Albany Round-up

Albany Round-up

• NY spending $3.6M to create 4 food hubs upstate

  Canton will be new food distribution hub for Northern New York.

  February 12, 2013  

• Hearing on Cuomo's education budget set in Albany

  Cuomo's education budget proposal includes a spending increase, but educators and advocates say it's not enough to meet the needs of New York's schools.

  February 11, 2013  

• NY convenience stores criticize minimum wage hike

  The state Legislature is considering a proposal to increase the minimum wage from $7.25 an hour to $8.75.

  February 8, 2013  

• GOP senators want utility tax surcharge dropped

  Tax was imposed in 2009 and is scheduled to expire in 2014.

  February 6, 2013  

• NY GOP lawmakers push to limit quick bill passage

  February 5, 2013  

• Cuomo plummets in polls after NY gun control law

  Quinnipiac University poll shows the Democrat dropped from his all-time high approval rating of 74 percent in December to 59 percent now.

  January 30, 2013 1 Photo  

• Cuomo's abortion proposal faces Senate roadblock

  Republicans are slamming Gov. Andrew Cuomo's proposal to expand abortion rights as an extreme measure from the radical left.

  January 30, 2013  

• Firefighters urge NY to ban novelty lighters

  Firemen's Association of the State of New York says there have been too many cases of deaths, injuries and fires nationwide due to novelty lighter use among children.

  January 30, 2013  

• NY authorities set gun control forum in Lake Placid

  New law adopted earlier this month changes regulations on ownership of assault-style semi-automatic weapons and high-capacity magazines and imposes background checks for some ammunition purchases.

  January 28, 2013  

• Green groups oppose easing NY dairy pollution regs

  Farms with up to 200 cows are exempt from regulations requiring extra steps to prevent pollution from cow waste. Cuomo has proposed raising the limit to 300 cows.

  January 25, 2013  

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