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- Roundtable on the Social Contract
- What's Next For NYS Roundtable by Empire Page staff & colleagues
- Interview with John Durso, New York Affordable Reliable Electricity Alliance
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Press Releases Issued over readMedia's Newswire
Fuel Service To Be Suspended at the Pembroke Travel Plaza on I-90 Eastbound
February 1st, 2012
Fuel service will be temporarily suspended at the Pembroke Travel Plaza on I-90 eastbound beginning at 8 a.m. Thursday, February 2, 2012, the New York State Thruway Authority announced. Following routine fuel testing, fuel services are expected to...
Local Planned Parenthood Staff and Patients React With Dismay to Komen Foundaton Decision
January 31st, 2012
Upper Hudson Planned Parenthood President/CEO Patricia McGeown today expressed her agency's alarm and disappointment in response to the national announcement that the Susan G. Komen for the Cure Foundation will stop funding breast cancer preventio...
DNA Bill Alone Will Not Prevent Wrongful Convictions, Says State Bar President Vincent E. Doyle III
January 31st, 2012
New York State Bar Association President Vincent E. Doyle III issued the following statement after Senate passage of a DNA bill sponsored by Senate Codes Committee Chair Stephen Saland. The bill expands the collection of DNA to include all individ...
Coffey testifies at Bronx LATFOR hearing
January 31st, 2012
Testifying today in the Bronx, Common Cause/NY board member and former candidate for Attorney General, Sean Coffey, firmly rebuked LATFOR's proposed lines as gerrymandered and partisan displays of political self interest. Coffey outlined a specifi...
Digital Literacy Day Announcement
January 31st, 2012
February 1, 2012 will mark the first celebration of Digital Learning Day, a nationwide acknowledgement of the important role technology plays in building the skills necessary for people of all ages to succeed in school, a career, and life. Thirty-...
Lockport Welding Supply Employee Wins $1,000,000 Big Bills Scratch-Off Prize
January 31st, 2012
Paul Schneider, 47, of Lockport is Niagara County's newest Lottery millionaire. Schneider, a lifelong Lockport resident, won his $1,000,000 prize on the Big Bills scratch-off game he purchased at the Noco Express Mini Mart on South Transit Road in...
New Manager Named at Olana State Historic Site
January 31st, 2012
New York State Parks Commissioner Rose Harvey today announced that Kimberly L. Flook has been named manager of the Olana State Historic Site in the Hudson Valley. Currently the manager of Philipse Manor Hall State Historic Site, Flook has been wit...
New York State Bar Association Unveils Legislative Priorities for 2012
January 31st, 2012
With the aim of ensuring "Justice for All," the New York State Bar Association's 2012 legislative agenda calls for adequately funding the courts and legal services for the poor; protecting the innocent from wrongful conviction; extending Family Co...
NYISO Offers Market Training Opportunities
January 31st, 2012
The New York Independent System Operator (NYISO) will offer two opportunities in March for individuals to learn more about New York's competitive wholesale electricity markets and power system operations.
Sean Coffey to Testify at LATFOR Bronx Hearing
January 31st, 2012
BRONX, NY- Sean Coffey, Chair of Common Cause's Citizen Advisory Committee on Redistricting, will testify today at LATFOR's Bronx hearing. Coffey, a former candidate for Attorney General, is an active member of the board. In September Coffey co-au...
Lockport Man Wins $1,000,000 Lottery Scratch-Off Prize
January 31st, 2012
A Lockport native is Niagara County's newest Lottery millionaire. The 47-year-old winner will receive his over-sized prize check at the store where he purchased his $1,000,000-winning ticket.
BALCONY Supports Higher New York State $10 Minimum Wage Proposal of Fiscal Policy Institute
January 30th, 2012
The Business and Labor Coalition of New York, BALCONY, today (Monday) announced its support for a phased-in $10 an hour minimum wage for New York State workers as proposed by the Fiscal Policy Institute (FPI) in a report released today: The Case f...
New York State Bar President Calls for Passage of Judiciary Budget
January 30th, 2012
New York State Bar Association President Vincent E. Doyle III today urged state lawmakers to approve the Unified Court System's proposed budget and to monitor the long-term impact of past budget cuts on one of the world's busiest court systems.
Leading Business Organizations Oppose Minimum Wage Hike
January 30th, 2012
Two of New York's leading business organizations expressed dismay today, at the prospect of New York adopting an increased minimum wage law that would put its members at a distinct competitive disadvantage. Despite repeated studies that demonstrat...
Lockport Man Wins $1,000,000 Lottery Scratch-Off Prize
January 30th, 2012
A Lockport native is Niagara County's newest Lottery millionaire. The 47-year-old winner will receive his over-sized prize check at the store where he purchased his $1,000,000-winning ticket.