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Voters don't want pay raises in Albany
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Feb 07The base state legislator pay has held steady at about $80,000 a year for more than ten years. »
AMRI reports $32M net loss in 2011
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Feb 07Drug company Albany Molecular Research Inc. increased revenue in 2011 but still posted a net loss on the year, according to earnings results out Tuesday. AMRI (Nasdaq: AMRI), which researches and manufacturers drugs, reported a net loss of $32.3 millio... »
Lawmakers to talk taxes at hearing
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Feb 06State lawmakers in Albany are talking taxes Monday, at a hearing on Governor Cuomo's budget proposal. »
Occupy protesters disrupt NYS Leg
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Feb 06Occupy Albany protesters have disrupted a legislative budget hearing with calls for tax fairness and claims that Wall Street pays too little. »
Albany area posts private-sector job gains
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Feb 06The Albany, New York, area posted a slight private-sector employment gain in 2011, according to an On Numbers study released Monday. The Albany area added 2,800 private-sector jobs last year—from 330,100 in 2010 to 332,900 in 2011. Houston and Dallas-F... »
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Gillibrand Says Re-Election Will Focus On Her Bipartisan Work
Politics on the Hudson
Feb 06Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand was in her hometown Capital Region today, holding a meeting with business groups and meeting behind closed doors with the Assembly Democratic conference in the Capitol. She spoke briefly with reporters as she headed into the con... »
Klein Introduces Minimum Wage Bill
Capital Tonight
Feb 06In a new twist on the minimum wage debate, Sen. Jeff Klein, the leader of a group of independent Democrats that occaisionally allies with Senate Republicans, introduced the same-as version of the Assembly bill to increase the base pay to $8.50 and then... »
Here And Now
Capital Tonight
Feb 06Big Blue won Super Bowl XLVI, defeating the New England Patriots 21-17 in an emotional roller-coaster of a game. They will be rewarded with a ticker-tape parade up the Canyon of Heroes tomorrow, and afterwards receive keys to the city from Mayor Bloomb... »
The Weekend That Was
Capital Tonight
Feb 06President Obama refused to pick sides in the Super Bowl. “You’d think that if a congresswoman got shot in the head, that would have changed Congress’ views (on gun control,” Mayor Bloomberg said on “Meet the Press.” Rudy Giuliani sounded like he’s lean... »
Coalition mails Cuomo on campaign finance reform
Politics on the Hudson
Feb 03A coalition of 118 groups from a variety of disciplines mailed Gov. Andrew Cuomo today on his call for campaign finance reform, urging the governor to push for lower contribution limits and better enforcement of campaign laws. Among the groups signing ... »
