By JOYCE M. ROSENBERG AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) Higher energy prices and borrowing costs make it more expensive than last year for Bill Savickas to operate his wholesale produce business, especially since it’s hard to pass the increases on to his customers. “No one wants to be the first in the industry to […]
Assemblyman Bob Oaks (R,C-Macedon) would like all citizens, especially business owners and restaurant and hospitality workers, to be aware that the state is hosting a series of public hearings to examine the impact of the governor’s proposal to eliminate the tipped minimum wage credit. Currently, food service and other employees who receive tips can be […]
Washington, D.C. (WHAM) - Rep. Louise Slaughter, who served New York's 25th District for 31 years, has died. Last week, the Democratic Congresswoman fell at her home in Washington, D.C. and was hospitalized at George Washington University Hospital. She was being treated for a concussion. The Congresswoman was in her 16th term in office. Slaughter […]
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) New York wildlife researchers are taking a new approach to gathering citizen input to guide deer management objectives. The Department of Environmental Conservation and researchers at Cornell University have developed a survey asking people about deer-related interests and concerns. The survey also asks how they would like to see the deer population […]
WASHINGTON (AP) Senators from both parties are proposing to let federal courts keep guns away from people who show warning signs of violence in response to the deadly school shooting in Florida. Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina and Democrat Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut said Thursday their bill is a common-sense proposal to save […]
By MARY ESCH Associated Press ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) Son of Sam, Ted Bundy, Jeffrey Dahmer and the Columbine High School shooters are among the infamous criminals who had a history of hurting animals before they went on to target humans, a tendency that's part of what's behind a movement to create public online registries of […]
Joyce M. Rosenberg Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) Within three months, one of MacLaren Cummings' staffers passed away from cancer and then both his own mother and the mother of an employee were diagnosed with breast cancer. Although he was the CEO, Cummings says, “the last thing I could think about was work.” That painful […]
By Christopher Rugaber AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) After nearly a decade of being all but invisible, inflation, or the fear of it, is back. Tentative signs have emerged that prices could accelerate in coming months. Pay raises may be picking up a bit. Commodities such as oil and aluminum have grown more expensive. Cellphone […]
by Chris Carola Associated Press ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) The union representing New York correction officers says new security methods are needed to reduce the amount of contraband smuggled into state prisons, while prison officials say more prohibited items are being seized than ever before. The Department of Corrections and Community Supervision said this week that […]
New York State Senator Pam Helming has announced that local farmers are eligible to receive up to a $5,000 tax credit for food donations made to food banks that serve needy families and seniors in our region. Eligible donations include fresh fruits, vegetables, eggs, and meat produced in New York State. Working with the New […]
by David A. Lieb Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) When President Donald Trump called for a $1.5 trillion infrastructure investment in his State of the Union address, he didn’t pledge that the federal government actually would provide that much money for roads, bridges, rail and waterways. To the contrary, Trump’s plan counts on state […]
by David Klepper Associated Press ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) New York state will require internet providers to observe net neutrality or risk losing eligibility for state contracts under an executive order issued Wednesday by Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo. The new policy aims to protect consumers by using the state’s lucrative information technology contracts as leverage over […]
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) Fire departments that also provide emergency medical services are seeking some financial relief from the New York State Legislature. Many of the departments are smaller volunteer organizations that operate ambulances alongside firetrucks. While the number of fire calls has decreased in communities, the number of EMS calls requiring ambulances has increased. Under […]
by David Klepper Associated Press ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) Here's one way New York could fight back against the new federal tax code: allow people to make fully deductible charitable donations to the state in lieu of their state taxes. That's one idea from a state report issued Wednesday that examines how New York could respond […]
by Christopher Rugaber and Josh Boak AP Economics Writers WASHINGTON (AP) American Airlines is handing out $1,000 bonuses to its employees. So are AT&T, Bank of America and Nationwide Insurance. The same for Comcast, JetBlue Airways and US Bancorp. Such announcements , coming from dozens of companies, have followed the passage of the Republican tax […]
