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Politics & Elections
Tax refund vote draws questions (AlbanyTimesUnion)(5.24.06.22/xsa1/aspx)
Cuomo appoints lawyer to ethics board (AlbanyTimesUnion)(5.24.06.22/xsa1/aspx)
Female pols launch campaign against Vito Lope (NYDailyNews)(5.24.06.22/xsa1/aspx)
Mayoral pack likes Bike Share (NYDailyNews)(5.24.06.22/xsa1/aspx)
Gov takes stiff poke at Weiner (NYPost)(5.24.06.22/xsa1/aspx)
Taxi big adds new charges to suit against Bloomberg after mayor's profanity-laced tirade (NYPost)(5.24.06.22/xsa1/aspx)
Wire pol’s bid to run bugs Dems (NYPost)(5.24.06.22/xsa1/aspx)
Hynes’ ‘reality’ check (NYPost)(5.24.06.22/xsa1/aspx)
Tony’s tale of 2 cities a real boner (NYPost)(5.24.06.22/xsa1/aspx)
Cheers and Taunts in Candidate’s Circuslike Return to Political Stage (NYTimes)(5.24.06.22/xsa1/aspx)
A Wife With Powerful Ties Is an Unexpected Architect of a New York Comeback (NYTimes)(5.24.06.22/xsa1/aspx)
Cuomo’s Attack on Weiner- It’s Now Called a Joke (NYTimes)(5.24.06.22/xsa1/aspx)
A Final Peek at Bloomberg’s Tax Returns (NYTimes)(5.24.06.22/xsa1/aspx)
Taxi Fleet Owner Files Complaint Against Bloomberg (NYTimes)(5.24.06.22/xsa1/aspx)
Ann Marie Buerkle will be nominated to U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (SyracusePostStandard)(5.24.06.22/xsa1/aspx)
Stirpe, Magnarelli still support Sheldon Silver as New York Assembly speaker (SyracusePostStandard)(5.24.06.22/xsa1/aspx)
NY Sen. Cecilia Tkaczyk opening district office in Kingston on Saturday (KingstonFreeman)(5.23.06.22/xsb1/aspx)
Cuomo- Weiner NYC mayoral win would be a 'shame' (MiddletownHerald) (5.23.06.22/xsb1/aspx)
NY sheriffs fault new gun law, seek to join suit (MiddletownHerald) (5.23.06.22/xsb1/aspx)
Kerry Kennedy, farmworker protest Wendy's in NYC (MiddletownHerald) (5.23.06.22/xsb1/aspx)
US approves plan to redraw NYC council districts (MiddletownHerald) (5.23.06.22/xsb1/aspx)
NYC mayoral campaign may help Anthony Weiner repair image (NYJournalNews)(5.23.06.22/xsb1/aspx)
President Obama producer volunteered for Anthony Weiner campaign announcement (NYDailyNews)(5.23.06.22/xsb1/aspx)
Anthony Weiner's first day of mayoral campaign spent at home (NYDailyNews)(5.23.06.22/xsb1/aspx)
State Democrats want scandal-scarred Vito Lopez to resign district leader post, too (NYDailyNews)(5.23.06.22/xsb1/aspx)
DeBlasio wins key uptown endorsement for mayor (NYDailyNews)(5.23.06.22/xsb1/aspx)
Barry Grodenchik drops bid for Queens Borough President (NYDailyNews)(5.23.06.22/xsb1/aspx)
Scannell, Belesi won't seek re-election (Newsday)(5.23.06.22/xsb1/aspx)
12 officials who stole public funds (Newsday)(5.23.06.22/xsb1/aspx)
North Hempstead town clerk switches over to GOP slate (Newsday)(5.23.06.22/xsb1/aspx)
GOP looks to keep majority in Southampton (Newsday)(5.23.06.22/xsb1/aspx)
