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CAPITOL
Tourism to get big boost from state
Wednesday, May 8, 2013
Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced plans Wednesday to triple the state’s investment in tourism.
QUEENSBURY
Great Escape lawsuit settled
Wednesday, May 8, 2013
Possibly hundreds of people will be eligible to collect a small part of a $1.3 million class-action settlement reached between a pair of area law firms and Six Flags.
CAPITOL
Senate GOP draws up casino proposal
Tuesday, May 7, 2013
Queens County would get one of seven casinos under a plan advanced by Senate Republicans.
ALBANY
Group cites 100,000 campaign finance violations in state
Tuesday, May 7, 2013
Gassing up twice a week in New Jersey? Hiring Turdo the magician? Buying smoked meats for Christmas presents?
NEW YORK
Feds: Lawmaker lied, embezzled
Monday, May 6, 2013
A prominent New York state senator pleaded not guilty on Monday to embezzlement and other charges alleging he brazenly tried to sabotage a federal fraud investigation of his law practice by seeking inside information from an employee of the Brooklyn U.S. attorney’s office.
CAPITOL
Mailing slams Farley bill pushing check-cash loans
Monday, May 6, 2013
Advocates for publicly financed elections are taking aim at New York’s longest-tenured state senator, claiming a bill he sponsored but never moved out of committee is evidence of the “pay to play culture in Albany.”
NEW YORK STATE
Tobacco sellers target poorer regions
Sunday, May 5, 2013
There are more tobacco retailers in neighborhoods with a higher proportion of low-income and minority residents, according to a new study from the state Department of Health.
CAPITOL
Showtime for casino proposals
Saturday, May 4, 2013
Senate Republicans are taking the debate on Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s plan for three upstate casinos out of private meetings and into the public’s eye.
LAKE GEORGE
Yahoo! Travel website puts Lake George on top-10 vacations list
Thursday, May 2, 2013
It’s sometimes called “The Queen of Lakes,” and now one website has listed it among the best lake destinations in the world.
ALBANY
Cuomo wants to postpone casino referendum
Wednesday, May 1, 2013
Gov. Andrew Cuomo wants to postpone a referendum on whether to allow major casinos off Indian land in New York.
ALBANY
Work to close Fuller Road
Wednesday, May 1, 2013
Fuller Road between Tricentennial Circle and the newly constructed Washington Avenue Extension roundabout will be closed from Friday night until May 13 to reconstruct the pavement, the state Department of Transportation announced Tuesday.
LAKE GEORGE
Casino forum hears public's roll-of-the-dice issues
Tuesday, April 30, 2013
Strong opinions, questions about the future and active listening marked a Tuesday night public forum in Lake George about the possibility of a live-table casino coming to the area.
ALBANY
Clergy enters mixed martial arts debate
Tuesday, April 30, 2013
Clergy against mixed martial arts are jumping into the New York fight over legalizing the sport and lobbying in Albany against it.
ALBANY
State overtime costs up 11 percent: DiNapoli
Tuesday, April 30, 2013
State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli says state overtime pay rose nearly 11 percent last year to $529 million, continuing a costly trend since workforce cuts beginning in 2009.
NEW YORK
Cuomo signs book deal
Tuesday, April 30, 2013
Andrew Cuomo, the popular governor and a possible presidential contender in 2016, has a book deal.
