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Companies that produce electricity in New York are fearful of re-regulation by the state.
State Attorney General Andrew Cuomo and about 20 of his lawyers were in Rochester yesterday to learn about the community and offer aid. Elizabeth Edwards, wife of Democratic presidential hopeful John Edwards also was there. She spoke about her experiences as a breast cancer patient.
A number of county clerks around the state are loathe to implement the policy change on driver’s licenses that Gov. Eliot Spitzer announced last week. Under the new regulations, drivers no longer will be required to have a Social Security number to obtain a license, meaning illegal immigrants will once again be able to get them. Opposition stems from concerns that, in a post-9/11 world, the government could be putting driver’s licenses in the hands of possible terrorists. New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg has weighed in against the policy.
Controversy continues over a delay by the Senate in confirming a number of Spitzer’s nominees to sit on state panels and serve in paid positions.
Retired Atlanta Falcons star Tim Green, a lawyer who has worked as a TV commentator and is a children’s author, may run against Sen. John DeFrancisco, R-Syracuse. The Democratic governor is encouraging Green, who could help Democrats take control of the Senate from Democrats next year.
U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., doesn’t want people who signed up for the federal “Do Not Call” list, which began in 2003, to get dropped off the list after five years. Under current law, they will be take off the lists without being notified.
There are plenty of Web hijinks underway in the contentious race for Rockland County sheriff.
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Jay Gallagher has covered Albany for Gannett News Service since 1984 and has been Albany Bureau chief since 1989. He`s a native of the Boston area and likes to point out that in this millennium, the score is Red Sox 1 championship, the Yankees 0. 
Cara Matthews has been a statehouse correspondent in the Albany Bureau since August 2005. Prior to that, she covered Putnam County government and politics at The Journal News for nearly five years. Before that, she worked at newspapers in Connecticut and covered the state Legislature for one of them. 
Is Spitzer NUTS or just ARROGANT? Does he believe his re-election depends on the Immigrant vote he is obviously pandering to? His actions, again speak louder than his words!