One week after federal authorities announced they had uncovered two suspected bribery plots in Queens and the Bronx, Gov. Andrew Cuomo unveiled a legislative initiative designed to give the state's 62 district attorneys more power to prosecute corruption cases. (queenscampaigner.com)
A prominent University at Buffalo donor has been charged in an alleged pharmaceutical bribery plot. (nystateofpolitics.com)
The endorsement comes as Democrats hope Brooks's race in the 8th Senate district is newly competitive after Venditto's father, Oyster Bay Supervisor John Venditto, along with Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano, were charged in an alleged bribery plot. (nystateofpolitics.com)