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Weiner gets started stumping in NYC mayoral race
Anthony Weiner set out to reintroduce himself to voters Thursday as he embarked on a mayoral bid after leaving Congress in a sexting scandal. He found a much more supportive reception in his first day of campaigning than he did from the state's top Democrat, who bluntly criticized his candidacy ...
Cuomo appoints lawyer to ethics board
Gov. Andrew Cuomo is appointing a lawyer to the ethics and lobbying board who works for the TV network which carries the cooking show hosted by the governor's girlfriend, Sandra Lee. Cuomo appointed lawyer David Arroyo to the state Joint Commission on Public Ethics. JCOPE regulates ethics and lobbying involving ...
Cuomo: Create tax-free zones around SUNY campuses
High-tech businesses from other states and abroad that move onto or next to college campuses in New York would operate free of all business, property and personal income taxes for 10 years under a proposal released Wednesday by Gov. Andrew Cuomo. Cuomo said the plan would create jobs in a ...
Most NY school district budgets OK'd by voters
New Yorkers voting on school budgets for next year have approved nearly all of the proposals containing tax increases within state-imposed taxing limits. Budgets that proposed bigger tax increases mostly failed. More than 630 school budgets, about 96 percent, were approved around the state, a preliminary analysis by the New ...
A sampling of editorials from around New York
The Buffalo News on the assemblyman who called on Speaker Sheldon Silver to step down. May 21 Alone among Democrats in the New York state Assembly, Michael P. Kearns has the nerve to call on Speaker Sheldon Silver to step down in light of Silver's maneuvers to protect a serial ...
NY Cuomo letter warns Kardashian over T-shirt logo
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo's sent a letter to Khloe Kardashian informing the reality star the logo on her T-shirt line may be violating copyright law. The governor confirmed his administration sent what he called a "pro forma" letter advising Kardashian that her T-shirt line resembles the logo of a ...
Despite aid boost, more budget pain for NY schools
A recent offering on the Wyoming Central School District's monthly lunch menu may have seemed routine anywhere else: a hot dog and corn. But it merited a special note in the western New York district — because it was hot. The 147 students in the farm country town have gotten ...
Spire installed on WTC tower, making it 1,776 feet
The World Trade Center's rebirth has long revolved around creating a centerpiece of unsparing symbolism: a skyscraper 1,776 feet tall, its height an homage and a bold statement about looking forward. The new 1 World Trade Center reached that height with the lowering of a silvery spire from a crane ...
NY State Fair lineup includes Jepsen, Reba, Bryan
Gov. Andrew Cuomo says the New York State Fair this summer will include some of the nation's top entertainers from Carly Rae Jepsen and Toby Keith to country music legends Reba and Lynyrd Skynyrd (LIHN-urd SKIHN-urd). Cuomo says country music Entertainer of the Year Luke Brian will perform Aug. 29. ...
Carl Paladino wins Buffalo school board seat
Outspoken developer Carl Paladino, with the same never-back-down style that propelled him to the Republican nomination for governor in 2010, has won an open seat on the Buffalo school board. Unofficial election results posted Tuesday evening by the Erie county Board of Elections showed Paladino winning the seat with nearly ...
2016: Rare same-state pairings in the early stages
The early stages of the 2016 presidential race feature an unusual cluster of high-powered potential candidates hailing from the same states, Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker and Rep. Paul Ryan among them. Walker gained Republican Party cult-figure status when he beat back a labor union attempt to oust him from office ...
Local setbacks vex GOP governors eyeing 2016 race
Republican governors are often seen as innovative policymakers and potential presidential candidates, but a few are struggling with political or ethical problems that might crimp their ambitions. Two governors eyeing possible White House bids — Bob McDonnell of Virginia and Bobby Jindal of Louisiana — suddenly find themselves fending off ...
APNewsBreak: NY Gov. Andrew Cuomo has book deal
Andrew Cuomo, the popular governor and a possible presidential contender in 2016, has a book deal. HarperCollins told The Associated Press on Monday that Cuomo will write "a full and frank account" about his private life and the "profound moments" of his first term in office, including signing gay-marriage legislation. ...
NY's Cuomo: Clinton no bearing on 2016 thinking
Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Monday that he's not talking about running for the Democratic nomination for president in 2016 and he's not waiting to see if Hillary Clinton runs. Over his first two years as governor, Cuomo has repeatedly refused to talk publicly about running for president despite prompting by ...
AP News in Brief at 5:58 a.m. EDT
Collapsed building owner arrested near border with India as death toll climbs to 362 SAVAR, Bangladesh (AP) — The owner of an illegally-constructed building that collapsed last week in a deadly heap in a Dhaka suburb was arrested at a border crossing with India on Sunday in a dramatic operation ...
6 months after Sandy, thousands homeless in NY, NJ
The 9-year-old girl who got New Jersey's tough-guy governor to shed a tear as he comforted her after her home was destroyed is bummed because she now lives far from her best friend and has nowhere to hang her One Direction posters. A New Jersey woman whose home was overtaken ...
SUNY Downstate withdraws plan to close hospital
A Brooklyn teaching hospital that was part of a big state budget fight within the Legislature will remain open after all. The State University of New York Downstate Medical Center says Friday it will withdraw its plan to close Long Island College Hospital. The decision reported by NY1 in New ...
Group: Define Cuomo girlfriend's ethics standing
A conservative group wants a ruling on whether Gov. Andrew Cuomo's girlfriend, Food Network TV star Sandra Lee, should disclose financial information as if she's the governor's wife. New Yorkers for Constitutional Freedoms, a religious-based lobbying group, asked the Joint Commission on Public Ethics for the ruling. Thursday's request comes ...
Maryland governor considering White House run
Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley, a rising star in Democratic politics, said Wednesday that he is considering making a run for the White House in 2016 and will likely make a decision later this year. O'Malley, in Jerusalem on a Mideast tour, said he was still undecided but intends to dedicate ...
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