WIBX 950 » new york state legislature http://wibx950.com Your News Talk and Sports Leader Wed, 19 Jun 2013 01:55:15 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Bill To Require Pulse Oximetry Tests For Newborn On Way To Governor Cuomo's Desk http://wibx950.com/bill-to-require-pulse-oximetry-tests-for-newborn-on-way-to-governor-cuomos-desk/ http://wibx950.com/bill-to-require-pulse-oximetry-tests-for-newborn-on-way-to-governor-cuomos-desk/#comments Thu, 13 Jun 2013 13:19:34 +0000 Kristine Bellino http://wibx950.com/?p=209904 A bill to test newborns for potential heart defects is on its way to Governor Cuomo's desk.

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]]> http://wibx950.com/bill-to-require-pulse-oximetry-tests-for-newborn-on-way-to-governor-cuomos-desk/feed/ 0 Luis Davilla, Cover Collection - Getty Images Speed Cameras Being Proposed For New York Streets http://wibx950.com/speed-cameras-being-proposed-for-new-york-streets/ http://wibx950.com/speed-cameras-being-proposed-for-new-york-streets/#comments Thu, 13 Jun 2013 12:18:06 +0000 Kristine Bellino http://wibx950.com/?p=209878 The New York State Legislature is considering the installation of cameras on certain streets in the state, particularly those near schools.

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]]> http://wibx950.com/speed-cameras-being-proposed-for-new-york-streets/feed/ 0 amandabhslater, Flickr Anthony Brindisi on WIBX First News With Keeler In The Morning http://wibx950.com/anthony-brindisi-on-wibx-first-news-with-keeler-in-the-morning/ http://wibx950.com/anthony-brindisi-on-wibx-first-news-with-keeler-in-the-morning/#comments Wed, 05 Jun 2013 17:07:10 +0000 Kristine Bellino http://wibx950.com/?p=206115 Bill Keeler opened up the interview with Assemblyman Anthony Brindisi by seguing from a story about a child custody case in New Jersey where a man, who has named his son Adolf Hitler Campbell, showed up to a custody hearing dressed in Hitler-esque garb.

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]]> http://wibx950.com/anthony-brindisi-on-wibx-first-news-with-keeler-in-the-morning/feed/ 0 Kristine Bellino, WIBX Tenney Calling On Silver To Resign http://wibx950.com/tenney-calling-on-silver-to-resign/ http://wibx950.com/tenney-calling-on-silver-to-resign/#comments Fri, 31 Aug 2012 15:55:38 +0000 Kristine Bellino http://wibx950.com/?p=99993 New Hartford, NY (WIBX) - Assemblywoman Claudia Tenney is taking on Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver.  She is asking her fellow legislators to call on him to resign, adding that "he needs to go and go now."

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]]> http://wibx950.com/tenney-calling-on-silver-to-resign/feed/ 0 Daniel Barry, Getty Images Albany Lawmakers Miss Numerous Session Days http://wibx950.com/albany-lawmakers-miss-numerous-session-days/ http://wibx950.com/albany-lawmakers-miss-numerous-session-days/#comments Tue, 31 Jul 2012 15:35:25 +0000 Jim Rondenelli http://wibx950.com/?p=90877 Albany, NY (WIBX) - State lawmakers may want a pay raise, but a new report finds some of them seemingly can't be bothered to show up to work.

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]]> http://wibx950.com/albany-lawmakers-miss-numerous-session-days/feed/ 0 Daniel Barry, Getty Images Most New Yorkers Think Cuomo Is Doing A Good Job http://wibx950.com/most-new-yorkers-think-cuomo-is-doing-a-good-job/ http://wibx950.com/most-new-yorkers-think-cuomo-is-doing-a-good-job/#comments Wed, 18 Jul 2012 16:18:45 +0000 Kristine Bellino http://wibx950.com/?p=87059 Loudonville, NY (WIBX) - A Siena Research Institute poll shows that New Yorkers think that Governor Andrew Cuomo is doing a good job.

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]]> http://wibx950.com/most-new-yorkers-think-cuomo-is-doing-a-good-job/feed/ 0 Allan Tannenbaum, Getty Images Cuomo Predicts Minimum Wage Debate Will Stall http://wibx950.com/cuomo-predicts-minimum-wage-debate-will-stall/ http://wibx950.com/cuomo-predicts-minimum-wage-debate-will-stall/#comments Wed, 23 May 2012 11:58:10 +0000 Kristine Bellino http://wibx950.com/?p=71152 Albany, NY (WIBX) - Governor Cuomo says that it is unlikely that the debate on the minimum wage hike will be resolved before the end of this legislative session in Albany.

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]]> http://wibx950.com/cuomo-predicts-minimum-wage-debate-will-stall/feed/ 0 401K, Flickr UFC Co-Owner In Utica To Discuss MMA Legalization In NY [AUDIO] http://wibx950.com/ufc-co-owner-in-utica-to-discuss-mma-legalization-in-new-york/ http://wibx950.com/ufc-co-owner-in-utica-to-discuss-mma-legalization-in-new-york/#comments Thu, 17 Nov 2011 22:02:17 +0000 Jeff Monaski http://wibx950.com/?p=30841 New York is the only state that bans MMA fighting, and the sports' largest brand, Ultimate Fighting Championship, is suing to change that.

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]]> http://wibx950.com/ufc-co-owner-in-utica-to-discuss-mma-legalization-in-new-york/feed/ 0 New York State Legalizes Same-Sex Marriage http://wibx950.com/new-york-state-legalize-same-sex-marriage/ http://wibx950.com/new-york-state-legalize-same-sex-marriage/#comments Sat, 25 Jun 2011 11:15:43 +0000 Branden Block http://wibx950.com/?p=15899 Albany, NY (WIBX) --  New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has signed the same-sex marriage bill into law.  New York is now the 6th state to legalize gay marriage after a historic vote in the state last night

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]]> http://wibx950.com/new-york-state-legalize-same-sex-marriage/feed/ 0 STR, AFP, Getty Images Sens. Griffo, Seward Receive Assignments http://wibx950.com/senators-griffo-and-seward-receive-assignments/ http://wibx950.com/senators-griffo-and-seward-receive-assignments/#comments Wed, 12 Jan 2011 13:47:01 +0000 Jim Rondenelli http://wibx950.com/?p=3500 Albany, NY (WIBX) - 47th District state Senator Joe Griffo has been selected as the new Chair of the Senate Banks Committee.

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]]> http://wibx950.com/senators-griffo-and-seward-receive-assignments/feed/ 0 Getty Images Monday's Special Session Fails to Address State Budget Gap http://wibx950.com/mondays-special-session-fails-to-address-state-budget-gap/ http://wibx950.com/mondays-special-session-fails-to-address-state-budget-gap/#comments Tue, 30 Nov 2010 14:45:34 +0000 Jim Rondenelli http://wibx950.com/?p=1164 State legislators met in a special session in Albany on Monday, but failed to come to an agreement to close the state's $315 million budget gap.

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