Letter by M. Langhorne Keith Writer objects to Salka’s anti-vaccination stance This is a letter I sent to Assemblyman John Salka: Dear Mr. Salka: I read that you are holding a meeting to facilitate so-called “religious objections” to getting vaccinated. My wife and I are in our 80’s and were both vaccinated in February.…
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Salka ‘Appalled’ If Governor Hid Aged Death Rate AG Letitia James’ Study Concludes Nursing Home Fatalities 50% Short By JIM KEVLIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ALBANY – That state Attorney General Letitia James concluded the Cuomo Administration underreported COVID-19 deaths in nursing homes by half is “appalling,” Assemblyman John Salka, R-Brookfield, declared in a statement released this afternoon. An investigation by James’ office concluded the administration undercounted coronavirus-related deaths at nursing homes by as much as 50 percent, the New…
OBERACKER, SALKA FAR AHEAD Locally, It Looks Like GOP Romp COOPERSTOWN – It looks like Republicans Peter Oberacker and John Salka are easing to victory. With 175 of 255 districts reporting, Oberacker, who is running to succeed state Sen. Jim Seward, R-Milford, in the 51st District, is ahead of Democrat Jim Barber, 59,866 to 38,514. With 52 of 95 districts reporting, In the 121st Assembly District, incumbent John Salka, R-Brookfield, is leading challenger Dan Buttermann of Oneonta, 26,625, to Buttermann’s…
CLICK TO WATCH TODAY’S EVENT Salka Press Conference Begins Tour Promoting Overturning Bail Reform If Elected, Oberacker Vows To Introduce Senate Companion Legislation ‘On Jan. 1’ By JIM KEVLIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com WAMPSVILLE – On the steps of the Madison County Courthouse here this morning, Assemblyman John Salka, R-121, announced his introduction of Bill A11067, which he said, if approved, would repeal the Democratic majority’s controversial bail reforms of 2019. Salka said he plans to hold similar press conferences…
SENATOR BACK IN ALBANY Seward, Salka Say Nay To Legal Pot 2020 Session To Start Wednesday By JIM KEVLIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com If marijuana is legalized in the state legislative session that begins today, it won’t be with the help of Otsego County’s delegation. “It’s not my issue,” said state Sen. Jim Seward, R-Milford, who said he is “responding well” to cancer treatments, and expected to be in his Albany office on opening day. “I would hate to move…