Candidate says ballot petition fight not done (AlbanyTimesUnion)(7.30.10:0839)
Panel hits Rangel with 13 ethics charges (BinghamtonPress)(7.30.10:0839)
Absences, disagreements highlight this week's Legislative session (BinghamtonPress)(7.30.10:0839)
Paladino clarifies 3rd-party stance (BuffaloNews)(7.30.10:0839)
Deal takes shape to revise SUNY financing (BuffaloNews)(7.30.10:0839)
Assemblyman Miller has harsh words for Conservatives after snub (KingstonFreeman)(7.30.10:0839)
Rangel holding out hope as messy trial on ethics charges looms (NYDailyNews)(7.30.10:0839)
Pack it in, Harlemites urge Rangel (NYDailyNews)(7.30.10:0839)
Pay-to-play trial looms for Hank Morris (NYDailyNews)(7.30.10:0839)
Ex-girlfriend, women defend Ball at gathering (NYJournalNews)(7.30.10:0839)
SUNY, CUNY tuition-hike deal reported (NYJournalNews)(7.30.10:0839)
13 House raps wallop Rangel (NYPost)(7.30.10:0839)
Dems in a blue state over disgraced 'dean' (NYPost)(7.30.10:0839)
How The Post broke the Rangel scandals (NYPost)(7.30.10:0839)
Rangel's rise from war hero to DC vet (NYPost)(7.30.10:0839)
Pol aide's 'Jew' flap (NYPost)(7.30.10:0839)
Rangel Case Poses Test for Democrats as Elections Near (NYTimes)(7.30.10:0839)
Report Suggests Paterson Allowed Evidence to Be Leaked (NYTimes)(7.30.10:0839)
Frenzy of Speculation Over Clinton’s Wedding (NYTimes)(7.30.10:0839)
Legislators can agree on one idea ... to go home (RochesterD&C)(7.30.10:0839)
New York's Paterson- I regret leaving governor's race (SyracusePostStandard)(7.30.10:0839)
Arcuri supporter seeks to boot Hanna from ballot line (UticaObserver)(7.30.10:0839)
Herkimer Co. committee- No evidence of harassment by legislator (UticaObserver)(7.30.10:0839)
Report on abuse case criticizes Paterson (AlbanyTimesUnion)(7.29.10:0739)
Session showcases dysfunction (AlbanyTimesUnion)(7.29.10:0739)
Kaye report- No crime (AlbanyTimesUnion)(7.29.10:0739)
Rangel's problems put some Democrats in a bind (BinghamtonPress)(7.29.10:0739)
Legislature returns- Nothing doing in Albany (BinghamtonPress)(7.29.10:0739)
Dems boil as Rangel refuses to go quietly over ethics charges (NYDailyNews)(7.29.10:0739)
Our state senators deserve to get the boot, NYers say in poll (NYDailyNews)(7.29.10:0739)
Greg Ball makes bid for Conservative line in 40th Senate District (NYJournalNews)(7.29.10:0739)
Odell stays in Putnam exec primary, withstands Leibell's petition challenge (NYJournalNews)(7.29.10:0739)
New York comptroller candidate Harry J. Wilson blasts Thomas DiNapoli's pension proposal (NYJournalNews)(7.29.10:0739)
Lawmakers in session, but accomplish nothing (NYJournalNews)(7.29.10:0739)
Report recommends no charges against Paterson in aide's domestic violence case (NYJournalNews)(7.29.10:0739)
Rangel's deal-breaker (NYPost)(7.29.10:0739)
