A survey by Gannett’s Albany Bureau published over the weekend showed that eight senators are undeclared when it comes to legalizing same-sex marriage in New York. The eight undecided are five Republicans and three Democrats—Sens. James Alesi, R-Perinton, Monroe County; Stephen Saland, R-Poughkeepsie; and Greg Ball, R-Carmel, Putnam County; Kemp… Read More →
Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s office has ordered an expansion of the state’s ongoing review of hydraulic fracturing after a natural gas well blowout in April sent chemical-laced water into a Pennsylvania creek, according to an internal memo sent this week. In the memo sent Friday to Department of Environmental Conservation Commissioner… Read More →
A major bond-fund manager said he wants to put a team together to buy the only National Football League team that plays its home games in New York state: the Buffalo Bills. Jeffrey Gundlach, CEO of Los Angeles investment firm DoubleLine Capital and a Buffalo neighbor, confrimed a Wall Street… Read More →
On the “People First” tour yesterday, Empire State Development Corp. head Kenneth Adams said New York has to reduce the cost of state government if it’s going to attract new jobs, the Poughkeepsie Journal reported. Adams is the former president of the state Business Council who left the business group… Read More →
After being dared by Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos to do so, Gov. Andrew Cuomo today released his unredacted ethics disclosure forms, according to the Associated Press. More here. Skelos released his unredacted form last week as a sign of cooperation toward getting a deal for new ethics laws with… Read More →
We wrote earlier today about potential traffic on the New York State Thruway this holiday weekend. But here’s one potential distraction that people won’t have to worry about when traveling through the western portion of the Thruway. From the Associated Press: DUNKIRK, N.Y. (AP) — State police say they’ve caught… Read More →
Sen. Thomas Libous’ gay cousin, Michael, is speaking out against his Republican family member’s decision to co-sponsor legislation that would strip gay couples married in other states of rights in New York. Michael Libous first wrote his comments in an open letter to Libous on a Binghamton blog and spoke… Read More →
The state Thruway Authority is letting drivers know that they should prepare for traffic-packed trips this Memorial Day weekend, saying last year more than 2.5 million vehicles traveled more than 84 million miles on the Thruway. “We expect heavy traffic volume this Memorial Day weekend as motorists drive to visit… Read More →
Comptroller Thomas Dinapoli figured this one out today: Higher gas prices may slow the state’s economic recovery. In a report, DiNapoli said that the rising price of oil—which tripled to over $100 per barrel since hitting a $30-per-barrel low in December 2008—has increased the cost for food, transportation and heating… Read More →
Despite facing the threat of a lawsuit from Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said it will not—and can not—take up a study of the effects of hydraulic fracturing in the Delaware River basin. Schneiderman threatened to sue the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers by May… Read More →