Duffy discusses tax-free zones in Rochester (RochesterDemocratChronicle)(5.23.06.22/xsb1/aspx)
What Gov. Andrew Cuomo has to say about Anthony Weiner (SyracusePostStandard)(5.23.06.22/xsb1/aspx)
Syracuse Mayor Stephanie Miner, others ready to hear details of Gov. Andrew Cuomo's tax free zones (SyracusePostStandard)(5.23.06.22/xsb1/aspx)
Democrats offer show of amity at meeting (AlbanyTimesUnion)(5.23.06.22/xsa1/aspx)
Vito Lopez's girlfriend returns to work (NYDailyNews)(5.23.06.22/xsa1/aspx)
Anthony Weiner had help from President Obama (NYDailyNews)(5.23.06.22/xsa1/aspx)
Huma Abedin, rarely heard, broadcasts (NYDailyNews)(5.23.06.22/xsa1/aspx)
Dems press Vito Lopez to quit another post (NYDailyNews)(5.23.06.22/xsa1/aspx)
Councilman Halloran grins and bears return (NYDailyNews)(5.23.06.22/xsa1/aspx)
Weiner's rise miffs seniors (NYDailyNews)(5.23.06.22/xsa1/aspx)
Anthony Weiner hides from press after mayoral bid vid prematurely leaks online (NYPost)(5.23.06.22/xsa1/aspx)
Anthony getting his chain yanked (NYPost)(5.23.06.22/xsa1/aspx)
I f--king forget (NYPost)(5.23.06.22/xsa1/aspx)
Joining Race for Mayor, Weiner Finds Few Allies (NYTimes)(5.23.06.22/xsa1/aspx)
New Yorkers Respond to Weiner’s Candidacy (NYTimes)(5.23.06.22/xsa1/aspx)
Fact-Check- Three Claims in Weiner’s Mayoral Announcement Video (NYTimes)(5.23.06.22/xsa1/aspx)
Now Batting- An Underdog in Orange and Blue (NYTimes)(5.23.06.22/xsa1/aspx)
Donors Urge Cuomo to Press for Public Financing of State Campaigns (NYTimes)(5.23.06.22/xsa1/aspx)
Gov. Andrew Cuomo to businesses- Yes, I said tax free (SyracusePostStandard)(5.23.06.22/xsa1/aspx)
What Gov. Andrew Cuomo has to say about Anthony Weiner (SyracusePostStandard)(5.23.06.22/xsa1/aspx)
City Council's GOP members endorse Rich David for Binghamton mayor (BinghamtonPress)(5.22.06.22/xsb1/aspx)
Gillibrand, Schumer release information on real-estate investments (BinghamtonPress)(5.22.06.22/xsb1/aspx)
Tea Party to hold rally Saturday (BinghamtonPress)(5.22.06.22/xsb1/aspx)
Kingston to discuss naming promenade for retired US Rep. Maurice Hinchey (KingstonFreeman)(5.22.06.22/xsb1/aspx)
Some Republicans see new scandal in Sebelius fundraising (KingstonFreeman)(5.22.06.22/xsb1/aspx)
Schumer refinances home and Gillibrand sells building lot (NYJournalNews)(5.22.06.22/xsb1/aspx)
AG subpoenas Mangano's office in Sandy probe (WatertownDailyTimes)(5.22.06.22/xsb1/aspx)
Blankenbush to bring investigation of Cuomo’s gun control law to the north country (WatertownDailyTimes)(5.22.06.22/xsb1/aspx)
Mohawks, state reach agreement on casino revenue (WatertownDailyTimes)(5.22.06.22/xsb1/aspx)
Gun control law sparks protest outside Capitol (AlbanyTimesUnion)(5.22.06.22/xsa1/aspx)
'Housekeeping' funds under fire (AlbanyTimesUnion)(5.22.06.22/xsa1/aspx)
Cuomo reaches deal with Mohawks (AlbanyTimesUnion)(5.22.06.22/xsa1/aspx)