Gilly is sitting 'pretty' on Capitol Hill (NYPost)(7.29.10:0739)
Lollygagging Legislature (NYPost)(7.29.10:0739)
Abuse probe clears Dave (NYPost)(7.29.10:0739)
Indies in party uprising (NYPost)(7.29.10:0739)
Att'y gen. voters clueless (NYPost)(7.29.10:0739)
Obama takes Manhattan (NYPost)(7.29.10:0739)
Inquiry by State Clears Paterson of Criminal Acts (NYTimes)(7.29.10:0739)
In Paterson Case, Cuomo Sidesteps Vulnerability (NYTimes)(7.29.10:0739)
After an Ugly Breakup- What They Did and What They Said They Did (NYTimes)(7.29.10:0739)
For Rangel and House Ethics Panel, the Brinkmanship Continues (NYTimes)(7.29.10:0739)
New York legislators punch in, then out (RochesterD&C)(7.29.10:0739)
Carl Paladino says he'll drop out of governor's race if he loses GOP primary (SyracusePostStandard)(7.29.10:0739)
New York Legislature holds not-so-special session at which nothing was done (SyracusePostStandard)(7.29.10:0739)
Text of Vice President Joe Biden's speech at Fort Drum (SyracusePostStandard)(7.29.10:0739)
Vice President Joe Biden welcomes soldiers back to New York's Fort Drum (SyracusePostStandard)(7.29.10:0739)
Judge- No charges against Gov. Paterson in aide's domestic violence probe (SyracusePostStandard)(7.29.10:0739)
U.S. Rep. Dan Maffei votes against funding troop surge in Afghanistan (SyracusePostStandard)(7.29.10:0739)
Pavelock loaned campaign $45,000 in 47th District race (UticaObserver)(7.29.10:0739)
State- No expectations to penalize Oneida County for late payments (UticaObserver)(7.29.10:0739)
Hanna investments in shale-drilling firms questioned (UticaObserver)(7.29.10:0739)
Paladino says he won't stay in race if he loses Republican primary (BuffaloNews)(7.29.10:0739)
Report clears Paterson of wrongdoing (BuffaloNews)(7.29.10:0739)
No movement on state budget (BuffaloNews)(7.29.10:0739)
Special session shows no budget results (BuffaloNews)(7.29.10:0739)
Witryol will run for State Senate (BuffaloNews)(7.29.10:0739)
Tonawanda Coke hit with indictment (BuffaloNews)(7.30.10:0839)
Schumer’s help sought with HSBC (BuffaloNews)(7.30.10:0839)
75% plunge in profits has Graham yearning for energy-based recovery (BuffaloNews)(7.30.10:0839)
S.E.C. Charges Brothers With $550 Million Fraud (NYTimes)(7.30.10:0839)
Lockheed Martin union approves new contract (SyracusePostStandard)(7.30.10:0839)
Company says Onondaga Lake work could create 150 new jobs (SyracusePostStandard)(7.30.10:0839)
New York attorney general announces probe of life insurance industry (SyracusePostStandard)(7.30.10:0839)
Some racetrack cleaners stage 'impromptu' walkout (AlbanyTimesUnion)(7.29.10:0739)
Profits soar at Astronics Corp (BuffaloNews)(7.30.10:0839)
Corning's results up sharply (RochesterD&C)(7.29.10:0739)
Economy, Gambling, Demographics & Economic Dev.
