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Promoting NY’s Business Friendly Attitude While Others Question It 17 Jul 2012 | 05:42 am
Gov. Andrew Cuomo is running ads proclaiming New York’s business friendliness, but a recent set of rankings finds the state dead last in that category. The truth, however, may lie somewhere in betwee...
Cuomo Signs Anti-Cyberbullying Bill Into Law 10 Jul 2012 | 05:59 am
Governor Andrew Cuomo signed an anti-cyberbullying bill into law on Monday that requires schools to be more vigilant about the online harassment of students, and to take steps to prevent it. Schools ...
NY Legislature Has Noteworthy Session…for Lowest Number of Bills Passed 3 Jul 2012 | 04:41 am
According to an analysis by the New York Public Interest Research Group, the 2012 session resulted in 571 pieces of legislation approved by both houses of the legislature. NYPIRG’s Bill Mahoney count...
This Week in Politics: Primary Elections, a City Budget Deal and Christie Prepares for Battle 30 Jun 2012 | 06:31 am
On This Week in Politics, WNYC political reporters run down some of the top political stories from the week that was, providing insight and analysis on local, state and national political issues that ...
Schools Set to Miss Teacher Evaluation Deadline 30 Jun 2012 | 04:48 am
An important deadline in the state’s ongoing teacher evaluation process occurs Sunday, but most schools will be missing it. July 1 was set as the day for schools around the state to submit plans for ...
Majority of Outstanding Returns From Bronx: NY-13 29 Jun 2012 | 05:01 am
Not so fast, Congressman Charles Rangel. That triumphant victory speech made just before 11 p.m. on Tuesday night may have been premature. As the numbers in the 13th Congressional district continue t...
Meng Wins, Rangel Hangs On in Key Primary Races 26 Jun 2012 | 10:48 pm
New York went to the polls Tuesday to select their parties' nominees for the Congressional elections in November. In the only statewide race, Manhattan lawyer Wendy Long defeated Congressman Bob Turn...
Complete NY Primary Results 26 Jun 2012 | 04:00 pm
New York went to the polls Tuesday to select their party's nominees for Congress. View vote totals here.
Cuomo Endorses Meng, Robos in Queens Congressional Race 26 Jun 2012 | 08:41 am
Late last week, Governor Andrew Cuomo endorsed a number of candidates running in the Democratic primaries for Congress--with one notable exception. Cuomo made no endorsement in the 6th Congressional D...
Barron, Jeffries Deploy Opposite Strategies Ahead of Tomorrow's Election 26 Jun 2012 | 01:00 am
As Tuesday's Democratic primary began to close in, the candidates for New York's 8th Congressional district made their last-ditch pitches to voters in Brooklyn and southern Queens. City Councilman Ch...