Anthony Weiner finally makes it official (NYDailyNews)(5.22.06.22/xsa1/aspx)
Bloomberg fuels soft $ rise in NY politics (NYDailyNews)(5.22.06.22/xsa1/aspx)
Communications Workers of America endorses De blasio (NYDailyNews)(5.22.06.22/xsa1/aspx)
de Blasio's wife on her prominence (NYDailyNews)(5.22.06.22/xsa1/aspx)
It's official- Weiner announces he's running for mayor (NYPost)(5.22.06.22/xsa1/aspx)
Bloomberg- Pack it in, Vito (NYPost)(5.22.06.22/xsa1/aspx)
Gropez’s victims set to $lap ‘sorry’ Silver (NYPost)(5.22.06.22/xsa1/aspx)
To de Blasio, City Hall Shouldn’t Be All About Manhattan (NYTimes)(5.22.06.22/xsa1/aspx)
Rival Says Promotion of Quinn Memoir Is Political Spending (NYTimes)(5.22.06.22/xsa1/aspx)
'Merry Christmas Bill' faces off against political correctness (SyracusePostStandard)(5.22.06.22/xsa1/aspx)
Syracuse councilor to Gov. Cuomo- Fire Mayor Miner as state party co-chair (SyracusePostStandard)(5.22.06.22/xsa1/aspx)
Will Albany party be first Cuomo, Miner meeting in seven months? (SyracusePostStandard)(5.22.06.22/xsa1/aspx)
Business
Judge rebukes Buffalo cigarette shippers (AlbanyTimesUnion)(5.24.06.22/xsa1/aspx)
Tops completes purchase of FOUR stores (BuffaloNews)(5.24.06.22/xsa1/aspx)
City Gives the Garden’s Owners a Deadline on Penn Station (NYTimes)(5.24.06.22/xsa1/aspx)
Syracuse-area officials cautiously optimistic about Cuomo's Tax Free NY (SyracusePostStandard)(5.24.06.22/xsa1/aspx)
Sen. DeFrancisco on NY tax-free- "I think there are better ideas." (SyracusePostStandard)(5.24.06.22/xsa1/aspx)
Gov. Andrew Cuomo's SUNY tax-free zones blasted by Empire Center, CSEA (SyracusePostStandard)(5.24.06.22/xsa1/aspx)
Alteva to lay off about 20 in Warwick (MiddletownHerald) (5.23.06.22/xsb1/aspx)
Cuomo's biz plan for SUNY welcomed (MiddletownHerald) (5.23.06.22/xsb1/aspx)
Madison Square Garden indefinite permit denied (NYJournalNews)(5.23.06.22/xsb1/aspx)
Hickey Freeman could be bought by Canadian company (RochesterDemocratChronicle)(5.23.06.22/xsb1/aspx)
Unveiling ‘Tax-Free NY,’ Cuomo proposes business-friendly zones linked to SUNY campuses (NYDailyNews)(5.23.06.22/xsa1/aspx)
Alteva laying off 20 percent of Warwick workforce (MiddletownHerald) (5.22.06.22/xsb1/aspx)
Fisher-Price moving, eliminating about 100 NY jobs (MiddletownHerald) (5.22.06.22/xsb1/aspx)
Spending approved for Alcoa upgrades (WatertownDailyTimes)(5.22.06.22/xsb1/aspx)
ESPN making significant layoffs (NYPost)(5.22.06.22/xsa1/aspx)
Technology, Biotech & Communications 
Binghamton U. developing software to understand facial expressions (BinghamtonPress)(5.23.06.22/xsb1/aspx)
Rensselaer, Mt. Sinai announce wide-ranging collaboration (AlbanyTimesUnion)(5.23.06.22/xsb1/aspx)
New economic development team in Saratoga County to cost cash (AlbanyTimesUnion)(5.23.06.22/xsb1/aspx)
Economy, Gambling, Demographics & Economic Dev.
