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New York State

New York State has a Big Choice Today

Jack Hidary | Posted 11.10.2009 | New York

Read More: Energy Efficiency, Solar, Sheldon Silver, New York State, Steve Israel, New York, David Paterson, New York News
Jack Hidary

Let's see if our dysfunctional state system can pass a bill that helps us all or whether we are doomed to be left behind as the rest of the country benefits from the new energy economy.

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Scozzafava Tells Her Story: 'My Name's A Verb Now'

Washington Post | Jason Horowitz | Posted 11.10.2009 | Politics

Read More: Moderate, Gouverneur, Steele, New York State, Ny-23, Doug Hoffman, Palin, Conservative Party, Republican Party, ny23, Dede Scozzafava, Scozzafava Interview, Sarah Palin, Michelle Malkin, Michael Steele, John M. Mchugh, Adirondacks, Gop, Newt Gingrich, Republicans, Politics News

Over Halloween weekend, Dede Scozzafava morphed from a rosy-cheeked Republican mom to a political figure of speech. "My name's a verb now," she said....

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The 10 Neatest New York Inventions Ever

Alex Santoso | Posted 10.26.2009 | New York

Read More: Inventors, Yale Lock, Air Conditioning, New York State, Toilet Paper, Tuxedo, Christmas, Saratoga Springs, Chop Suey, Kodak, Potato Chips, Club Sandwich, New York City, Peter Cooper, Jell-O, New York News
Alex Santoso

New York, as my friends and family who live there like to say, is the center of the universe and the source of everything important in life. Like Christmas.

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Containing Costs Key to Health Reform Success

James R. Knickman | Posted 10.22.2009 | New York

Read More: Health Care Reform, Medicaid, New York State, Health Care, Cost Containment, New York Budget, Medicare, New York News
James R. Knickman

Can we actually afford health care reform? New York is the highest Medicaid spender per capita in the nation as well as the state with the highest total Medicaid spending.

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New Haven's Teacher Contract a Model? Not So Fast

Thomas W. Carroll | Posted 10.21.2009 | New York

Read More: Michelle Rhee, Houston, American Federation of Teachers, Arne Duncan, Teacher Performance Pay, Randi Weingarten, New York State, Charter Schools, Connecticut, u.s. Department of Education, Denver, School Reform, Education Reform, New York News
Thomas W. Carroll

The contract's approach to charter schools mandates unionization, guarantees no layoffs, preserves grievance procedures, and keeps in place staff transfer rights. Reform with a union twist, one might say.

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NY Army National Guard Auctions Off Historic Armories

AP | CHRIS CAROLA | Posted 10.21.2009 | New York

Read More: Surplus State Property, Arlington Virginia, National Guard Bureau, New York State Auctions Armories, New York State, Glens Falls Armory Auction, Readiness Center, Seventh Reigment Armory, New York, Glens Falls Armory, Isaac Perry, Brick Armory, Connecticut Street Army, National Guard Auctions Armories, Armory Auction, Office of General Services, Army National Guard, William Haugaard, Armory, New York News

GLENS FALLS, N.Y. — The turret offers a great view of the nearby Adirondack Mountains, the weapons bunkers can serve as wine cellars and the cav...

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Losing Jobs to Jersey

Kathryn Wylde | Posted 10.15.2009 | New York

Read More: Taxes, Empire-State-Development-Corporation, Empire Zones, Biotechnology, Tax Credits, New Jersey, David Paterson, New York State, Economic Development, Recession, New York City, Depository Trust and Clearing Corporation, New York News
Kathryn Wylde

Depository Trust and Clearing Corp. is just the latest in a string of firms lured across the Hudson by state incentives. Since the '80s, major New York employers have moved tens of thousands of jobs.

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Raymond Harding: Former NY Power Broker Guilty In Pension Probe

AP | DAVID B. CARUSO | Posted 10.06.2009 | New York

Read More: New York Pension Probe, New York Pension System, New York, Raymond Harding, Albany, New York State, New York News

NEW YORK — A political power broker and an investment executive who advised government officials in several states have pleaded guilty to securi...

