Apr 13, 2006 — Republican Congressman John Sweeney is facing tough questions over his involvement in a weekend retreat last January in Lake Placid that included more than twenty of his staff, family-members, and supporters. The New York Power Authority paid for the event, which had a price tag of $25,000. It was hosted by the Olympic Regional Development Authority. The roster of guests included powerful Republicans, including the brother and sister of former White House chief of staff Andrew Card and a top GOP lawyer who has represented Tom DeLay. At least four Democrats also attended, including aides to Senator Hillary Rodham-Clinton and Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid from Nevada. Organizers say the trip was a legitimate effort to build federal support for Olympic venues in Lake Placid. But as Brian Mann reports, critics say the gathering was a taxpayer-sponsored vacation for politicians and lobbyists.  Go to full article

Apr 11, 2006 — The Adirondack Park Agency says two staff members didn't violate state ethics laws by trying to steer projects to one of the workers' spouses. The findings were released Monday. The state Ethics Commission claimed last month that there was "reasonable cause" to believe that a violation had occurred. APA officials reviewed the allegations last week. Brian Mann has details.  Go to full article

Sep 22, 2005 — A judge in Alexandria Bay has resigned following censure by a state commission. The commission recommended that Judge Charles Pennington be removed from the bench for using racially tinged language during a trial, and for taking a 17-year-old defendant to his home after another trial. Pennington says he will appeal, but this isn't the first time he's been censured by the commission.  Go to full article

Apr 05, 2005 — A Nobel prize winner is on campus at Clarkson University today. John Fenn is a research professor at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond. He was awarded the Nobel prize for chemistry in 2002 for a pioneering technique for weighing large biological molecules. Fenn's career spans more than fifty years. During that time, he's seen government funding of scientific research increase dramatically. He'll give a lecture at Clarkson about how the money has affected science education. David Sommerstein spoke with him yesterday.  Go to full article

Mar 30, 2005 — Jeffrey Dvorkin, National Public Radio Ombudsman, takes questions from NCPR listeners on issues of media accountability, the independence of NPR News, quality of service, editorial guidelines, business practices and more in a wide-ranging community discussion of public broadcasting standards. Dvorkin will speak at 7:30 pm tonight in the Student Center at St. Lawrence University in Canton NY.  Go to full article

Jan 08, 2002 — Good government groups are asking Governor Pataki to scrap the current State Ethics Law in favor of a stronger measure. Karen DeWitt reports.  Go to full article