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That time Poloncarz appointed ‘patronage hack’ to supervise CPS, following brazen fraud scheme
County Executive Mark Poloncarz‘ appointment of a well-traveled patronage hack as a supervisor in Child Protective Services, (Buffalo News) brought back memories of an interesting Democratic Plumbers scheme from 2006. That caper…
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A deeper scandal may be hidden in Panepinto’s sentencing details
BY MIKE MADIGAN Is there a much larger scandal buried in the details of Senator Marc Panepinto‘s sentencing? United States Attorney JP Kennedy‘s office alleged, and Panepinto pled, that bribe funds and…
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Ciampoli, a Skelos apparatchik, in town to kick Stocker off ballot
John Ciampoli is the Nassau County Attorney who signed off on the Ab Tech deal that was designed to enrich Adam Skelos, the son of the former Senate Majority Leader who was convicted…
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Charges of election fraud, voter intimidation surface in 60th district race
BY TONY FARINA The battle for the key 60th District State Senate seat being vacated by Democrat Marc Panepinto after one term, is now a hotbed for charges of election fraud and…
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Senator Coppola to challenge Chris Jacobs in bid for 60th district seat
BY MATT RICCHIAZZI The retired State Senator and widely respected elder statesman of local politics, Al Coppola, has filed to seek the 60th district seat — a swing district that frequently determines control…
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Democrats still want Panepinto to step aside
The embattled freshman State Senator Marc Panepinto is doubling down on a reelection effort amid calls that he step aside in light of a tenure rocked by ethics controversies that include a…
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Jacobs expected to run for State Senate
BY TONY FARINA Erie County Clerk Chris Jacobs, a Republican and a member of the prominent Jacobs family which owns the Delaware North companies, has told political leaders he is going to…
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Senator Coppola seeks bipartisan support
BY M.J. RICCHIAZZI The widely respected elder statesman of local politics, State Senator Al Coppola, intends to circulate an Opportunity to Ballot petition so that his name may be written in on the…
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D’Augustino urged to run for State Senate
Grand Island teacher and school board member Richard D’Augustino, a strong supporter of working families and organized labor, is being urged to challenge the embattled incumbent Senator Marc Panepinto in this year’s Democratic Party…
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Panepinto refuses to return contributions, as wife becomes a liability
The embattled freshman state senator Marc Panepinto held a press conference yesterday where he made the claim that he is responsible for the chamber’s repeal of the Gap Elimination Adjustment, a fiscal…
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Mike Deely shows teachers how to waste $1.4 million
Mike Deely is the regional director of New York State United Teachers (NYSUT), the political arm of the state’s public teachers’ unions. He is tasked with spending million of dollars — from the…
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Senator Coppola may have an uncontested primary
Former Senator Alfred T. Coppola is a widely respected elder statesman of local politics, and is leading freshman Senator Marc Panepinto in Democratic Party primary polling that puts him ahead by a 2-to-1…
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Panepinto refuses to step aside
Freshman State Senator Marc Panepinto has been called the weakest incumbent in the chamber, having won his district with just over 31% of the vote with current polling putting the incumbent at…
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Chris Jacobs offends poor people
County Clerk Chris Jacobs is doubling down on his call for an earlier bar closing time, despite the issue igniting a scathing discourse with sharply classist overtones. The issue is dividing the…
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Western New York will be a Senate battleground
As next year’s State Senate elections approach in the distance, the fog is clearing to reveal a political landscape that will make Western New York a central battleground for control of the…
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Poll has Stocker defeating Panepinto in landslide: 56% to 34%
In a head to head matchup between freshman State Senator Marc Panepinto and his likely opponent Kevin Stocker, Panepinto would be defeated by the popular Republican in a landslide: 56% to 34%.…
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Panepinto refuses to step aside, causing party rift
The embattled freshman State Senator Marc Panepinto has not indicated whether or not he will step aside after a single term. Political experts say that Panepinto is among the weakest Democrats that…
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Panepinto gets berated by activist at SCOPE meeting
SCOPE member and gun rights activist Nick Orticelli had tough words for Senator Marc Panenpinto, who is trying to manage quite a pivot to cast himself as a supporter of the second amendment.…
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Jacobs battles perception in aftermath of county executive debacle
County Clerk Chris Jacobs is battling perceptions ahead of next year’s election cycle. He stepped out of contention in the county executive’s race last year after intense party infighting with Comptroller Stefan…
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Observers say that a primary challenge for Senator Panepinto is possible
In the 60th State Senate district, it’s expected that newbie Senator Marc Panepinto — who won his last Democratic Party primary by fewer than 400 votes, and his general election with just 34%…
