Rensselaer County judge removed from the bench for fixing speeding tickets

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In a decision released Thursday, the commission said East Greenbush Town Justice Diane Schilling improperly intervened in the disposition of a speeding ticket issued to the wife of another town judge in 2009. Four years earlier, the commission said she …
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Highway 520 Bridge

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And in other tolling news: The state now says it’s expecting only about half — $200 million — of what it originally planned to bring in by tolling the Highway 99 tunnel. Traffic has been increasing on I-90 on Thursday afternoon, while Highway 520 …Full Article Here

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U.S. safety regulators urge states to ban texting — or even hands-free …

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Hands-free or not, the use of cell phones, smartphones and other portable electronic devices while driving is so dangerous that every state should ban their use by anyone getting behind the wheel, the National Transportation Safety Board said Tuesday. [Read more]

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Prosecuting Attorney Pleads Guilty to Reckless Driving

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By David Mance. Published Monday, December 12th, 2011 The Kittitas County judge hearing the case for Yakima county says it’s not unusual for first time DUI offenders like Hagarty to plead out on a lesser charge. State Patrol says Hagarty rear-ended a …
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Texas Blood Test Aims at Drunk Drivers

Texans arrested for drunken driving should be prepared to give blood this holiday season.

Cities and counties across the state are increasingly demanding that drunken-driving suspects who refuse to take breathalyzer tests submit to blood tests that measure the amount of alcohol in their systems. [Read more]

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