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Green Government Is Not a Partisan Issue

Jonathan A. Schein | Posted 09.29.2009 | Green

Read More: Sustainability, Leed, Green Energy, New York State, Green Buildings, Governor David Patterson, Green News
Jonathan A. Schein

Politics today is polarized, especially in the federal government. However, what is becoming quite clear is that going green is no longer a fringe or even partisan issue.

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Paterson Blames Andrew Cuomo For Obama's Removal Attempt

nypost.com | Posted 09.24.2009 | New York

Read More: Obama Paterson Withdraw, New York State, Andrew Cuomo, 2010, Obama Paterson, Governor David Paterson, David Paterson, New York News

Gov. Paterson has privately accused Attorney General Andrew Cuomo -- his would-be replacement -- of "wiring up" President Obama's unprecedented attemp...

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Support Current Legislation to Improve Farm Animal Conditions in New York State

Paula Crossfield | Posted 09.11.2009 | Green

Read More: Humane Society, AB 8163, New York State, Farm Animals, Animal Welfare, Legislation, New York, Green News
Paula Crossfield

Very few people know that a bill similar to California's Prop 2 to protect hens, sows and calves has been proposed in New York State's Assembly, where it is currently stuck in the Agriculture Committee.

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Vaccines Important for Children's Health

Rep. Louise Slaughter | Posted 10.19.2009 | Living

Read More: Louise Slaughter, New York State, Vaccines, Shots, Measles, Americans, 2008, Children, Vaccination, Elementary School, Autism, Immunization, School, Endemic Diseases, Parents, Living News
Rep. Louise Slaughter

Making sure that school age boys and girls are up to date on their vaccinations isn't fun, but it's absolutely necessary for the public health and the health of the child.

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Does Bloomberg Really Want to Save Mass Transit?

John Petro | Posted 10.18.2009 | New York

Read More: Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Congress, Mayor Bloomberg, The Bronx, Mass-Transit, New York State, New York City Capital Budget, Subway-7-Line, Kingsbridge Armory, New York Mass Transit, Related Companies, Albany-New York, New York City, Transportation, New York News
John Petro

If Mayor Bloomberg is keen to improve mass transit in New York City, he should begin by making a larger commitment from the city's huge capital budget.

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Craft Statewide Force to Spur Jobs, New Kinds of Businesses

Kathryn Wylde | Posted 09.11.2009 | New York

Read More: Kathy Wylde, Empire Zones, Albany, David Paterson, New York State Senate, New York State, Economic Development, Public/Private Partnerships, Richard Ravitch, Economic Recovery, Innovation, Entrepreneurship, Partnership for New York City, New York News
Kathryn Wylde

From a business perspective, nothing could be worse during this period of economic uncertainty than the chaos and instability that have characterized New York state government during the past two years.

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Carolyn Maloney Bows Out Of Race Against Kirsten Gillibrand

Posted 09.07.2009 | New York

Read More: Credit Card Scams, New York, New York State, Senate Race New York, Carolyn B. Maloney, Democrats, Senator Gillibrand, Rep. Carolyn Maloney, Carolyn Maloney, Democratic Primary, Senate, New York Senate, Kirsten Gillibrand Senate Seat, United States Senate, Kirsten Gillibrand, Health Care, New York News

Senator Kirsten Gillibrand just released the following statement regarding the news that Rep. Carolyn Maloney will not be challenging her for the Demo...

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Carolyn Maloney Won't Run Against Kirsten Gillibrand: New York Times

New York Times | Raymond Hernandez | Posted 09.07.2009 | New York

Read More: Democratic Primary, Senate, New York State, Kirsten Gillibrand Senate Seat, United States Senate, Democrats, Kirsten Gillibrand, New York, Carolyn B. Maloney, Carolyn Maloney, New York News

Representative Carolyn B. Maloney is expected to announce today that she has changed her mind and will not enter the primary race against Kirsten E. G...

