Kirstan Conley
The Archive
Woman behind billboards accusing ex-teacher of rape plans next steps
ALBANY -- The woman who put up three huge billboards targeting a teacher she accuses of raping her 20 years ago now plans to fly her message above her alma...
Health Department has overpaid $1.3B on Medicaid since 2012
ALBANY -- The state Health Department spent nearly $1.3 billion on unnecessary Medicaid payments over the course of six years, according to State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli. DiNapoli released an audit...
State legislators finally pass sex trafficking bill
State lawmakers on Wednesday finally passed a bill to toughen New York's notoriously weak child sex trafficking laws. The revised rules will punish anyone over the age of 21 who...
Anti-corruption bill stalls in the Assembly
ALBANY -- Anti-corruption legislation passed by the Senate and supported by members of the Assembly on both sides of the aisle is not likely to pass this session, Assembly Minority...
Cuomo says state will spend $6M to improve security at schools
Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Wednesday that the state will spend nearly $6 million to protect religious and nonprofit schools and other cultural institutions in Brooklyn, and another $2.1 million on...
Malliotakis will vote against bill to fix Verrazano Bridge spelling
Z cost is too high. The Assembly member representing both sides of the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge (named after Italian explorer Giovanni de Verrazzano) says she’ll vote against a bill to fix...
Bill to crack down on child sex trafficking set to pass
A bill to crack down on predators who force or manipulate children into prostitution is headed for passage this year, lawmakers said Thursday. The revised law would punish anyone who...
Phil Murphy still waiting to sign New Jersey's sports betting bill
New Jersey lawmakers unanimously backed legislation legalizing sports gambling in the Garden State on Thursday and Gov. Phil Murphy is expected to sign it — but not this week. State...
De Blasio's plan to ban high school admissions tests put on hold
Mayor de Blasio's controversial plan to eliminate the admission test for the city's top high schools is officially on hold in Albany, the leader of the state Assembly said Thursday....
Molinaro vows to keep property tax cap if elected
Marc Molinaro promised to make the state's property tax cap permanent if he's elected governor and to use revenues from sports betting to drive down property taxes. The Republican candidate...
Verrazano Bridge spelling fix could cost taxpayers millions
The state Senate has passed a bill that would correct the spelling of the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge by adding an extra “z” — a move that could cost taxpayers millions if...
State senator submits bill to scrap school admissions tests
A Brooklyn state senator submitted legislation Wednesday that would let Mayor Bill de Blasio do away with the admission test for the city's elite high schools -- but the head...
De Blasio's plan to ditch admission test for top high schools wins approval
Mayor de Blasio's controversial plan to ditch the admission test for the city's top high schools won a razor-thin approval from the Assembly's Education Committee on Wednesday morning -- but...
Cynthia Nixon on why she supports state's property-tax cap
Cynthia Nixon said Monday she supports the state’s property-tax cap, leading Gov. Cuomo’s campaign to charge she has changed her position. “I’m not flip-flopping . . . I support the property-tax cap....
Joe Torre: MLB should get a cut of sports bets
Joe Torre stepped up to the plate in Albany on Monday, saying that to protect the game, organized baseball should get a cut of the action if the state authorizes...
Cynthia Nixon's campaign can't spell Ithaca
Cynthia Nixon is probably going to have a hard time swaying Democratic voters in Ithaca, seeing how her campaign managed to misspell the small upstate city not once, but four...
State Senate majority leader thinks millionaires' tax is 'idiotic'
State Sen. Majority Leader John Flanagan on Friday described as "idiotic" a millionaires' tax proposed by Mayor de Blasio and Cynthia Nixon to help fund the MTA. “A millionaires' tax...
The state Senate stalemate drags on
ALBANY -- The state Senate abruptly adjourned for the second day in a row Thursday in a tense stalemate between Republicans and Democrats. “They’re effectively paralyzed,” said one lawmaker. "They...
Brewery agrees to pay $975K fine for bootlegging
The beer company behind such high-selling suds as Samuel Adams has agreed to pay a $975,000 fine for bootlegging 1.4 million cases in New York state, officials said. American Craft...
Top Mario Cuomo aide wants to abolish state ethics panel
A top aide to former Gov. Mario Cuomo wants to abolish the state's ethics panel. Evan Davis, who served as the late governor's counsel, joined critics of the Joint Commission...