Assembly District 38: Two would-be candidates in the race to replace former state Assemblyman Anthony Seminerio have joined forces in an attempt to oust Seminerio’s successor, Assemblyman Mike Miller (D-Woodhaven), in the September Democratic primary. Comment.
Assembly District 38: State Sen. Joseph Addabbo (D-Howard Beach) and state Assemblyman Michael Miller (D-Woodhaven) joined Con Edison and small business advocates outside a Glendale flag store last week to tout the benefits of programs from utilities that help businesses lower their energy costs. Comment.
Assembly District 38: State Sen. Joseph Addabbo (D-Howard Beach) and state Assemblyman Michael Miller (D-Glendale) joined students outside Richmond Hill High School last week to call on the MTA to keep free student MetroCards. Comments (1).
Assembly District 38: A Manhattan federal judge sentenced Anthony Seminerio, a former state assemblyman from Richmond Hill, to six years in prison last Thursday for abusing his power as a lawmaker and extorting money out of hospitals, nonprofits and other groups in exchange for lobbying state officials on their behalf. Comment.
Assembly District 38: A week after Gov. David Paterson unleashed an ambitious ethics-reform agenda in his State of the State address, the state Legislature rolled out its own initiative. Comment.
Assembly District 38: Anthony Seminerio, a 74-year-old former state assemblyman from Richmond Hill, faces up to 14 years in prison when he is sentenced Feb. 4, a federal judge said last week in a decision that accuses him of abusing his power to bully money out of hospitals, nonprofits, and other groups in exchange for lobbying state officials on their behalf. Comment.