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AP Source: Cuomo, leaders agree on 4 casinos

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 23:49:28 -0400

ALBANY, New York - Gov. Andrew Cuomo and legislative leaders struck deals Tuesday night to authorize four upstate casinos and to allow separate votes on a women's rights package including an abortion proposal that appeared to have been blocked in the Senate, according to a senior administration official.

Texas Gov. Perry looking to lure NY companies

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:17:54 -0400

NEW YORK - Texas Gov. Rick Perry on Tuesday said his efforts to lure companies out of New York and to his state is similar to a sports final series between rival teams, and that states are in a competition with each other over businesses and jobs.

Anti-fracking groups rally outside NY Capitol

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 17:27:40 -0400

ALBANY, New York - About 2,000 opponents of a natural-gas drilling process that involves blasting chemical-laden water deep into the ground rallied outside New York's Capitol on Monday as a new statewide poll showed a slight increase among voters who are against it.

Anti-fracking groups rally in Albany, urge ban

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 17:17:05 -0400

ALBANY, New York - As about 2,000 opponents of fracking rallied Monday outside New York's Capitol, a new statewide poll showed a slight increase in voters statewide who oppose the method of drilling for natural gas.

'Brooklyn DA' documentary drama is behind camera

Sun, 16 Jun 2013 01:55:43 -0400

NEW YORK - On the CBS documentary series "Brooklyn DA," the story line is simple: Can prosecutors put the bad guys away?

Portrait of Gov. Mario Cuomo hung in Capitol

Sat, 15 Jun 2013 10:26:25 -0400

ALBANY, New York - Former Gov. Mario Cuomo's portrait is being hung in New York's Capitol, where he was a top national political figure for over a decade.

Ex-NY senator gets 5 years in prison in tax case

Fri, 14 Jun 2013 16:45:54 -0400

NEW YORK - Brash former state Sen. Pedro Espada Jr., who ran a once-respected health care network, was sentenced Friday to five years in prison for looting the taxpayer-subsidized clinics to pay for children's pony rides and other extravagances.

Senecas, state reach western NY gambling deal

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 20:13:41 -0400

NIAGARA FALLS, New York - The Seneca Indian Nation will resume sharing its casino revenues with New York state and the state will protect Seneca casinos from future competition, under a deal signed Thursday that settled a years-long dispute.

APNewsBreak: Silver sued over $103K NY settlement

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 14:54:37 -0400

ALBANY, New York - A New York resident on Thursday sued Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver to try to force the Democrat to reimburse taxpayers for a $103,000 secret settlement of sexual harassment claims against another assemblyman.

Texas Gov. Perry , NY Gov. Cuomo spar over jobs

Wed, 12 Jun 2013 20:54:07 -0400

ALBANY, New York - The battle of Texas swagger against New York attitude is on.

NY Legislature votes against Peace Bridge agency

Wed, 12 Jun 2013 19:16:03 -0400

ALBANY, New York - New York's Legislature began the process of dissolving a bi-national agency Wednesday amid a growing conflict with Canada over the Peace Bridge in Buffalo.

Poll: Christie ratings remain high

Wed, 12 Jun 2013 03:32:04 -0400

TRENTON, New Jersey - A new poll shows Gov. Chris Christie continues to see a bounce from his handling of Superstorm Sandy.

Senate GOP leader: No to tax dollars for campaigns

Tue, 11 Jun 2013 19:14:36 -0400

ALBANY, New York - New York's effort to lead the nation against big money interests in politics and cap Gov. Andrew Cuomo's progressive agenda is now mired in the fractious Senate with just two weeks left in the legislative session.

Clarification: NY Abortion-Dolan story

Mon, 10 Jun 2013 12:29:04 -0400

ALBANY, New York - In a story June 4, The Associated Press reported that Roman Catholic Cardinal Timothy Dolan was most recently the archbishop of New York. The story should have made clear that he kept the job of archbishop when he was elevated to cardinal.

Public financing advocates target key NY senators

Sun, 09 Jun 2013 12:21:17 -0400

ALBANY, New York - A bipartisan group of business leaders and good-government advocates are trying to pressure the Independent Democratic Conference to force a vote in the Senate on public financing of campaigns in New York.

Unlikely allies rip NY Gov. Cuomo's tax-free plan

Fri, 07 Jun 2013 17:09:23 -0400

ALBANY, New York - Gov. Andrew Cuomo's proposal to lure high-tech business by creating no-tax zones around college campuses has drawn flak from both the right and the left - with critics from different camps lobbing identical charges of special treatment and corporate welfare.

NRC: NY nuke plants can apply for banned weapons

Thu, 06 Jun 2013 18:14:32 -0400

WHITE PLAINS, New York - New York's new gun control law may have little effect at Indian Point and the state's other nuclear power plants.

Feds: NY's 2012 economic growth ranked 37th in US

Thu, 06 Jun 2013 18:14:12 -0400

ALBANY, New York - New York's economy grew at a slower pace than the national rate in 2012, ranking 37th among all states, according to a federal report released Thursday.

Cuomo releases his 3-casino plan for upstate NY

Wed, 05 Jun 2013 19:43:43 -0400

ALBANY, New York - Gov. Andrew Cuomo has proposed authorizing three Las Vegas-type casinos in upstate New York, two video slot machine centers in western New York and a moratorium on casinos in New York City.

NYC Council airs proposals to handle storms better

Wed, 05 Jun 2013 18:04:12 -0400

NEW YORK - New York City lawmakers want to require backup generators to power traffic lights, a system to track everyone in shelters for people with medical problems and other changes in emergency response after Superstorm Sandy.

NY gov's women's rights bill faces abortion fight

Tue, 04 Jun 2013 19:05:28 -0400

ALBANY, New York - Gov. Andrew Cuomo's 10-point proposal calling for women's rights protections from the work place to the shadowy world of human trafficking was endorsed by several women's advocates Tuesday, but faces strong opposition in the Senate over its abortion provisions.

Women advocates won't comment on Assembly scandal

Tue, 04 Jun 2013 13:37:04 -0400

ALBANY, New York - Women's rights advocates lobbying the Legislature to make all private sector employers subject to sexual harassment laws wouldn't say if their effort conflicts with the handling of an Assembly scandal that skirted Albany's rules.

Women in MMA call the sport empowering, not sexist

Mon, 03 Jun 2013 16:40:30 -0400

ALBANY, New York - Women who practice mixed martial arts urged the New York Assembly on Monday to legalize its professional competition this year, countering arguments from female critics who say it promotes sexist attitudes and violence at home.

Israel Day Parade includes NY mayoral candidates

Sun, 02 Jun 2013 18:44:41 -0400

NEW YORK - There was a sea of white and blue along New York's Fifth Avenue on Sunday for the Israel Day Parade, which this year once again included former congressman Anthony Weiner.

Amanpour's husband resigns as Port Authority head

Sun, 02 Jun 2013 11:22:26 -0400

NEW YORK - The husband of CNN foreign correspondent Christiane Amanpour has resigned as commissioner of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey.