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Cuomo On Education: “We Need To Spend Smarter”[1]
Gov. Andrew Cuomo is ratcheting up his efforts to pass steep cuts to education aid, writing in an open letter to New Yorkers that “We need to spend smarter.”
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NY Vies For Florida’s High-Speed Rail Cash[2]
New York elected officials are scrambling to make a play for the $2.4 billion worth of federal high-speed rail cash rejected earlier today by Florida – a move that will again force the Obama administration to reallocate the funds.
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Possible fuel rod hazard seen at some nuke plants[3]
A major manufacturer in the nuclear industry is reporting a potential "substantial safety hazard" with control rods at Vermont Yankee and more than two dozen other reactors around the country, according to a report made public Wednesday by the federal Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
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Are companies excluding unemployed from applying for open jobs?[4]
Because unemployment is hiring among blacks and Hispanics, the chances of an employer considering a minority are decreased by one-third if jobless applicants are excluded.
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DiNapoli’s Budget Warning[5]
State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli has taken a close look at the Governor’s spending plan, and Tuesday he issued a warning that as much as $4 billion in expected revenue might not come to pass.
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News: Abandoned girl left with nothing but $8 and a cell phone[6]
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Better care, less cost?[7]
Less than two weeks before a special panel is supposed to come up with recommendations for saving $2.85 billion from New York's Medicaid program, mental health care is emerging as a battleground for two well-armed business groups.
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Groups: List Cuomo as client[8]
Two left-leaning advocacy organizations are alleging that the Committee to Save New York, a coalition of business and real estate groups, is so close to Gov. Andrew Cuomo they should list him as a lobbying client.