Category: State/National News
New York Assembly Speaker Facing Conspiracy and Fraud Charges
New York Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver received millions of dollars in kickbacks from a 15-year scheme involving law firms, real estate...
Hochul announces Rochester Anti-Poverty Task Force
New York State Lieutenant Governor Kathy Hochul announced Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s plan for a “Rochester Anti-Poverty Task Force,” Sunday,...
Cuomo announces Competition for $1.5 Billion Upstate Revitalization Fund
Gov. Andrew Cuomo has proposed a $1.5 billion Upstate New York Economic Revitalization Competition, in which seven regions in Upstate New...
Miner, Officials Seek Funds to Spend on Infrastructure
Mayor Stephanie Miner, as well as New York state Senators John DeFrancisco and David Valesky, Assemblyman Al Stirpe, and Town of Cazenovia...
Syracuse City Council approves “Ban the Box”
Syracuse City Council passed a Ban the Box ordinance Dec. 8 in an 8-1 vote. The legislation requires the city, and contractors working with...
Miner Participates in New York City Mayors’ Summit on Immigration
Mayor Stephanie Miner has participated in a New York City summit of mayors from across the U.S. to discuss the implementation of President...
State Attorney General Requests Authority to Investigate Police Involved in Civilian Deaths
New York State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman has requested from Gov. Andrew Cuomo the authority to investigate and, if necessary,...
Women’s Equality Coalition Calls for New York State Pregnant Worker Protections in New York as Supreme Court hears Young v. UPS
(Albany, N.Y.)- The Supreme Court heard oral arguments in the pregnancy discrimination case Young v. United Parcel Service (UPS) Dec. 4,...
14-Year-Old Stabbed at Fowler High School
A 14-year-old student was stabbed in the parking lot of George W. Fowler High School this morning, sources say. At about 8 a.m. this...
National Guard and Volunteer Crews Remove Enough Snow in Buffalo To Prevent Widespread Flooding
Residents of Western New York are certainly no strangers to a good snowstorm every now and again, but Mother Nature’s latest joke on...
