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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.
CAPITOL
Cuomo takes aim at corruption
Tuesday, April 9, 2013
Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Tuesday proposed giving prosecutors more power to combat public corruption and would, for the first time, require public officials to report corrupt actions by their colleagues.
CAPITOL
Checks will be in the mail for taxpayers with children at home
Tuesday, April 9, 2013
More than 30,000 Capital Region families will receive a controversial $350 rebate check next year.
ALBANY
In wake of scandal, Cuomo calls for overhaul of ethics rules
Monday, April 8, 2013
Days after federal authorities rocked New York politics with more corruption cases, Gov. Andrew Cuomo says solutions abound to fix Albany’s history of ethical lapses. But he isn’t releasing any specific remedies yet.
CAPITOL
New rules take away licenses for repeat DWIs
Saturday, April 6, 2013
The state Department of Motor Vehicles is taking administrative steps to get more people with three or more DWI convictions off the road — and keep them off, in some cases, by never giving them a license again.
CAPITOL
Physical therapists urge Legislature to lower co-pays
Saturday, April 6, 2013
The New York Physical Therapy Association is calling on the state Legislature to prohibit health insurers from applying what the organization describes as disproportionately high co-payments to physical therapy.
CAPITOL
Federal prosecutor laments ‘pervasive public corruption’ in Albany
Friday, April 5, 2013
The federal prosecutor who charged two New York state legislators in separate bribery cases this week said he can’t clean up Albany alone and urged leaders to change a pervasive culture of “show-me-the-money” politics.
CAPITOL
CSEA: Stratton email notes cut in Canal Corp. service
Friday, April 5, 2013
An email about tight resources from the state Canal Corp.’s director is being highlighted by members of the Civil Service Employees Association as evidence that this week’s layoffs mean scaled-back services.
NEW YORK
Bribery alleged in second arrest involving state legislators
Thursday, April 4, 2013
For the second time in a week, a state politician was arrested in a bribery scandal, leading a prosecutor to say Thursday that political corruption in the state “is indeed rampant” and people should be angry about it.
CAPITOL
Tax credits aimed at jobs for veterans; state cemetery planned
Thursday, April 4, 2013
New York state’s veterans are the beneficiaries of new job tax credits and a cemetery.
