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Onondaga County police want drivers to holster their cellphones[1]
In April, officers will target motorists for tickets who use electronic devices, such as cellphones, while driving.
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Cuomo: Budget = "A Transformational Moment"[2]
Here's an obviously pleased Gov. Cuomo speaking directly to the public about this morning's passage of the first on-time budget New York has seen in donkey's years, as Annie Proulx might say
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Skelos: Pension Reform, Mandate Relief Up Next[3]
Attention in the Senate could turn to pension reform and reducing the cost of unfunded state mandates on municipalities, Majority Leader Dean Skelos, R-Nassau County, said this morning.
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State geologists group agnostic on hydrofracking[4]
But one thing they do know: Whatever the solution to the controversy over natural gas drilling in the Marcellus Shale turns out to be, professional geologists should be involved.
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Prison official pleads guilty to larceny charges[5]
A former food supervisor for the State Department of Corrections has pleaded guilty to grand larceny charges.
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Common Cause Considers Suit Over Capitol Lockdown[6]
Common Cause/NY Executive Director Susan Lerner told me during a CapTon interview that her organization is “looking at” a possible legal challenge over the Legislature’s decision to restrict public access to certain parts of the Capitol during last night’s budget vote.
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Manlius trustee loses court challenge to dead man's vote[7]
Judge rules court has no jurisdiction to review the case after absentee ballot was already counted without first being challenged.
