May 01, 2013 — ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli says state overtime pay rose nearly 11 percent last year to $529 million, continuing a costly trend since workforce cuts beginning in 2009.  Go to full article

Apr 30, 2013 — MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) The Vermont House is set to debate legislation that would allow doctors to prescribe lethal medication to terminally ill patients who request it.

The measure, variously labeled "physician-assisted suicide" or "death with dignity," has been the subject of two public hearings this year.  Go to full article

Apr 05, 2013 — GE prepares for more dredging on Hudson River. Feds agree to new rules for immigration raids. Laws, rumors have ammo flying off store shelves. NY green groups call fracking moratorium top goal. Group calls for gas pump warning labels.

Ontario teachers to vote on changes to imposed contracts.  Go to full article

Apr 05, 2013 — GE prepares for more dredging on Hudson River. Feds agree to new rules for immigration raids. Laws, rumors have ammo flying off store shelves. NY green groups call fracking moratorium top goal. Group calls for gas pump warning labels.

Ontario teachers to vote on changes to imposed contracts.  Go to full article

Jan 28, 2013 — Bloomberg and other government officials look at Gov. Cuomo's million dollar offer of unrestricted aid and billion dollar proposal to boost the economy and recover from Superstorm Sandy. New York's anti smoking groups say Gov. Cuomo's budget proposal will cut effective anti-smoking programs. Cuomo wants to suspend driver licenses from those who owe more than $10,000 worth of taxes.

Relaxed drug laws drop number of prison inmates, resulting in security prisons and camps to close. Syracuse man in jail for violently attacking is wife and two sons. Autopsy scheduled to identify if the fire victim was a household resident. Maker of popular canoes in Lake placid rebuilds his business after fire.  Go to full article

Jan 21, 2013 — Investigative reporter Carl Bernstein says New York has unnecessarily limited public information in its gun law. The NY Court of Appeals will make decisions, transcripts, other documents and media available to the public online. NYC's Rapid Repair program has put 10,000 homes damaged by Sandy back in shape. White-out conditions closed sections of Canada's Highway 417 yesterday.  Go to full article