Tuesday’s Links Worth Looking At

• Syracuse rail station to receive $18 million for high-speed rail improvements
  Money will pay for new Amtrak platforms, pedestrian bridge and expanded parking at Regional Transportation Center.
• Paladino’s service: attacks and counter-attacks
  You can read the statements and counter statements over Carl Paladino’s purported military service record and wonder, as I did, whether there are any adults on the ballot this year. — Dave
• New signs in store for CNY
  Those who haven’t already noticed already, soon will. Road signs are changing in Central New York.
• NY governor candidates seek Medicaid spending trim
  New York’s major candidates for governor shared their ideas Monday for letting some air out of the Medicaid balloon in New York, which spends more on the federal health care program for low-income people than Texas, Florida and Michigan combined.
• Infamous ‘Hiccup Girl’ Jennifer Mee is accused of murder
  A Tampa Bay woman whose uncontrollable hiccups brought her worldwide attention is charged in the killing of a 22-year-old man during a robbery.
• Nestle recalls Raisinets over peanut risk
  Nestle USA is recalling some packages Nestle Raisinets that may contain peanuts, putting those with an allergy at risk if they consume them.
• How To Make Your Paladino/Emperor Palpatine Costume – Gothamist
  We’ve got another installment of our Halloween costume guide for you. Today, we present a costume of everyone’s favorite topical politician: Carl Paladino.
• Chuck Schumer says he’s not armed
  Jay Townsend made an interesting claim toward the end of last night’s debate against Sen. Chuck Schumer: he has a concealed weapons permit.
• Librarians grade state legislators
  Librarians are doing more than shussing noisy patrons these days. Now they’re wagging their fingers at lawmakers, too.

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