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Monday’s Briefing: Paterson Plans A Speech
Atop our roundup of news from around the state is word that the Governor wants to have a talk with all of us. And the news isn’t good.
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Wednesday’s Briefing: School’s Never Out
At least, not if you’re a member of state government. Much talk about education in the last day. It’s atop our daily roundup of news from around the state.
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Monday’s Briefing: 3 Men In A Room, Again
It’s like a Broadway play. The Albany hit, “3 Men In A Room” is back for another season, though there’s been a cast change. The plot’s the same familiar one you’ve come to know and love, though — there’s a crisis and we’ll only know at the finale whether all three men have overcome their conflicts to create a happy ending. That story’s the top one in our roundup of the day’s news from around the state.
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Thursday’s Briefing: This ‘n That
Our roundup of news from around the state is just that — a roundup. Lots of little stuff, no big themes. We’ll see if Tom Golisano’s big check bounces, hit the latest news on the economy and advise you against a ride on New York City’s subways.
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Wednesday’s Briefing: Spitzer’s Scandal Widens
For political reporters, Eliot Spitzer’s politically fatal sex scandal is the gift that keeps giving. In the dead of the post-legislative season, there’s something to write about, and it’s about sex, money and tragedy. Atop today’s roundup of news from around the state, we’ll tell you why the former Governor’s story is far from done even though his career is over.
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Tuesday’s Briefing: The New New Math
Since when does getting about one-third of the questions right on a test constitute a passing grade? When it’s the State of New York’s Regents Algebra exam, that’s when. It’s the top story in our roundup of news from around the state today.
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Monday’s Briefing: Paterson’s Running, Raising
Your Governor did something no other Governor has ever done. He ran the full 15 mile Boilermaker marathon in Utica this past weekend. He’s also doing something most cannot do — rake in big piles of donor cash. Details in our daily roundup of news from around the state.
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Friday’s Briefing: Dog Days
Today’s roundup of news from around the state comes on one of the dog days of Summer, a day when many of us try to get out of work early or start a long weekend […]
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Thursday’s Briefing: You’re Not Happy
The top news in today’s roundup of stuff that matters from around the state is something you probably already know: You’re not feeling good about the economy and the way things are going. You’re not alone.