December 14, 2018 – Page 2 – FingerLakes1.com Archive

Local government, police and national commercial manufacturers

Published: 12/14/2018 @ 10:00 am

Government police are buying their equipment from national commercial manufacturers. Is this problematic? Capitalism intervening with governmental institutions can often have unexpected effects which we will discuss in this article. We will be investing local government and their use of police stun guns and batons. Laws Regarding Police Equipment The laws regarding use of different equipment, like stun guns, varies... more

Troopers searching for driver who threw two dogs out of moving car in Cortland County

Published: 12/14/2018 @ 10:00 am

State police are looking for the people responsible for throwing two dogs out of a moving vehicle in Cortland County Wednesday. Troopers patrolling I-81 in the Whitney Point area around 9:30 Wednesday morning spotted a tractor trailer pulled over on the side of the road. They noticed the driver carrying a badly injured dog and another following behind him. The... more

New York lawmakers’ big pay raise subject of lawsuit

Published: 12/14/2018 @ 10:00 am

A pay raise for New York lawmakers that will give them the highest state legislative salaries in the nation is being challenged in court. The Government Justice Center filed a lawsuit Friday challenging the legality of a panel’s vote last week to raise lawmakers’ pay for the first time in 20 years. The conservative legal advocacy group claims pay raises... more

US to cancel $150 million in student loan debt. Is yours one of them?

Published: 12/14/2018 @ 10:00 am

US to cancel 0 million in student loan debt. Is yours one of them?

The Education Department said Thursday it will cancel $150 million in federal student loan debt, despite Secretary Betsy DeVos’ efforts to overhaul the Obama-era policy. The decision will affect hundreds of borrowers in the Rochester area, including students at the now closed Everest Institute. When Everest abruptly shut its doors in April 2015, 462 full- and part-time students who had... more

Seneca Falls man faces new felony charges after pleading guilty to identity theft earlier this year

Published: 12/14/2018 @ 10:00 am

Seneca County Sheriff Tim Luce reports the arrest of a 30-year-old Seneca Falls man following an investigation into property damage at a home he was renting on Gravel Road. Raymond J. Tortorello, 30, of Seneca Falls was charged with second-degree criminal mischief – a Class D felony, and petit larceny following the investigation. Sheriff Luce reports that Tortorello caused extensive... more

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