New York will vote "no" on interstate fracking rules
Earlier this week, the Delaware River Basin Commission (DRBC) released an updated version of its fracking regulations for its watershed. The commission oversees an area that covers four states - New...
View ArticleCampaign finance reform likely a hot topic in 2013
It now seems clear that 2013 will be the year in which campaign finance reform will be debated in Albany. But it’s not clear yet what shape the legislation will take, or whether public financing of...
View ArticleA.G. Schneiderman reacts to DOMA decision
New York State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman called today's Supreme Court decision striking down the Defense of Marriage Act, or DOMA, a home run.
View ArticleState's land banks to get funds to help redevelop abandoned properties
New York state will use some of the money from last year's settlement with banks which contributed to the collapse of the housing market to help fund the state's "land banks," entities that buy and...
View ArticleCuomo appoints commission to probe the legislature
Gov. Andrew Cuomo has joined forces with the New York State Attorney General to create a commission with wide ranging powers to investigate corruption in the state legislature. This move follows a...
View ArticleAuthorities bust sex ring that ran from Watertown to Ithaca
A Syracuse man and two women were arrested and charged Tuesday with operating a sex ring that prosecutors say stretched from Watertown to Ithaca.The state Attorney General's office says Eric Oliver,...
View ArticleSyracuse school district's disciplinary policies under investigation
The state attorney general is investigating disciplinary action policies within the Syracuse school district, and the school system says it's cooperating with his office.On Friday, the school...
View ArticleAttorney General's animal team shuts down illegal puppy flippers
The state attorney general’s recently created animal protection initiative has led to the shutdown of two illegal puppy sale operations.The state’s top prosecutor says two dog sellers bought puppies...
View ArticleSchneiderman proposes more efforts to reduce vacant properties
New York's attorney general wants to reduce the number of vacant properties in the state's cities by creating more land banks and a registry to track foreclosed on homes.Attorney General Eric...
View ArticleArea politicians want smartphone manufacturers to install technology to...
Several local politicians, including Rep. Dan Maffei (D-Syracuse) and New York State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman appeared at city hall in downtown Syracuse to throw their support behind the...
View ArticleRepublican candidate for state attorney general launches campaign with stop...
The Republican who wants to be New York state’s attorney general says he’ll be the people’s advocate if elected. John Cahill, an aide to former Gov. George Pataki, made several campaign stops across...
View ArticleGOP candidate for NY attorney general says office isn't political
The Republican candidate for state attorney general says the man who holds the office now, and those who served before him, have treated it has a political stepping stone.A.G. doesn't stand for...
View ArticleChallenger in New York's attorney general race focuses on corruption commission
The Republican challenger in the race for New York attorney general has begun airing TV ads, and is making an issue of incumbent Eric Schneiderman’s role in a controversial ethics commission.John...
View ArticleCahill calls on Schneiderman to return contributions tied to Moreland probe
John Cahill, the Republican candidate for New York state attorney general was in Syracuse Thursday to call on current Attorney General Eric Schneiderman to discuss his role in the now-defunct Moreland...
View ArticleChallenger Cahill wants a lot of debates in race for AG
Republican John Cahill is asking the state’s top prosecutor to debate him multiple times, but so far, Attorney General Eric Schneiderman hasn’t agreed to anything.Cahill wants to take on Schneiderman,...
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