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ALBANY
MMA fighters plead their case on mat, at Capitol
Tuesday, April 23, 2013
Four mixed martial arts fighters from the Ultimate Fighting Championship showed grappling techniques Tuesday to a group of 70 youths after UFC’s executives and a handful of fighters visited the state Legislature to lobby for legalization of the sport.
CAPITOL
Some non-union state employees to get raises promised in 2012
Tuesday, April 23, 2013
A little less than half the state’s management and confidential employees are getting raises owed to them from last year, according to the state’s Division of Budget.
ALBANY
State political consultant freed after fraud conviction
Tuesday, April 23, 2013
New York’s parole board is setting free a once powerful political consultant convicted in an influence-peddling scandal at New York’s pension fund.
ALBANY
Cuomo appoints new head of ethics panel
Monday, April 22, 2013
Gov. Andrew Cuomo is replacing the chairwoman of the troubled state ethics board he created more than a year ago.
ALBANY
State senator still advocating use of torture on terror suspects
Monday, April 22, 2013
A New York state senator is advocating torture to extract information from terror suspects including the suspect in the Boston Marathon bombing.
ALBANY
Cuomo ready to work with state's troubled cities
Monday, April 22, 2013
Gov. Andrew Cuomo, under pressure from local government and school officials, now says he will join their discussion to address the fiscal crisis facing cities, counties and their taxpayers.
GREENFIELD
Bill to outlaw horse slaughter draws GOP, Democrat sponsors
Thursday, April 18, 2013
Local state legislators, thoroughbred industry professionals and equine advocates want New York to protect horses from slaughter in the face of changing attitudes about this practice around the country.
AMSTERDAM
Tkaczyk proposes three bills to benefit rural constituents
Thursday, April 18, 2013
A few dozen area movers and shakers listened to State Sen. Cecilia Tkaczyk’s economic development plan Thursday in the Amsterdam Castle.
CAPITOL
Counties won’t get to set sales tax rate
Wednesday, April 17, 2013
The familiar process of extending sales tax rates is in motion this month after a plan to give counties control of the rates was removed from the final version of the state budget.
CAPITOL
Cuomo against ending local tax deduction
Tuesday, April 16, 2013
Ending a longstanding local tax deduction on federal tax returns would cost taxpayers in the Capital Region an average of $2,900, according to the state Department of Taxation and Finance.
ALBANY
Unions claim Walmart played role in minimum wage subsidy
Monday, April 15, 2013
Several labor unions claim campaign contributions by Walmart prompted the unusual provision of a subsidy for employers faced with a higher minimum wage in New York.
CAPITAL REGION
NY SAFE Act notification under fire
Sunday, April 14, 2013
The mental health community has qualms with the changes applied March 16 to the state’s Mental Hygiene law — primarily the section requiring physicians, psychologists, registered nurses and licensed clinical social workers to report patients they believe are “likely to engage in conduct that will cause serious harm to self or others.”
CAPITOL
State pursuit of tax evaders beefed up with investigators
Friday, April 12, 2013
Two veteran law enforcement officials are now leading a joint effort to root out tax evasion in New York state.
CAPITOL
CSEA claims Thruway layoffs against the law
Wednesday, April 10, 2013
The state’s largest public union is alleging that recent layoffs in the state’s Thruway Authority violated the law.
ALBANY
State plans new data center at Nanocollege
Wednesday, April 10, 2013
New York state plans to house its new data center at SUNY’s College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced today.
