New York To Raise Tipped Wage to $7.50 [VIDEO]
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Restaurant servers, hotel housekeepers and other tipped workers in New York state will soon make $7.50 an hour before tips.
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Seward Calls For Gas Tax Cut
Senator James Seward is launching an on-line petition drive in support of his initiative to cut New York's gas tax.
Cuomo Unveils Ethics Reform Agenda [VIDEO]
Governor Andrew Cuomo vows he won't pass a state budget without ethics reforms.
Cuomo Wants To Raise New York’s Minimum Wage
New York could soon have the highest statewide minimum wage in the country.
Schneiderman Proposes Tougher Data Security Law
State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman is proposing legislation to strengthen data security laws and protect consumers from the growing threat of data breaches.
Trashing Electronics Becomes Illegal In New York
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — If Santa brings you a shiny new laptop, game console or flat-screen TV, don't toss the old one in the trash.
New York Panel Recommends Three Upstate Casinos
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — A panel has selected Sullivan, Schenectady and Seneca counties as sites for casinos in upstate New York, deciding not to recommend a fourth.
Brindisi Reacts To Hydrofracking Ban
Assemblyman Anthony Brindisi says he's pleased the Cuomo administration has rejected hydrofracking in New York State for the foreseeable future, until more data on its possible health and environmental effects can be collected.
New York Will Move To Prohibit Fracking
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo's administration will move to prohibit fracking in the state, citing unresolved health issues and dubious economic benefits of the widely used gas-drilling technique.