Senator offers casino timetable (AlbanyTimesUnion)(5.24.06.22/xsa1/aspx)
Buffalo Niagara factories got busier in April (BuffaloNews)(5.24.06.22/xsa1/aspx)
Capital Region unemployment rate fell in April to lowest since 2008 (AlbanyTimesUnion)(5.23.06.22/xsb1/aspx)
Realtors offer mixed opinions on impact of school budgets on home sales (BuffaloNews)(5.23.06.22/xsb1/aspx)
 Bonacic bill calls for three casinos in the Catskills, two in Sullivan County (MiddletownHerald) (5.23.06.22/xsb1/aspx)
Committee hits stretch run for NY-NJ Super Bowl (MiddletownHerald) (5.23.06.22/xsb1/aspx)
Senate seeks 5 casinos, video slots on Long Island (MiddletownHerald) (5.23.06.22/xsb1/aspx)
Population growth- Rockland's Ramapo leads, increases in Westchester, Putnam sees declines (NYJournalNews)(5.23.06.22/xsb1/aspx)
Riverkeeper report- NYC water system needs further protection (NYJournalNews)(5.23.06.22/xsb1/aspx)
City Planning Commission approves USTA expansion plan in Flushing Meadows-Corona Park (NYDailyNews)(5.23.06.22/xsb1/aspx)
Audit- Missteps put Long Beach $5M in red (Newsday)(5.23.06.22/xsb1/aspx)
LI logs 9% gain in auto registrations in March (Newsday)(5.23.06.22/xsb1/aspx)
Hudson Valley jobless rate falls to 6.5% (PoughkeepsieJournal)(5.23.06.22/xsb1/aspx)
Game of casinos includes Saratoga (BuffaloNews)(5.23.06.22/xsa1/aspx)
Fracking moratorium vote urged (AlbanyTimesUnion)(5.23.06.22/xsa1/aspx)
Mid-Hudson unemployment rates decline (KingstonFreeman)(5.22.06.22/xsb1/aspx)
Second tribe cuts casino deal with Cuomo (BuffaloNews)(5.22.06.22/xsa1/aspx)
Job market brightening here (BuffaloNews)(5.22.06.22/xsa1/aspx)
Cuomo Signs Deal With Mohawks to Protect Casino Territory (NYTimes)(5.22.06.22/xsa1/aspx)
Energy & Utilities
Cuomo will make decision on hydrofracking before next year's election (SyracusePostStandard)(5.24.06.22/xsa1/aspx)
Opponents of Fortis-CH Energy deal gain support from anti-Fortis group in Central America (KingstonFreeman)(5.23.06.22/xsb1/aspx)
States to NRC- Better nuclear waste rules needed (MiddletownHerald) (5.23.06.22/xsb1/aspx)
Indian Point owner- Plant is region's best energy option (NYJournalNews)(5.23.06.22/xsb1/aspx)
Central Hudson, Fortis expect utility workers to back takeover (KingstonFreeman)(5.22.06.22/xsb1/aspx)
Indian Point owner- Plant is region's best energy option (NYJournalNews)(5.22.06.22/xsb1/aspx)
Converting Dunkirk power plant to natural gas would raise rates, study says (BuffaloNews)(5.22.06.22/xsa1/aspx)
National Grid to announce $300,000 grant for Camillus Mills project (SyracusePostStandard)(5.21.06.22/xsa1/aspx) 
Budgets, Taxes & Municipal Affairs Around the State
State lawmakers to propose legislation to reform Niagara River Greenway development process (BuffaloNews)(5.24.06.22/xsa1/aspx)
Poloncarz attacks revised October storm cleanup audit (BuffaloNews)(5.23.06.22/xsb1/aspx)
Ulster proposes outsourcing mental health operations (MiddletownHerald) (5.23.06.22/xsb1/aspx)
Rockland Boulders- We're not involved in FBI Ramapo probe (NYJournalNews)(5.23.06.22/xsb1/aspx)
Tribe eager to reclaim land (PlattsburghPressRepublican)(5.23.06.22/xsb1/aspx)
Cuomo, St. Regis Mohawk leaders sign casino pact (PlattsburghPressRepublican)(5.23.06.22/xsb1/aspx)
State comptroller- City of Poughkeepsie facing severe fiscal stress (PoughkeepsieJournal)(5.23.06.22/xsb1/aspx)
Mohawk land claim talks to start soon (WatertownDailyTimes)(5.23.06.22/xsb1/aspx)
Potsdam water extension would cost $7 million (WatertownDailyTimes)(5.23.06.22/xsb1/aspx)
