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The Espadas were accused of cheating on their taxes, as well as stealing more than $500,000 from their health clinic in the Bronx. In addition to theft and embezzlement charges, they were charged with tax evasion.
While talks continue between the administration and unionized state workers, Gov. Malloy has a back up plan just in case.
Bloomberg is shrugging the portion of a poll showing his schools chancellor Cathie Black getting a 17 percent approval rating.
"This is as respectful a ways to remember those people whose remains we haven't been able to identify. I can't think of a more sobering ways to do it," said Bloomberg.
King is the chair of the House Homeland Security committee, and was recently criticized for holding hearings on Islamic radicalization in the U.S. Along with the severed foot was a note containing anti-Semitic slurs.
Redistricting matters in two ways, says Rutgers University political science professor emeritus Gerald Pomper.
The panel chosen to redraw boundaries for New Jersey's 40 legislative districts has formally approved the election map proposed by Democrats.
Mayor Michael Bloomberg says the new state budget unfairly singles out the city and makes it impossible to prevent layoff and cuts in services.
The tie-breaking member of a commission chosen to redraw boundaries for New Jersey's 40 legislative districts selected a new election map submitted by Democrats, The Associated Press has learned.
New York State Police are investigating threatening e-mails sent to a number of politicians, including Democratic Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver and Republican Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos.
Effective Friday, New York State was rolling back the four percent sales tax on clothes and shoes costing less than $55 per item.
The mayor asked city agencies to suggest cuts of between 2 and 4 percent. He still hasn't detailed which cuts will make it into the budget.
Gov. Dannel P. Malloy says Connecticut can no longer afford to make special payments to veteran state employees and believes the General Assembly should pass legislation addressing the twice-a-year longevity bonuses.
A Manhattan grand jury charged David Rosen with bribing Kruger and Assemblyman William Boyland Jr. in exchange for favorable treatment in Albany for his MediSys Health Network. All three deny any wrongdoing.
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie singled out this superintendent's contract as a "poster boy" for greed, but now the state has approved it.
