.
Critics say now’s not the time to spend that kind of money.
Kolb says it is.
“When you’re looking at a state budget of $132 billion dollars i think it’s worth the investment, especially if the current way Albany operates is not delivering tax relief and good jobs and a good environment for our kids to grow up in,” Kolb added.
Legislators will be discouraged from becoming a delegate.
They’d have to choose between that or their representative position.
Kolb says that’s a way to keep it a fair bi-partisan discussion.
The bill has been introduced in both the Senate and the Assembly.
If the legislation passes by June 2010 it will be in the hands of voters next November.
Gouverneur Times: Homeowners Get Higher Tax Bills
http://www.gouverneurtimes.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=6399:homeowners-get-higher-tax-bills&catid=60:st-lawrence-news&Itemid=175
Homeowners Get Higher Tax Bills
Northern NY News
Written by Contributor
Tuesday, 15 September 2009 09:33
Homeowners across New York are receiving an unpleasant surprise when they open their mail and find their school property tax bills are increasing more than they expected due to a reduction in STAR exemptions. This is on top of the loss of their STAR property tax rebate checks.
On average, the elimination of STAR rebate checks will cost homeowners $386 and seniors will have to spend an additional $458 to pay off their property tax bills.
According to the Albany Times Union, some homeowners are simultaneously being hit with a so-called ‘floor adjustment’ or reduction on their traditional STAR exemption amount — costing taxpayers even more in their property tax bills. The STAR ‘floor’ adjusts homeowners’ STAR exemptions based on increasing and decreasing market values versus the homeowners’ assessment level.
Assemblywoman Addie Russell (D-118th A. D.) voted for state Assembly Budget bill A.153-C that eliminated STAR property tax rebate checks. Russell also failed to pass a tax cap to limit future property tax increases.
“Assemblywoman Russell voted to eliminate STAR property tax rebate checks costing working families and seniors hundreds of dollars more this year to pay their tax bills,” said Kathleen Hennessey, Spokeswoman for the New York Republican Assembly Campaign Committee (RACC).
“New Yorkers pay the highest taxes in the nation and now their property tax bills are going to be even higher because Assemblywoman Russell wouldn’t just say ‘no’ to a bad bill,” concluded Hennessey.
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People’s Convention to Reform New York Petition
We the undersigned ask you to sign our petition supporting a Constitutional Convention.
The growing dysfunction, gridlock and partisanship in Albany have become so damaging to New York’s economy, hurtful to taxpayers and poisonous to public trust in state government that bold action must be taken to Bring NY Back ( www.bringnyback.com ).
That’s why Assembly Minority Leader Brian M. Kolb (R,I,C-Canandaigua) is introducing legislation to call for the convening of a “People’s Constitutional Convention.”
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Gary Castine, Canandaigua
Roger Smith, Churchville
Therese Casey, Geneva
Maurice Bouvia, Martville, NY
Al Deming, Ovid NY
Anonymous, Waterloo
Anonymous, Tonawanda
Michael A Houser, Tully
Robert Stevens, Earlville, NY
Elisha Snow, Clifton Springs
George Stanton, Jr, Canandaigua
Claudette Price, Medford
Rosalie Hanson, Medford
Arthur Kilmer, Hilton,N.Y. 14468
Anne Wilkes, Seneca Falls
Lauren Kolb, Canandaigua
Anonymous, Millbrook
Carole A. Kemp, Seneca Falls
Kenneth Livermore, Geneva
Robert Buccieri, Fairport, NY
Anonymous, scottsville
Anonymous, Canandaigua
Lisa Blackman, Phelps
Geoff Flynn, Castleton
David McIntyre, Springwater
James P Gregoire, Jr, Geneva
Marc Antonik, Seneca Falls
Anonymous, Newark, New York 14513
Steven McKeel, Tonawanda
Anonymous, Rochester
Beatrice K Myers, Amherst
CINDY ADLER, Montezuma
Sally McCormick, Niagara Falls, NY 14305
Cassandra L. Ryan, Farmington
david lavoie, geneva
Carol & Ray Stark, Rushville
elizabeth kotek, Interlaken
Eric Renz, Hilton
Bernard G. Tomasso, Port Byron
Anonymous, Port Byron, NY
William Bolha, Auburn
Dolores Tomasso, Rochester
Katherine Nelson, Waterloo,
Anonymous, Lyons
Anonymous, Waterloo
Ray Motyka, Batavia
TINA HEUSLER, waterloo
Bruce Aitchison, Marietta
David Underwood, Waterloo
Chris Tarr, Waterloo
Patrick Kelly Jr., Tonawanda
Anonymous, Rochester
Paul Kronenwetter, Seneca Falls
Anonymous, Perry
Mrs. Rebecca Lasch, Amherst, N.Y.
