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Jesse McKinley

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Uganda New York Times world
4 Nov 2019
ROCHESTER, N.Y. — With much of the election energy focused on next year’s presidential election, most of the contests in New York state have stuck firmly to the all-the-politics-is-local playbook, hinging on issues like schools and crime.
Seeking Progressive Gains, Soros Donates to Local D.A. Campaigns
Uganda New York Times world
3 Oct 2019
ALBANY, N.Y. — There was a time when the diagnosis of HIV was a death sentence, when thousands of New Yorkers, primarily gay men, succumbed to AIDS-related illnesses, and the end of the epidemic seemed both medically and mentally impossible.
N.Y. Declares That the End of the AIDS Epidemic Is Near
Uganda New York Times world
26 Sep 2019
For years, motorists flying down Interstate 90 southwest of Buffalo, New York, were putting the well-being of their vehicles — not to mention their occupants — at risk, as they entered a 3-mile stretch crossing the Seneca Nation’s tribal lands.
$250 Million Feud Lingers, but Senecas and N.Y. Reach Small Truce
Uganda New York Times world
17 Sep 2019
CATTARAUGUS INDIAN RESERVATION, N.Y. <em xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">— </em>If ever you wanted a tangible symbol of the execrable relationship between Gov. Andrew Cuomo and New York’s largest Native American tribe, it is the 3 miles of cracked, rutted and completely rotten highway running through this lakeside reservation.
The Governor, the Seneca Nation and the Completely Rotten Highway
Uganda New York Times world
16 Aug 2019
MONTICELLO, N.Y. — It was once thought to be a sure thing, a $1.2 billion gambling mecca that carried long-held hopes of revitalizing the Catskills, and more recent expectations of driving Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo’s upstate development program.
Why a $1.2 Billion Gambling Mecca Has Fallen on Hard Times
Uganda New York Times world
24 Jul 2019
ALBANY, N.Y, — One would be hard-pressed to find two political parties that agree on less than the liberal Working Families Party and the Conservative Party of New York, which occupy opposite ends of New York’s political spectrum.
Uganda New York Times world
26 Jun 2019
As the executive director of the Committee on Open Government, he helped offer access to records that the state might have otherwise been happy to shield. But a state investigation revealed he had kept secrets of his own.
Inquiry ends with firing of official
Uganda New York Times world
14 Jun 2019
Calling it a public health emergency, Gov. Andrew Cuomo immediately signed the bill, adding New York to a small handful of states that do not allow exemptions on religious grounds.
New York bans religion exemption in vaccinations
Uganda New York Times world
22 May 2019
The New York state Assembly passed a bill Tuesday that would allow state prosecutors to pursue charges against any individual granted a presidential pardon for similar federal crimes, closing a loophole that lawmakers said could be exploited by President Donald Trump in a bid to indemnify former associates.
Albany closes a loophole for Trump pardons, next up: His taxes
Uganda New York Times world
8 May 2019
ALBANY, N.Y. — As the standoff over President Donald Trump’s federal tax returns deepens in Washington, New York state lawmakers say they intend to advance a bill Wednesday to allow congressional committees to see Trump’s New York state returns.
N.Y. Lawmakers Move Closer to Allowing Release of Trump's State Return
Uganda New York Times world
7 May 2019
ALBANY, N.Y. — As the standoff over President Donald Trump’s federal tax returns deepens in Washington, New York state lawmakers say they intend to advance a bill on Wednesday to allow congressional committees to see Trump’s New York state returns.
N.Y. Lawmakers Move Closer to Allowing Release of Trump's State Return
Uganda New York Times world
9 Apr 2019
For more than two years, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo has railed against President Donald Trump, attacking his policies on everything from immigration and reproductive rights to his handling of the disaster response in Puerto Rico.
Cuomo Backs Bill to Get Trump's Tax Returns
Uganda New York Times world
8 Apr 2019
ALBANY, N.Y. — In an attempt to work around the White House, Democratic lawmakers in Albany, New York, are trying to do what their federal counterparts have so far failed to accomplish: to obtain President Donald Trump’s tax returns.