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Paterson Details Plan For 898 Layoffs[1]
Gov. David Paterson said today he’s moving ahead with plans to lay off 898 state workers before the end of the year
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State work force down 5,000[2]
Layoffs and cuts have removed 5,000 from the state payroll this year, before today’s announcement of 898 more.
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US Firms Hoard Almost $1 Trillion Cash: Moody’s – CNBC[3]
US companies are hoarding almost $1 trillion in cash but are unlikely to spend on expanding their business and hiring new employees, Moody’s Investors Service said.
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Cicero residents signed up for police e-mails instead get political ad; DA to investigate[4]
Someone has gotten a hold of the Cicero Police Department’s e-policing e-mail list and sent a political ad to residents.
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Paterson administration plans budget hearings after election[5]
The lame-duck Paterson administration is planning to hold formal public hearings on next year’s state budget a week after Election Day.
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‘Rent Too Damn High’ NY candidate inspires doll[6]
There’s nothing like high New York rents to push people’s hot buttons – as does a political candidate who’s now a plastic “hero” doll for his”The Rent Is Too Damn High Party.”A Connecticut company that makes action figures is selling one of New York governor wannabe Jimmy McMillan.
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Davis will make return stop to Watertown Thursday[7]
Anti-Prohibition Party candidate Kristin Davis is returning Thursday to Jefferson County, where her campaign strategist Roger Stone said she found a pocket of freedom lovers.
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Federal officials propose coordinated national effort to battle bat disease[8]
Federal wildlife officials are proposing a coordinated national effort to fight a disease decimating bat populations before there are “irreversible losses.”
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Schroeppel cuts parks and recreation from proposed town budget[9]
The Schroeppel town board has cut money to run the town’s parks and recreation department from the proposed budget for 2011. That means hundreds of residents could lose the chance to participate in the variety of programs
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Upstate NY soldier killed in Iraq in non-combat incident[10]
A soldier from St. Johnsville, located about 86 miles east of Syracuse in Montgomery County, died Sunday in Iraq from injuries sustained in a non-combat incident, the Department of Defense announced today
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Giuliani endorses Doheny[11]
Republican Rudy Giuliani said his party is poised to make great gains in the House of Representatives, but only if they can inspire those who feel disappointment in the country’s direction to vote for change.
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Onondaga County voters to decide on reduced legislature[12]
On the ballot on next Tuesday, Onondaga County residents will be asked a question that could impact them for years.
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Today’s Attorney General Slapfest: Money In, Money Out[13]
Democratic attorney general wannabe Eric Schneiderman plans to make a $900 donation to cover the tax break he received by claiming a $35,316 deduction for “work expenses”
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Vera House sees rise in domestic violence[14]
Thousands of people are affected by domestic and sexual violence every year, and now those at Vera House are seeing an increase in Onondaga County this year.
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Letters reveal Steinbrenner personality in youth[15]
Mary Jane Schriner is puzzled. She has nearly two dozen letters from college-age George Steinbrenner detailing his still-forming personality, filled with charm and sweetness and hope, and the New York Yankees are blocking her from publishing them in a book.