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Biz Leaders To GOP: Minimum Wage Raise Is 'Past Due'

HuffingtonPost.com | Dave Jamieson | Posted 05.24.2012

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As lawmakers in Albany, N.Y., contemplate a boost to the state's minimum wage, a group of business leaders came out Thursday in support of hiking the ...

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WATCH: Beastie Boy Adam Yauch Honored In NY Senate

Posted 05.16.2012

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Beastie Boy Adam "MCA" Yauch was officially honored by the New York State Senate this week. Young Senator Daniel Squadron, who represents Yauch's ...

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Derek Jeter To Receive Honorary Doctorate For His Charity Work

Posted 04.17.2012

Read More: New York Yankees, Albany, Scholarships, Video, Siena College, Turn 2 Foundation, Charity, Liberal Arts, Donating to Charity, Derek Jeter, New York, Impact News

Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter might be a game-changer on the baseball diamond. And, according to Siena College in Albany, N.Y., he's making noteworthy...

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New York GOP Wants To Repeal Wage Theft Law

HuffingtonPost.com | Dave Jamieson | Posted 03.27.2012

Read More: Albany, Labor, Video, Low-Wage Workers, Low Wages, Wage Theft, Wages, Gop, Labor Unions, Unions, New York, New York City, Republicans, Politics News

Republican lawmakers in New York state are working to undo a 2010 anti-wage theft law that labor activists hailed as a landmark piece of legislation p...

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Students In California, New York Call For Millionaire's Tax

HuffingtonPost.com | Tyler Kingkade | Posted 03.05.2012

NEW YORK -- Thousands of students, union members and Occupy protesters are gathering Monday at the New York and California state capitols, calling for...

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Governor Cuomo And State Leaders Agree On Plan To Increase Taxes On The Wealthy

Posted 12.06.2011

Read More: Taxes, Albany, Politics, Andrew Cuomo, New York State Taxes, Ny News, Sheldon Silver, Millionaire's Tax, Jumaane Williams, Governor Andrew Cuomo, New York Taxes, New York News

Governor Cuomo and state legislative leaders announced their agreement over a tax overhaul plan that would increase taxes on wealthy New Yorkers and p...

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Cuomo 'I Am The Government' Ringtone Now Available

AP/The Huffington Post | Posted 01.10.2012

Read More: Albany, Andrew Cuomo, Cuomo Ringtone, New York News, Governor Andrew Cuomo, Ny News, 'I Am the Government', New York News

ALBANY, NY-- A recent soundbite from New York Governor Andrew Cuomo that's become a hit on Twitter is getting extra mileage as a ringtone. In a rad...

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Man Dies In Gym Brawl After Being Stun Gunned By Officers

AP | GEORGE M. WALSH | Posted 12.31.2011

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COLONIE, N.Y. — A burly, incoherent 32-year-old man who rampaged through an upstate New York gym died after going into cardiac arrest when he wa...

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Courageous: A Faith-Based Film That Entertains (Video)

Jackie K. Cooper | Posted 12.01.2011

Read More: Fathers, Sherwood Baptist Church, Commitment, Police Officers, Kendrick Brothers, Georgia, Albany, Entertainment News

Courageous isn't just for Christians. It is for anyone who loves a good story full of emotion, humor and drama. This film has it all and delivers every aspect of the story in a tremendously entertaining fashion.

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Street Art For The Whole Family In 'Living Walls: Albany'

Jaime Rojo & Steven Harrington | Posted 11.25.2011

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Street Art events which pair local and international talent with bare walls continue to multiply in unexpected locations around the world as young Str...

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Hurricane Irene: A Tragedy in Upstate New York

Rep. Paul Tonko | Posted 11.06.2011

Read More: Albany, Congress, Capital Region, New York, Homeland Security, Agriculture, Hurricane Irene, Supplemental, Storm, Fema, Schoharie, Congressman Paul Tonko, Upstate, Green News

We lost 17,000 acres of corn worth over six million dollars in one county alone from the flooding caused by Tropical Storm Irene in my upstate New York Congressional District. Not surprisingly, some in Washington, DC are playing politics, even now.

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New Postal Stamp to Honor Owney, The Post Office Dog

Kate Kelly | Posted 09.25.2011

Read More: Railway Post Office, U.S. Postal Service, Ny, Dog Mascot, Post Office, Albany, Owney Post Office Dog, Post Office Dog, Culture News

On July 27, 2011, the USPS will release a commemorative stamp to honor Owney, the Post Office Dog, that was found and adopted by postal workers in Albany, New York.

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NY's First Married Gay Couples

AP | Posted 09.23.2011

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AP--Linda Mussman, 64, and Claudia Bruce, 65, have been together for 35 years. The women devoted to alternative and avant-garde art met in New York Ci...

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Kitty Lambert And Cheryle Rudd Aim To Be First Married Under New York Gay Marriage Law, At Rainbow-Lit Niagara Falls

HuffingtonPost.com | Matt Sledge | Posted 09.21.2011

NEW YORK -- Two Buffalo women plan to be the first to legally wed under the state's new same-sex marriage law, which goes into effect on Sunday, one m...

