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Ban Fracking in New York, Environmental Groups Tell Governor
More than 40 environmental groups are opposing New York Governor Andrew Cuomo’s decision to lift a moratorium on hydraulic fracturing in the state, following release of a Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) report that
Read More »“Restore the American Promise” caravan stopping in Pittsford
The "Restore the American Promise" caravan is slated to stop in Pittsford at the office of Rep. Tom Reed, R - Corning, tomorrow while on a statewide tour
Read More »Public Hearings on State Redistricting
SYRACUSE, N.Y. -- It's a group is search of respect. Vilified by the governor as too partisan. Criticized by protestors, outside their first public hearing as too beholden to the status quo. "Unfortunately, they're only
Read More »Protest planned outside Gibson office, but Gibson won’t be there
A coalition of advocacy organizations and labor unions announced it will hold a demonstration at 3 p.m. Wednesday outside U.S. Rep. Chris Gibson’s district office at 513 Broadway in Saratoga Springs. The group is focussing
Read More »Health exchange awaits Senate
Times Union Cathleen Crowley Albany http://www.timesunion.com/default/article/Health-exchange-awaits-Senate-1438248.php ALBANY — State leaders struck a compromise on a health exchange that will serve as a marketplace for individuals and small-business employees to find insurance. It is uncertain if
Read More »Coalition releases missing jobs plan
BUFFALO, N.Y. — The "Getting Our Money's Worth" coalition had a message Tuesday for local and statewide lawmakers. "We've got to continue to say to them, 'you've got to do a heck of a better
Read More »Syracuse neighborhood group seeks more local jobs
SYRACUSE, N.Y. -- Saying state and local leaders must do more to create jobs in low-income areas, Syracuse United Neighbors sponsored a protest today on the city’s South Side, one of several across the
Read More »Labor Groups Rally for ‘Good Jobs’
A rally in Irondequoit brought to the forefront the lack of decent paying jobs in the Rochester area and across New York State. Labor leaders and the unemployed are calling on state government to
Read More »Decision Day for New York Marriage Equality
ALBANY, N.Y. - New Yorkers should know by the end of the day today where the Empire State stands on the issue of gay marriage. The governor's proposedtarget="parent">Marriage Equality Act would allow same-sex couples
Read More »Campaign Finance Reform in Albany
“Well, It’s a Start” (editorial, June 11), about the efforts of the New York State comptroller, Thomas DiNapoli, to fix our broken system of campaign finance, gives me real hope that Albany can finally
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