Judge tosses racino challenge (AlbanyTimesUnion)(7.30.10:0839)
Council Approves Plan to Build Flushing Commons (NYTimes)(7.30.10:0839)
Northeast's new-home sales jump in June (NYJournalNews)(7.27.10:0749)
No drilling lease- In some ways, it may not matter (BinghamtonPress)(7.30.10:0839)
Gas production drops as energy prices sag (AlbanyTimesUnion)(7.29.10:0739)
Geneva plant turning to wind power (RochesterD&C)(7.29.10:0739)
Budgets, Taxes & Municipal Affairs Around the State
Workers’ comp ruling challenged by county (BuffaloNews)(7.30.10:0839)
County to expand recycling plant for $4.5M (NYJournalNews)(7.30.10:0839)
Yonkers deputy mayor to retire Aug. 11, be rehired the next day (NYJournalNews)(7.30.10:0839)
Astorino- Merge police, emergency services (NYJournalNews)(7.29.10:0739)
Audit- County-run courses less profitable (NYJournalNews)(7.29.10:0739)
In$ane drain on city (NYPost)(7.29.10:0739)
Maggie Brooks- County focusing on making CDR switch (RochesterD&C)(7.29.10:0739)
County, city complete long-awaited foreclosure agreement (UticaObserver)(7.29.10:0739)
Downsizing crusade sets out for top goal- Albany (BuffaloNews)(7.29.10:0739)
Council tables proposed land transfer (BuffaloNews)(7.29.10:0739)
Law, Public Safety & The Courts
Violence rules during gang initiation week (BuffaloNews)(7.30.10:0839)
Break for Hevesi pal (NYPost)(7.30.10:0839)
Judge Pares Fraud Case Involving a Political Consultant (NYTimes)(7.30.10:0839)
New York state soon won't care about who's at fault in a divorce (SyracusePostStandard)(7.30.10:0839)
Undersheriff- 'Dozens of leads' in deputy shooting case (UticaObserver)(7.30.10:0839)
Report- No Paterson charges in abuse case (NYJournalNews)(7.29.10:0739)
Bell Case Underlines Limits of Wrongful-Death Payouts (NYTimes)(7.29.10:0739)
Military Affairs, WTC, Homeland Security & Terrorism
Military calls 10th Mountain Division private a "person of interest" in WikiLeaks case (SyracusePostStandard)(7.30.10:0839)
Judge OKs wiretap evidence in case against Newburgh 4 (NYDailyNews)(7.29.10:0739)
Teacher pension deal wins in court (AlbanyTimesUnion)(7.30.10:0839)
Bloc fights tuition plan (AlbanyTimesUnion)(7.30.10:0839)
City using tainted tallies to grade teachers, schools (NYDailyNews)(7.30.10:0839)
State's new standards give schools tough test (NYJournalNews)(7.30.10:0839)
Fewer Public School Teachers Receive Tenure (NYTimes)(7.30.10:0839)
Confusion on Where City Students Stand (NYTimes)(7.30.10:0839)
Monroe Community College pares city campus sites to three (RochesterD&C)(7.30.10:0839)
Syracuse school board wants to hire a search firm to find a new superintendent (SyracusePostStandard)(7.30.10:0839)
Schools see large drop in proficient students with new standards (UticaObserver)(7.30.10:0839)
State test scores plummet for grades 3-8 (AlbanyTimesUnion)(7.29.10:0739)
New state standards mean thousands more local students need remediation (NYJournalNews)(7.29.10:0739)
Standards Raised, More Students Fail Tests (NYTimes)(7.29.10:0739)
Students' scores fall dramatically after state gets tougher on English, math statewide exams (SyracusePostStandard)(7.29.10:0739)
Transportation, Public Works & Construction
House approves safety rules sought by Flight 3407 families (BuffaloNews)(7.30.10:0839)
MTA proposes hikes as high as 9.8% on Port, Hudson lines (MiddletownRecord)(7.30.10:0839)
Monroe County rejects stoplight cameras (RochesterD&C)(7.30.10:0839)
MTA commuters squeezed again (NYDailyNews)(7.29.10:0739)
Metro-North to raise parking fees at train stations (NYJournalNews)(7.29.10:0739)