Audit criticizes city’s handling of finances (UticaObserverDispatch)(5.23.06.22/xsb1/aspx)
New Hartford addresses town finance concerns (UticaObserverDispatch)(5.23.06.22/xsb1/aspx)
Irene flood victims sue state Canal Corp (BuffaloNews)(5.23.06.22/xsa1/aspx)
Rensselaer County reports $3.3M surplus (BuffaloNews)(5.23.06.22/xsa1/aspx)
Troy drops below 50,000 (BuffaloNews)(5.23.06.22/xsa1/aspx)
Schumer- U.S. needs storm app for tablets, phones (BinghamtonPress)(5.22.06.22/xsb1/aspx)
Watervliet begins project's next step (AlbanyTimesUnion)(5.22.06.22/xsa1/aspx)
Correction officers' contract approved (AlbanyTimesUnion)(5.22.06.22/xsa1/aspx)
Council mostly leaves Brown's budget intact (BuffaloNews)(5.22.06.22/xsa1/aspx)
Initiative leaves $13 million hole in city budget (NYDailyNews)(5.22.06.22/xsa1/aspx)
F.B.I. Raid Renews Focus on Ballpark Deal in Rockland (NYTimes)(5.22.06.22/xsa1/aspx)
Law, Public Safety & The Courts
Christian Brothers reach deal in U.S. abuse claims (AlbanyTimesUnion)(5.24.06.22/xsa1/aspx)
In Review of Brooklyn Cases, So Many Obstacles (NYTimes)(5.24.06.22/xsa1/aspx)
Gillibrand joins Schumer, Maffei calls for federal inquiries in Renz murder case (SyracusePostStandard)(5.24.06.22/xsa1/aspx)
Gillibrand- Assaults let military culture continue (NYJournalNews)(5.23.06.22/xsb1/aspx)
NYCLU head calls stop-and-frisk initiative 'a Trojan horse for a marijuana arrest program' (NYDailyNews)(5.23.06.22/xsb1/aspx)
Officials- Ex-auditor used funds for divorce (Newsday)(5.23.06.22/xsb1/aspx)
NY Senate passes legislation to keep violent offenders jailed (UticaObserverDispatch)(5.23.06.22/xsb1/aspx)
Court Documents Detail a Deadly Family Feud From Brooklyn to Pakistan (NYTimes)(5.23.06.22/xsa1/aspx)
Suspect in Antigay Attack in East Village Is Arrested (NYTimes)(5.23.06.22/xsa1/aspx)
Questions About Police Response to Killing of a Gay Man in October (NYTimes)(5.23.06.22/xsa1/aspx)
More anti-terror $$ to New York (NYPost)(5.22.06.22/xsa1/aspx)
Bronx Officer Is Accused of Hiring E-Mail Hackers (NYTimes)(5.22.06.22/xsa1/aspx)
2 More Antigay Attacks Are Reported in Manhattan (NYTimes)(5.22.06.22/xsa1/aspx)
Jail for Man Refusing to Testify in Bomb Case (NYTimes)(5.22.06.22/xsa1/aspx)
Education
BCC changes formal name to SUNY Broome Community College (BinghamtonPress)(5.23.06.22/xsb1/aspx)
Mid-Hudson school district budgets make the grade (KingstonFreeman)(5.23.06.22/xsb1/aspx)
UCCC tuition to rise $50 per semester under budget OK'd by college's Board of Directors (KingstonFreeman)(5.23.06.22/xsb1/aspx)
5 school districts plan for risky second budget vote (NYJournalNews)(5.23.06.22/xsb1/aspx)
Students complain to federal government over colleges' handling of rape allegations (StatenIsAdvance)(5.23.06.22/xsb1/aspx) 
School districts statewide struggled to override tax cap (RochesterDemocratChronicle)(5.23.06.22/xsb1/aspx)
Buffalo School Board OKs $794 million general fund budget (BuffaloNews)(5.23.06.22/xsa1/aspx)
All budgets approved at Southern Tier districts (BinghamtonPress)(5.22.06.22/xsb1/aspx)
SUNY campuses going tax-free to lure businesses (BinghamtonPress)(5.22.06.22/xsb1/aspx)
Cuomo- Create tax-free zones around SUNY campuses (MiddletownHerald) (5.22.06.22/xsb1/aspx)
Dobbs Ferry- $40M budget approved; newcomer Schwartz elected (NYJournalNews)(5.22.06.22/xsb1/aspx)
School districts statewide struggled to override tax cap (RochesterDemocratChronicle)(5.22.06.22/xsb1/aspx)