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Senate/Assembly Pork: Who's Getting The Choicest Cuts?

Times Union | Times Union | Posted 09.03.2009 | New York

Read More: Pork Barrel, New York State Senate, Grants, New York State, Pork Barrel Spending, New York State Assembly, Pork, New York, Legislation, New York News

Under Democratic control of the Senate, upstate lost nearly $26 million in member items, the discretionary grants doled out by legislators commonly ca...

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The Albany Coup In Pictures (SLIDESHOW)

The Huffington Post | Dennis Tang | Posted 08.17.2009 | New York

Read More: Albany New York, GOP Albany Coup, Slideshow, Governor David Paterson, New York, David Paterson, New York State Senate, Pedro Espada, New York State, New York News

The New York State Senate adjourned today for the summer, after one of the more absurd periods in its history. Take a look back on a month of political bedlam in Albany with this handy slideshow summary.

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NY Hospitals Have High Readmission Rate

New York Times | ANEMONA HARTOCOLLIS | Posted 08.10.2009 | New York

Read More: New York, New York Health Care, Hospitals, Hospital Readmission, New York State, New York State Hospitals, Medicare, New York Medicare, Health Care, New York News

Hospitals in New York State are significantly worse than those elsewhere in the nation at limiting patients from having to return shortly after being ...

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A November Election For Lieutenant Governor?

Bill Cunningham | Posted 08.09.2009 | New York

Read More: Albany, New York Senate, New York State, New York State Assembly, New York, New York State Governor, New-York-State-Legislature, New York News
Bill Cunningham

A 1943 N.Y. court ruling ordered the state to hold an election to fill a vacancy in the office of lieutenant governor. Yes, we could have an election this November to decide who will fill the current vacancy.

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State Senate Stalemate: No Paychecks For Senators

New York Daily News | Kenneth Lovett and Glenn Blain | Posted 08.08.2009 | New York

Read More: Albany New York, Albany Coup, Albany, New York Senate, New York State, New York Senate Coup, New York State Senate, New York News

Thirty-one days into their stalemate, do-nothing warring state senators are having their salaries withheld Wednesday - for the first time since the in...

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New York's Nursing Shortage

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand | Posted 08.08.2009 | New York

Read More: Health Care Reform, Nursing Shortages, New York State, Kirsten Gillibrand, New York City, New York News
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand

We cannot fix health care if we do not address America's nursing shortage. We need to have the trained health care professionals inside hospitals to provide care.

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The Albany Saga: Too Much For Hollywood

Liz Krueger | Posted 07.27.2009 | New York

Read More: Capitol, State Government, Pedro Espada, Albany, New York State, New York, David Paterson, New York News
Liz Krueger

If someone actually wrote the screenplay of the Albany debacle, no one would believe that such events could actually take place in an advanced democracy in 2009.

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Take The Albany Quiz

Dan Collins | Posted 07.23.2009 | New York

Read More: Albany New York, Dean Skelos, Albany, GOP Albany Coup, New York Senate, New York State Senate, Tom Golisano GOP Takeover, Pedro Espada, New York State, Thomas Golisano, Hiram Monserrate, New York, New York News
Dan Collins

There's been a great deal of speculation about why the leaders of the coup in Albany would foist all this misery and disarray on their fellow New Yorkers. Pick the reasons you think are right!

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Same-Sex Marriage In New York: A Timeline

New York Magazine | Jacob Gershman | Posted 07.23.2009 | New York

Read More: New York Democrats, New York Same Sex Marriage, New York Republicans, New York State Senate, Joseph Bruno Gay Marriage, Joseph Bruno, New York State, New York Gay Marriage, Governor David Paterson, New York, Gay Marriage, David Paterson, Same-Sex Marriage, New York News

On June 19, 2007, the New York State Assembly passed a bill to legalize gay marriage after a three-hour floor debate that ranged from apocalyptic to h...

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