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Progress slow on state mandate relief
The Daily Star, Oneonta, N.Y.Gov. Andrew Cuomo offered a ray of hope two weeks ago that he's ready to discuss the financial strains on the state's local governments, which are caught between a property-tax cap and a host of expenses over which they have little control. "Their...Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Budgets and Budgeting, Laws, Finance, Health Insurance
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Newsday Yancey Roy column
NewsdayALBANY Two recent polls show Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo's broad political appeal dipping, especially upstate. A Siena College survey found that just 42 percent of upstate residents said they would vote for Cuomo in 2014, compared with 52 percent who...Tags: Gays and Lesbians, Same-Sex Marriage, Gun Control, Elections, Regional Authority
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Report: Lobbying earnings up for LI firms
NewsdayFormer Sen. Alfonse D'Amato's firm, Park Strategies, climbed into the ranks of the top 10 lobbying businesses in New York in 2012 in terms of the number of clients. After absorbing an Albany-based firm increased its clients from 46 in 2011 to 79 last...Tags: Veolia Environnement, Exxon Mobil Corporation, Major League Soccer, Union (McHenry, Illinois), Lobbying
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Chazy maintains school programs, lowers tax levy
Plattsburgh Press-RepublicanNo cuts in staff or programs come with the budget of almost $9.9 million that the Chazy Central Rural School Board adopted recently. CCRS Superintendent John Fairchild told the Press-Republican the district had three main goals when developing the...Tags: Budgets and Budgeting
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Cuomo's numbers are on a downward slide with upstate voters
The Buffalo NewsThe people in this Catskills Mountain community, devastated by Hurricane Irene in August 2011, are still awaiting fulfillment of Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo's promise to rebuild this town "better than before."' "Does this look better to you?" asked one...Tags: Syracuse, Interior Policy, Polls, Gun Control, Regional Authority
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NY, NJ plod through Sandy recovery with hope; 6 months later, thousands still homeless
Associated PressMANTOLOKING, N.J. (AP) — 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...Tags: Condos and Houses, National Hurricane Center, Insurance, Sports, Rentals
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Sandy-battered LIers brace for vulnerable future
NewsdaySix months after superstorm Sandy ravaged waterfront communities and toppled trees and power lines from Great Neck to Greenport, many Long Islanders are eyeing the future with a new sense of wariness and vulnerability. The water and trees that most...Tags: Philosophy, Long Island Power Authority, Insurance, Tropical Storms, Renovation
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Bridge Authority erupts in animosity
The Buffalo NewsWhen Anthony M. Annunziata, of Ontario, accepted the rotating chairmanship of the Peace Bridge Authority on Friday, he praised 200 years of peace between Canada and the United States since the War of 1812. But all is not peaceful on the Peace Bridge...Tags: War of 1812, Sam Hoyt, Religion and Belief, Anglicanism, Christianity
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NYC's attempt to stop cigarette tax evasion hampered by low fines, enforcement gaps
Associated PressNEW YORK (AP) — High taxes have emerged as the No. 1 weapon in the war on smoking. The more cigarettes cost, research has shown, the fewer people buy them. That is one of the reasons six states are considering proposals to hike tobacco taxes. But...Tags: Bronx (New York City), New York City Council, Economy, Business and Finance, Finance, Tobacco Products
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$1.73B in federal housing, economic development Sandy aid OKd
NewsdayThe federal Housing and Urban Development agency approved $1.73 billion in housing and economic development aid Friday to help rebuild New York communities heavily damaged by superstorm Sandy. About half the money -- $838 million -- will go toward...Tags: Small Businesses, Suffolk County (New York), Staten Island (New York City), Tropical Storms, Renovation
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Two Fort Drum soldiers killed in Afghanistan
Watertown Daily Times, N.Y.The post and Department of Defense on Friday confirmed the deaths of two officers in Afghanistan earlier this week. The Department of Defense notice said Capt. Aaron R. Blanchard, 32, of Selah, Wash., and 1st Lt. Robert J. Hess, 26, of Fairfax, Va.,...Tags: Afghanistan, NATO, Watertown, Awards and Prizes, Iraq War (2003-2011)
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NRA takes political aim at state gun laws
National Rifle Association President David Keene said Wednesday the organization will pursue lawsuits in two states where Democratic governors are believed to have presidential aspirations, but it might not challenge new state gun laws elsewhere. "We're...
Tags: Mayors Against Illegal Guns, Martin O'Malley, Laws, Michael Bloomberg, Gun Control
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