New York State

New York closes heated fracking comment period

Thu, 12 Jan 2012 06:08:00 -0500

Final rules that could lift a three year ban on fracking in New York will be finalized by state regulators in the coming months, after a heated and divisive public comment period closed on Wednesday.

New York Probes Banks, Insurers on Home Policies

Wed, 11 Jan 2012 05:17:00 -0500

New York's Department of Financial Services has been probing banks and insurance companies for allegedly obtaining excessive fees on homeowners' policies that they force borrowers to pay for when their insurance lapses, said people familiar with the matter.

Cuomo proposes some public funding of campaigns

Wed, 11 Jan 2012 05:06:00 -0500

Gov. Andrew Cuomo in the coming weeks will introduce a proposal that good-government advocates have long said would transform New York politics like nothing else: voluntary public funding of political campaigns.

U.S. Report Criticizes New York on Monitoring Care of Developmentally Disabled

Wed, 11 Jan 2012 04:57:00 -0500

The federal government sharply criticized New York’s oversight of the developmentally disabled in a new report, saying the state agency charged with oversight lacks independence from the governor’s office, failed to account for how it is spending public money and has broken several requirements of federal law.

New York state legislature prohibits companies from doing business with Iran

Tue, 10 Jan 2012 05:12:00 -0500

Federal law authorises state and local governments to divest from companies whose interests in Iran's energy sector directly or indirectly support its pursuit of nuclear weapons.

Schumer Says New York Has No Choice But To Gamble On Gambling

Tue, 10 Jan 2012 04:59:00 -0500

U. S. Sen. Charles Schumer offered some qualified support Monday for Gov. Cuomo’s drive to legalize gambling in the state - but stopped short of endorsing a casino at Aqueduct racetrack.

Cuomo Buoyed by Record Ratings Seeks to Revamp New York Agencies

Wed, 04 Jan 2012 03:34:00 -0500

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, riding record approval ratings, may use his second year to consolidate agencies, raise the retirement age for new workers and lower costs for local governments as he closes a $2 billion budget gap.

Cuomo unveils historic artifacts in NY Capitol

Wed, 04 Jan 2012 03:30:00 -0500

Gov. Andrew Cuomo recently rooted through a warehouse in Schenectady County's Rotterdam and picked out dozens of state artifacts for display in the Capitol in Albany.

Lowest Temperatures Since March Coming to New York, Northeast

Wed, 04 Jan 2012 01:09:00 -0500

The coldest air in at least 10 months is forecast to fall across New York City and the U.S. Northeast later today, according to the National Weather Service.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo signs law that bars insurers from forcing people to use mail-order pharmacies

Wed, 14 Dec 2011 00:31:00 -0500

Gov. Cuomo said Tuesday he signed into law two controversial bills regulating insurance companies, including one blocking them from requiring policy-holders to get medication from mail-order pharmacies.

New York Teen Set Blaze That Killed Adoptive Father, Two Brothers, Cops Say

Thu, 08 Dec 2011 05:01:00 -0500

A 15-year-old boy poured gasoline throughout his home and set it ablaze early Wednesday, killing his adoptive father and two brothers, police said.

New York lawmakers could reform child abuse laws

Thu, 08 Dec 2011 05:01:00 -0500

New York state lawmakers said the announcement on Wednesday that a former Syracuse University coach will not face sex abuse charges because the statute of limitations had run out could boost efforts to reform state child abuse laws.

Longtime NY State Assemblyman Thomas Kirwan dies

Tue, 29 Nov 2011 06:00:00 -0500

Longtime Republican New York State Assemblyman Thomas Kirwan has died. He was 78.

Longtime NY State Assemblyman Thomas Kirwan dies

Tue, 29 Nov 2011 05:32:00 -0500

Longtime Republican New York State Assemblyman and State Police veteran Thomas Kirwan has died. He was 78.

New York Court: State GPS Tracking of Worker Was Justified

Thu, 24 Nov 2011 06:18:00 -0500

A New York appeals court ruled Wednesday that the state was justified in placing a GPS device on an employee’s private car without his knowledge and monitoring him for several weeks to determine whether he was submitting fraudulent time cards.

Three dead and two million without power as New York hit by BIGGEST EVER October snow storm... and there's more on th...

Sun, 30 Oct 2011 04:09:00 -0400

New York has been hit by more than one inch of snowfall before Halloween for the first time ever - with experts predicting much more on the way. Three people were killed as the classic nor'easter chugged up the East Coast at an unusually early period and more than 2.3 million homes have lost power in the storm.

Listeria outbreak in cantaloupes claims first fatality in New York; Death toll rises to 21

Sat, 08 Oct 2011 04:50:00 -0400

Health officials in western New York say a person has died of listeria infection, the first death in the state linked to tainted cantaloupes from Colorado.

Gov. Cuomo orders state agencies to provide aid in 6 foreign languages to help non-English speakers

Fri, 07 Oct 2011 04:51:00 -0400

New York's non-English-speaking immigrants will soon have an easier time dealing with state bureaucracy.

Rudy Giuliani Endorses Nuclear Plant in New Ads

Fri, 07 Oct 2011 04:43:00 -0400

Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani will appear in television and newspaper advertisements touting the safety of Entergy’s Indian Point nuclear power plant located outside the city, the company said Thursday.

DiNapoli Hires Obama Backer’s Firm to Invest N.Y. Pension Cash

Fri, 07 Oct 2011 04:29:00 -0400

New York state Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli hired an investment firm co-founded by Penny Pritzker, a top fundraiser for President Barack Obama, to find money managers owned by women and minorities who’ll invest $300 million of state pension cash.