links for 2011-05-02

As of Sunday, anyone applying for social security or welfare benefits will no longer be able to sign up for a paper check. The reason for the change is to save money by streamlining operations and eliminating fraud.

Selective service records show Donald Trump didn't want anyone to see show he dodged the Vietnam War due to a medical deferment, not a high draft number, as he has claimed.

Climbing fuel prices are driving up the costs of providing ambulance services, but two companies in the Syracuse area are finding different ways to deal with the increase.

Get ready for June primaries. At least that’s what the New York State Election Commissioners’ Association is advising.

New wheels The Assembly’s two leaders got new cars this year: a 2011 Ford Taurus for Speaker Sheldon Silver and a 2011 GMC Acadia for Minority Leader Brian Kolb.