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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.
ADIRONDACKS
Adirondack waterways lawsuit to be appealed
Friday, April 5, 2013
A group of private land owners will appeal a court decision giving people the right to travel the waters on their property.
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.
ALBANY
Thruway Authority to cut 210 jobs
Wednesday, April 3, 2013
The New York State Thruway Authority is laying off about 210 employeeseffective Thursday.
Barber wounded in Herkimer County shootings says he played dead
Wednesday, April 3, 2013
The barber who survived last month’s shooting rampage in neighboring central New York villages says he played dead and prayed after being wounded by the gunman who opened fire inside two businesses, wounding another man and killing four others.
New York City mayoral hopeful busted
Tuesday, April 2, 2013
A Democratic state lawmaker was arrested along with five other politicians Tuesday in an alleged plot to pay tens of thousands of dollars in bribes to GOP bosses to let him run for mayor of New York City as a Republican.
ALBANY
Gun rally caused $60K damage to Capitol lawn
Tuesday, April 2, 2013
State officials say it will cost tens of thousands of dollars to repair damage to the grass in a downtown Albany park where opponents of New York’s gun-control law held a large rally outside the Capitol.
TROY
Suspect apprehended in 2 Troy bank robberies
Tuesday, April 2, 2013
Troy police on Monday evening arrested a man they believe is connected to two city bank robberies.
ALBANY
Governor to sign budget today; postpones trip to western NY
Monday, April 1, 2013
Gov. Andrew Cuomo has postponed his trip to western New York to sign the state budget that was passed by the Legislature last week.
CAPITOL
State Fellows class seeking applicants
Sunday, March 31, 2013
Nora Yates doesn’t second-guess leaving the private sector and is encouraging more people to try her path.
CAPITAL REGION
Legislators, school districts fired up about bullet aid
Friday, March 29, 2013
Despite the widely discussed inequity in Schenectady’s state school aid, the district’s new legislator did not nominate it for additional funding this year.