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Prison Guard Shames Facility By Releasing Inmate Chase Video — Set To Benny Hill Theme

Posted 09.20.2011

Read More: Benny Hill Theme, Albany, Video, Yakety Sax, Prison, Prison Chase, Prison Chase Video, Weird New York, Weird News News

The Albany Times-Union has acquired security footage from the local county jail -- cut, sped up and set to the Benny Hill Theme "Yakety Sax." Accor...

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10 Cities With The Fastest Green Jobs Growth

24/7 Wall Street | Douglas A. McIntyre, Charles B. Stockdale, Michael B. Sauter | Posted 09.17.2011

Read More: Albany, Solar Energy, Unemployment, Jobless Rate, Green Jobs, Fossil Fuels, Green Economy, Clean Energy, Knoxville, Mission Texas, Business News

24/7 Wall St.: It’s no secret the U.S. is struggling with high unemployment and dismal job growth. But at least one industry seems to be bucking the...

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Upstate NY House Explosion Claims 5th Victim

AP/The Huffington Post | MARY ESCH | Posted 09.14.2011

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SALEM, N.Y. — A fifth person, a baby girl, died Thursday following a towering blast that demolished a two-story house in rural upstate New York, tos...

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Gay Pride Parade Unlike Any Other in NYC: We Can Marry Now

Jim Luce | Posted 08.27.2011

Read More: Chris Quinn, Lgbt, New York State, Mike Bloomberg, New York Life, Albany, Andrew Cuomo, Empire State, Dykes on Bikes, Gay Pride, Scott Stringer, John Lee, Fifth Avenue, Hetrick - Martin Institute, New Yorkers United for Marriage, Wells Fargo, Tom Duane, Politics, Csr, New York City, Carolyn Maloney, Gay Marriage, Nyc Pride Parade, Lesbian & Gay Big Apple Corps, Corporate America, Gay & Lesbian Issues, Sage, Republicans, Chuck Schumer, Mastercard, Heritage of Pride, Delta, Macy?S, New York News

A sea change in New York. Although I have attended the NYC Pride Parade since 1983 -- many as a marshal -- this one was different.

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New York Looks To Gay Marriage For A Boost To Local Economy

The Huffington Post | Bonnie Kavoussi | Posted 08.27.2011

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Legalizing gay marriage could bring more to New York than equality. It might just give the economy a boost, too. New York City Mayor Michael Bloom...

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Rape Suspect Made News In The 90's As Missing Boy

AP | By CHRIS CAROLA | Posted 08.24.2011

Read More: Bill Clinton, Albany, Rape, Ny News, Attempted Murder, Adam Croote, New York News, Missing Children, New York News

ALBANY, N.Y. -- A 23-year-old man accused of raping an upstate New York girl was the subject of a missing child case that received national attention ...

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UPDATE: No Consensus On Gay Marriage Thursday Night

AP/The Huffington Post | By MICHAEL GORMLEY | Posted 08.23.2011

Read More: Albany, NYC Gay Marriage, New York State Senate, Ny News, Gay Marriage New York, New York News, Thomas Libous, Marriage Equality, New York News

ALBANY, N.Y. -- The fight over legalizing gay marriage in New York got ugly online as the Republican Senate planned to finally consider the bill in cl...

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Gay Marriage Debate Leaves NY Legislators Out Of Time, And Clothing

Posted 08.23.2011

Read More: Albany, New York Gay Marriage, New York State Senate, Ny News, Daniel O'Donnell, New York State Assembly, Dick-Dadey, New York News, Micah Lasher, Marriage Equality, Gay Marriage New York, New York News

GOP legislators are meeting today to discuss whether the language of the marriage equality bill is good enough to bring to a vote this afternoon. If n...

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If New Religious 'Carve Outs' Are Too Extreme, Do Not Pass NY Gay Marriage

Jennifer Vanasco | Posted 08.17.2011

Read More: Albany, New York, Gay Marriage, Same-Sex Marriage, Carveouts, LGBT Discrimination, Religious Exceptions, Discrimination, Civil Rights, Marriage Equality, New York News

For three days, those who care about marriage equality in NY have waited, huddled outside of doors, as Republicans have conferenced, as they've met with the governor, as they've agonized over -- what?

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WATCH: Assemblyman Doesn't Want No Lady Gaga Telling Him How To Vote

Posted 08.17.2011

Read More: Dov Hikind, Albany, Lady GaGa, New York State Assembly, New York News, New York Gay Marriage, Ny News, New York News

Brooklyn Democrat Assemblyman Dov Hikind is tired, apparently, of celebrities telling New Yorkers what the right, moral thing to do is in regards to g...

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New York State Assembly Approves Same-Sex Marriage Bill

Reuters | Dan Wiessner | Posted 08.15.2011

By Dan Wiessner ALBANY, June 15 (Reuters) - The New York state Assembly approved same-sex marriage on Wednesday and the bill is likely to face ...

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