Safety bill faces rough flight in Senate
WASHINGTON — An aviation safety bill that passed the House by 398 votes faces far tougher challenges in the Senate, including growing industry opposition, the intrusion of extraneous issues that could delay or doom the safety measures and a tight Senate schedule. (Updated: 10/16/09 6:36 AM )
Senator avoids felony conviction
ALBANY — A brash state senator from Queens who was a central figure in the coup that led to a brief Republican majority in the Senate was found guilty Thursday on a misdemeanor charge for cutting his girlfriend’s face with a broken glass. (Updated: 10/16/09 6:36 AM )
Proposed cuts for local school districts
Mid-year budget cuts facing local school districts (Updated: 10/16/09 9:41 AM )
Death penalty upheld in slaying
A ruling in Sudan has upheld death sentences for four Sudanese terrorists who assassinated John Granville, an American diplomat who grew up in South Buffalo. (Updated: 10/15/09 6:36 AM )
Gillibrand takes aim at tainted food, pushes for E. coli inspections
WASHINGTON — Noting that approximately 5 million state residents — including 360,000 Western New Yorkers — get sick from tainted food each year, Sen. Kirsten E. Gillibrand said Tuesday that she will be pushing several tough new food safety measures. (Updated: 10/14/09 7:29 AM )
New law to advance energy efficiency
An energy-efficiency program hailed as the most ambitious in the country was signed into law Tuesday in Syracuse. (Updated: 10/14/09 6:51 AM )
Cuomo gets prominent seat at White House event
WASHINGTON — Just a few weeks after President Obama’s political operatives tried to push Gov. David A. Paterson out of the 2010 race for governor, the president on Friday gave a prominent seat at a White House event — and a shout-out from the stage — to the man widely seen as most likely to replace Paterson on the Democratic ticket. (Updated: 10/10/09 7:08 AM )
103 witnesses to testify against Bruno
ALBANY—Federal prosecutors plan to call 103 witnesses in their corruption case against former State Senate Majority Leader Joseph Bruno, including business associates, former aides, top lobbyists, lawmakers and two reporters. (Updated: 10/07/09 6:57 AM )
Newsman held in extortion of Letterman
NEW YORK — A CBS newsman who prosecutors said was desperate and deep in debt was charged Friday with trying to blackmail David Letterman for $2 million in a plot that forced the late night comic to acknowledge having sex with women who work for him. (Updated: 10/03/09 8:58 AM )
Lazio, Cox visits signal campaign is under way
Criticism of President Obama’s “Chicago-style politics” and a call for drastic overhaul of state government highlighted the Wednesday appearances of two top New York Republicans in yet another sign that the 2010 campaign for governor is well under way. (Updated: 09/24/09 8:01 AM )
Lazio looks to tune in upstate issues
ALBANY — What a difference time and a bruising political defeat have made on the outlook of Rick Lazio. (Updated: 09/21/09 8:22 AM )
Lazio prepares a run for governor
ALBANY — As Republicans await word on whether their biggest gun — Rudolph Giuliani — will run for governor, a former Long Island congressman who previously lost the 2000 U. S. Senate race to Hillary Rodham Clinton is preparing to announce his own gubernatorial bid next week. (Updated: 09/16/09 7:24 AM )
1,089 state workers plan to take severance pay offer
ALBANY — Nearly 1,100 state workers will take Gov. David A. Paterson up on his offer for a $20,000 severance payment in return for leaving the government payroll later this year. (Updated: 09/15/09 6:59 AM )
Wojtaszek’s exit in GOP race sets stage for Cox
Manhattan lawyer Edward F. Cox appears headed for the state Republican chairmanship after his only opponent, Niagara County Chairman Henry F. Wojtaszek, withdrew from the contest late Thursday. (Updated: 09/11/09 6:59 AM )
Canal system schedules fall navigation hours
ALBANY—Fall hours for navigation along the New York State Canal System will go into effect from next Thursday. The canal system will operate from 7 a. m. to 5 p. m. daily through Nov. 15. For more information, visit
www.nyscanals.gov
or call (800) 4CANAL-4. | The Thruway Authority/Canal Corp. also offers a free e-mail and text messaging service called TRANSalert to inform of major incidents and emergencies. To sign up, visit
www.nyscanals.gov/tas
. (Updated: 09/04/09 6:53 AM )