MTA's $425M budget 'fix' a runaway train (NYPost)(7.29.10:0739)
Social-Community Services & Housing
Rochester Housing Authority tightens oversight (RochesterD&C)(7.29.10:0739)
Workforce, Unions & Labor Relations
Ex-Leader of Carpenters Union Pleads Guilty to Racketeering (NYTimes)(7.29.10:0739)
Environment, Parks, Recreation & Tourism
Beaches in area cope with pollution (BuffaloNews)(7.30.10:0839)
Lawmakers seek teamwork on Hudson Valley environmental issues (NYJournalNews)(7.29.10:0739)
Region's beach water quality ranks poorly in annual survey (NYJournalNews)(7.29.10:0739)
Report- closings, warnings increase at NY beaches (NYJournalNews)(7.29.10:0739)
Ontario Beach among worst in nation for bacteria levels, study shows (RochesterD&C)(7.29.10:0739)
Congress rejects bill to help 9/11 responders (NYDailyNews)(7.30.10:0839)
Bitter political fight on the Hill over 9/11 Zadroga bill (NYDailyNews)(7.29.10:0739)
Program offers discounted prescription drugs for county residents (UticaObserver)(7.29.10:0739)
Panel approves $1 million for Medical Campus (BuffaloNews)(7.29.10:0739)
Blogs
McMahon Campaign Hits Grimm For Taking "Jewish Money" (ThePoliticker)(7.30.10:0839)
Two upstate officials take the Fifth (NYDailyNews)(7.30.10:0839)
Will Rangel Cut the Deal? (Room8)(7.29.10:0739)
Dynastic Revenge in Harlem (UrbanElephants)(7.29.10:0739)
A hostile state to do business (AlbanyTimesUnion)(7.30.10:0839)
Experience elsewhere shows how Buffalo could gain (BuffaloNews)(7.30.10:0839)
If we win race, state Dems are to thank (NYDailyNews)(7.30.10:0839)
He's ready for crime time, feds (NYPost)(7.30.10:0839)
Rangel's real crime (NYPost)(7.30.10:0839)
Joke's on Arizona (NYPost)(7.30.10:0839)
Looming threat from illegals- terror (NYPost)(7.30.10:0839)
The Clintons, All Quiet Now- What Torture! (NYTimes)(7.30.10:0839)
Overhaul Needed- Constitutional convention and voting can make Albany work (SyracusePostStandard)(7.30.10:0839)
Cuomo, Lazio soft on specifics so far (NYDailyNews)(7.29.10:0739)
Half-truth is enough for Gov. Paterson (NYDailyNews)(7.29.10:0739)
Keeping the city from falling apart (NYPost)(7.29.10:0739)
The pols' self-protection act (NYPost)(7.29.10:0739)
A sweet win in Nisky (AlbanyTimesUnion)(7.30.10:0839)
Disclosure- No, hypocrisy (AlbanyTimesUnion)(7.30.10:0839)
Quality, not quantity (BuffaloNews)(7.30.10:0839)
Way to go, kids (NYDailyNews)(7.30.10:0839)
Clueless Charlie (NYDailyNews)(7.30.10:0839)
Lame duck fouls up (NYDailyNews)(7.30.10:0839)
Inquiry confirms Paterson's lack of good judgment (NYJournalNews)(7.30.10:0839)
Time's up for Charlie (NYPost)(7.30.10:0839)
Darkness at the SEC (NYPost)(7.30.10:0839)
Gov. Paterson’s Non-Exoneration (NYTimes)(7.30.10:0839)
Congressman Rangel Faces His Peers (NYTimes)(7.30.10:0839)
Self-Interest Rules- Alleged victim was forgotten in case of Paterson aide (SyracusePostStandard)(7.30.10:0839)
Don’t add tax to sugar drinks; educate instead (UticaObserver)(7.30.10:0839)
Voting? Not (AlbanyTimesUnion)(7.29.10:0739)
Time to get that budget done already (BinghamtonPress)(7.29.10:0739)
Lame duck fouls up (NYDailyNews)(7.29.10:0739)
Albany's fare beaters (NYDailyNews)(7.29.10:0739)
New family court facility still urgently needed (NYJournalNews)(7.29.10:0739)
Truth in testing (NYPost)(7.29.10:0739)
Kaye's unconvincing report (NYPost)(7.29.10:0739)
Never mind tax cap, let’s see reform (UticaObserver)(7.29.10:0739)
Experience elsewhere shows how Buffalo could gain (BuffaloNews)(7.29.10:0739)