Frank S. Salamone, Schenectady
Joseph M. Salamone, Rotterdam
Michael Salamone, Rotterdam
Mary-Ann Salamone, Rotterdam
Scott W Franklin, Marilla
Ashley Eisenhauer, Canandaigua
Steven R. Zessman, Queens
Michael P. Otis, Balswinsville
Kevin March, Rotterdam
Tom Tylutki, Cortland
Ray Leone, Rushville
Anonymous, Naples
Harold D. Osborne, Rochester
Anonymous, Naples
John Piczkur, Palmyra, NY
Robert Woodard, Romulus
Bill Robbins, Williamsville
Donald J. Shaw, SYRACUSE
William Simmons, Holley
JOSEPH OLSEN, MANORVILLE
Curt Schwalbe, cONSTANTIA
Anonymous, Jamaica
Anonymous, Auburn
David Torres, Carmel
Bradford Wirth, Marietta
Mark Cleary, rochester
Anonymous, West Leyden
Doug Weck, Dover Plains
Thomas R Gross, Waterloo
Anonymous, Cohocton
Thomas J. Miller, Canandaigua
Gabriel Preda, Sunnyside
Richard Gorman Sr., Ballston Spa, New York
Nasir Muhammad, Bronx
robert freaso, Setauket
Robert Dubil, Amherst
Elizabeth Biery, Phelps
Lucinda Sheth, Massapequa Park
Anonymous, Huntington
Art DiScala, Dix Hills
Kevin Meyer, Melville
Anonymous, melville
Karen Mueller, Manorville
Paul Vataj, Somers
Kate Meyer, Massapequa
Jeffrey Smith, Flushing
Mark Rosenkrantz, Port Crane
James LaSpino, Syracuse
Louis Perrotta MD, Huntington
Bill Maher, Brocton
Joseph Biello, Northport NY
Martha Boland, Elmira
Ronald Cajka, Lockport
Marlene Chapman, Olean
Linda Stock, Cortland
Anonymous, Newark
Judith Kulbacki, Colden, NY
David J. Middleton, Fort Edward
Jim Farr, Spencerport
barbara hildreth, canandaigua
Diane Blanchard, Niverville
FRED SCHENKER, WHITE PLAINS
Kevin F Rissew, Geneva
Tony Trello, Hudson Falls
Anonymous, Marion
Sharon E. Robinson, Stittville, NY 13469
Ryan Zanghi, Canandaigua
Donald Nowak, West Valley
WAYNE HANDY, St Johnsville
eldon wise, canandaigua
James L. Lyons, Dunkirk
Anonymous, Auburn
Douglas DeGraw, Cayuga
allyson adam-anderson, stanley, ny 14561
george verrilli, red hook
John, Brookfield
William Gick,
Donald K. McKnight, Castleton on Hudson
Sharon Husereau, Canandaigua
Rus Thompson, Grand Island
Allen Coniglio, Amherst
Rebecca Donovan, Canandaigua
Wayne L. Johnson, Oswego
Barbara Pingree, Fairport
Karen Rappleyea, Saratoga Springs
LAWRENCE DORFMAN, BROOKLYN
Anonymous, Amherst
Anonymous, Freeport
L Hall, Flagstaff
Angel Cruz, Harriman
Teri De Castro, Las Vegas
Anonymous, Canandaigua
Anonymous, Pittsford
Angela McConville, Baldwinsville
Jonathan Newman, Clifton Park
Edward West, canandaigua
Tony Deusenbery, Naples
Anonymous, Middleburgh
Mary Monterville, Olean
Thomas A. Miller, N. Syracuse
Anonymous, Gowanda
David Stephan, Clarence
John Reyes, Rochester
Robert J. Herman, Waterloo
Michael J. Fabisiak, Marcellus
Dominic Verso, Williamsville
Ann Coulter, Whitehall, NY
Jennifer Baker, Phelps
Keith Eddinger, Canandaigua
Julie Alessandra, Dunkirk
Addison Bissell, Cooperstown
Brian R. Abamont, Garden City
Anonymous, Rochester
Carol Birdsall, Farmington
Kathy A Wells-Calhoun, Washingtonville,NY
William Mulherin, Washingtonville
Anonymous, Montauk
Anonymous, Brooklyn
Anonymous, verona
Jeremiah Franke, Liverpool
