03.12.13 |
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo's popularity continues to slide. Cuomo's favorability rating slipped for the third consecutive month, and hit its lowest point since he took office in 2011, a Sienna College poll has found. His popularity fell to 64 ...
03.11.13 |
Business is up significantly after the New York gun laws were enacted in December. Dennis Deasy, owner of Niagara gun range in North Tonawanda, says his pistol permit classes are booked through May, and his store can hardly keep up with ...
03.11.13 |
New York's lottery revenue is soaring, but the percentage going to schools is stagnant. The lottery revenue hit a 9 billion dollar record this year, but the percentage of aid that goes to 700 school districts statewide hasn't budged. Only about 15 ...
03.08.13 |
Could New York Governor Andrew Cuomo become President in 2016? Neither former Vice Presidential Candidate Paul Ryan nor New Jersey Governor Chris Christie have announced they're running for President in 2016; but a new poll out by Quinnipiac ...
03.08.13 |
A pair of Democratic state legislators have introduced bills in both the House and Senate to create government mandated nurse-patient ratios at Pennsylvania hospitals. They said the ratio would vary based on the nature of the hospital care. ...
03.07.13 |
New York lawmakers are looking to put a stop to the controversial natural gas drilling process known as hydrofracking. The state Assembly has passed legislation extending a moratorium on hydraulic fracturing until May of 2015, and is calling ...
03.07.13 |
The New York State Senate passed legislation to legalize and regulate Mixed Martial Arts competitions in the Empire State. The sport has the fastest growing fan base of any in the world. In America, 47 states allow it, including Pennsylvania. ...
03.07.13 |
A pioneering AIDS physician is being remembered in the Southern Tier. When aids first surfaced in the public eye, many retreated from the disease in fear. Hospitals and doctors didn't want to be known as care providers, fearing it would scare other ...
03.06.13 |
The New York State Assembly passed a bill to increase the minimum wage from $7.25 to $9 an hour, putting pressure on the Senate and Governor Cuomo to support the measure. Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver said the minimum wage should be increased ...
03.06.13 |
We've waited over four years for a decision on high volume hydrofracking in New York, and now, there's the possibility that the wait may be much longer. A critical group of New York senators are likely to pass a two-year hyrofracking moratorium ...