School budgets across Monroe County succeed (RochesterDemocratChronicle)(5.22.06.22/xsb1/aspx)
Utica school board approves budget, election results (UticaObserverDispatch)(5.22.06.22/xsb1/aspx)
Voters OK vast majority of budgets; Niskayuna to try again (AlbanyTimesUnion)(5.22.06.22/xsa1/aspx)
Complete results from Tuesday's school elections (BuffaloNews)(5.22.06.22/xsa1/aspx)
NYU prexy slammed again (NYPost)(5.22.06.22/xsa1/aspx)
City Agrees to Faster Cleanup of PCBs in Schools (NYTimes)(5.22.06.22/xsa1/aspx)
Onondaga County voters approve 16 out of 17 school budgets, North Syracuse budget rejected (SyracusePostStandard)(5.22.06.22/xsa1/aspx)
Syracuse University's legal fees double during year that Bernie Fine was fired (SyracusePostStandard)(5.22.06.22/xsa1/aspx)
Transportation, Public Works & Construction
Schumer- $3.7B in Sandy aid on way for transit (Newsday)(5.23.06.22/xsb1/aspx)
Lawmakers, including Staten Island's Grimm, keep heat on TSA over knife ban (StatenIsAdvance)(5.23.06.22/xsb1/aspx) 
Governor fed up with Peace Bridge stagnation (BuffaloNews)(5.23.06.22/xsa1/aspx)
Pols move to stab TSA plan (NYTimes)(5.23.06.22/xsa1/aspx)
Congressman Owens’ amendment would block “border fee” study (WatertownDailyTimes)(5.22.06.22/xsb1/aspx)
Masiello tapped for Peace Bridge Authority seat (BuffaloNews)(5.22.06.22/xsa1/aspx)
Bike-Share System for New York Is Built With Ideas From Around the World (NYTimes)(5.22.06.22/xsa1/aspx)
Social-Community Services & Housing
Workforce, Unions & Labor Relations
Life, Society & Culture
Environment, Parks, Recreation & Tourism
Push to overturn ‘Monsanto Protection Act’ (NYDailyNews)(5.23.06.22/xsa1/aspx)
Health & Health Care
Feds fault record-keeping at 2 VA hospitals (BuffaloNews)(5.23.06.22/xsb1/aspx)
Orange Regional and Catskill Regional hospitals to cut 140 jobs (KingstonFreeman)(5.22.06.22/xsb1/aspx)
Catskill Regional Medical Center alerting patients (MiddletownHerald) (5.22.06.22/xsb1/aspx)
Blogs
After Criticism, Miner Meets With Cuomo (YNN)(5.24.06.22/xsa1/aspx)
What Do You Think About Weiner’s Mayoral Run? (NYTimes)(5.23.06.22/xsa1/aspx)
Commentary & Columnists
Westchester legislature candidates sprout like weeds (NYJournalNews)(5.23.06.22/xsb1/aspx)
The kind of mayoral race I’m going to run (Newsday)(5.23.06.22/xsb1/aspx)
Anthony Weiner's mayoral gamble asks for a second chance (Newsday)(5.23.06.22/xsb1/aspx)
NYPD detective who broke the mold (NYPost)(5.22.06.22/xsa1/aspx)
Cuomo’s moment (NYPost)(5.22.06.22/xsa1/aspx)
Court’s prayer case- A revolutionary tale (NYPost)(5.22.06.22/xsa1/aspx)
Skirting the question (NYPost)(5.22.06.22/xsa1/aspx)
Editorials
While the school tax cap is helping, the economics of education must change (BuffaloNews)(5.24.06.22/xsa1/aspx)
The nerve of the perv (Newsday)(5.23.06.22/xsb1/aspx)
Let’s have it, gov (Newsday)(5.23.06.22/xsb1/aspx)
It’s the law, Mr. Merola (AlbanyTimesUnion)(5.23.06.22/xsa1/aspx)
While the school tax cap is helping, the economics of education must change (BuffaloNews)(5.23.06.22/xsa1/aspx)
Mike’s reckless driving (NYPost)(5.23.06.22/xsa1/aspx)
Weiner the wise (NYPost)(5.23.06.22/xsa1/aspx)
The shame of New York (AlbanyTimesUnion)(5.22.06.22/xsa1/aspx)
Kearns becomes the target of a smear after taking a stand against Silver (BuffaloNews)(5.22.06.22/xsa1/aspx)
When judges dish (NYPost)(5.22.06.22/xsa1/aspx)
Stop-and-Frisk on Trial (NYTimes)(5.22.06.22/xsa1/aspx)

 

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