County Board’s Partisan Divide Comes To Fore Resolutions On Hot Current Issues Blunted, Or Sent Back To Committee By JIM KEVLIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN – Partisan perspectives led to lively debates this morning at the February meeting of the county Board of Representatives, but the three related resolutions were blunted or failed to reach the floor. First, a resolution – to chide Assemblyman John Salka and state Sen. Peter Oberacker for a bill specifying New Yorkers can refuse…
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LETTER from KARL SEELEY To Defuse Violence, Salka Must Accept Election Fair To the Editor: On Friday, Jan. 8, Assemblyman John Salka engaged in a frank, one-on-one, 15-minute conversation with me about the election results and the insurrection at the Capitol. I sincerely appreciate him devoting so much time to talking with me, as I’m just one of over 100,000 people in his district. But I was left appalled by his attachment to two self-serving, destructive, false narratives. It was…
New Senator Joining Salka To Stem COVID Overreach By JIM KEVLIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com This could be the begining of a beautiful friendship. Fresh from his swearing-in as state Sen. Peter Oberacker, R-Schenevus, in his hometown fire hall at 1:08 p.m. New Year’s Day, the freshman signaled he is planning to collaborate with Assemblyman John Salka, R-Brookfield, on two key pieces of legislation: One, as he promised during the campaign, Oberacker plans to introduce legislation mirroring Salka’s to overturn…
Oberacker, Salka Confer As 2021 Session Begins…
LANGWORTHY IN COOPERSTOWN GOP Chief Barnstorms Locally On Election Eve With four days to go until Election Day for federal and state offices, state Republican Chairman Nick Langworthy stopped in Cooperstown this morning to rally the local party faithful on the first stop of a Central New York tour. He decried “AOC Wannabes” and the state’s leftward shift, raising concerns about bail reform and plans to give illegal residents the right to vote. He was joined by the local GOP…
Salka Press Conference Topic: Bail-Reform Repeal COOPERSTOWN – Assemblyman John Salka, R-Brookfield, has scheduled a press conference for 11 a.m. Wednesday to discuss his bill, which would “completely repeal” last year’s Democratic bail reform. He will be joined by county Sheriff Richard J. Devlin Jr., as well as Republican Assemblymen Chris Tague, Robert Smullen and Brian Miller, who are all seeking reelection on Nov. 3.…
LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS FORUM Safety Issues Among Most Hotly Argued Buttermann, Cornell, Salka Debate By JIM KEVLIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN – Where did that question on whether to fund the Catskill Regional Teacher Center come from? Two of the 121st District candidates were caught off guard by the first question; Assemblyman John Salka, R-Brookfield, had actually toured the place and declared, “Spending on education is one of the most important investments we can make.” The other two…
Salka To Announce Unveiling Of Bill Repealing Bail Reform WAMPSVILLE – Assemblyman John Salka, R-Brookfield, has announced he will unveil Bill A11067 that, if passed, would “completely” repeal last year’s bail reform, at a press conference at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 21, at the Madison County Courthouse. He will be accompanied by Madison County Sheriff Todd Hodd. Salka’s district includes Madison, Otsego and parts of Oneida counties.…
Assemblyman Salka Hosts Virtual Town Hall Thursday Assemblyman John Salka, R-121st, will host a Virtual Town Hall at 6:30 p.m. tomorrow (Thursday). Click here to sign up. You will be emailed the Zoom link so you can participate. Salka’s 121st District includes Otsego County’s three population centers – Oneonta, Cooperstown and Richfield Springs – and the towns in between, as well as Madison County and part of Oneida. A retired respiratory therapist and former chairman of the Madison County Board…
Magee Endorses Mosher In Democratic Primary Buttermann Also Runs To Face Salka NELSON – Retired assemblyman Bill Magee today endorsed his fellow Madison County Democrat, Corey Mosher, in the party’s 121st District primary June 23, the Mosher campaign announced. Mosher will vie with Dan Buttermann, Oneonta, for their party’s nod to run against incumbent Republican John Salka in the fall.…
