Michael Gormley
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‘Lemon’ aid for new pets
ALBANY — New York is trying to make it tougher to pawn off a bum pet.The state Legislature has voted to strengthen the “pet-lemon law,” a consumer-protection measure for animal...
Beans for S’bucks bosses
ALBANY — Starbucks baristas must share their tips with shift supervisors — but assistant managers are left out in the cold, New York’s highest court ruled yesterday.The Court of Appeals...
Gamble gifts OK, gov says
ALBANY — As New York moves to expand gambling, Gov. Cuomo and legislative leaders have quietly deleted a proposed ban on accepting campaign contributions from casino operators. Cuomo had said...
Western NY slots of luck
ALBANY — Gov. Cuomo will include a large video slot machine parlor in Western New York when he publicly proposes three upstate, Las Vegas-style casinos, according to two people familiar...
SUNY bids to add campus
ALBANY — SUNY may soon create its 65th campus, spinning its fast-growing College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering away from the Albany campus under a plan that gives more control...
NY’s idiotic DMV take$ the ‘high’ way
ALBANY — The cash-strapped state has tentatively chosen the highest bidder to produce driver’s licenses under a disputed contract that would provide only black-and-white photos and end up costing nearly...
AG on case as reports of gouging pour in
ALBANY — More than 500 possible cases of price gouging of gasoline and other essentials, including a $10 box of matches and a $7 loaf of bread, have been reported...
NYRA withheld $8.5 million in winnings from bettors: report
The Cuomo administration is investigating the New York Racing Association over $8.5 million in winnings that didn't get to bettors. The probe comes as Gov. Andrew Cuomo seeks to expand...
Governor reveals plan to develop Aqueduct, add gambling
ALBANY -- A privately funded plan to build the world’s biggest convention center in New York City with 3,000 hotel rooms and an inside track to expanded gambling got a...
1 in 4 state schools flunk ‘No Child Behind’
ALBANY -- An unprecedented number of state public schools are considered in need of improvement under the federal No Child Left Behind program, officials said yesterday.In all, 1,325 of the...
If you're Con then you're on
ALBANY -- Republican Carl Paladino may have helped sink the GOP in this year's statewide elections, but he gave a boost to the state's once-endangered Conservative Party. The bomb-throwing Buffalo...
LI GOPer tells Dem: You win
ALBANY -- Republican challenger Randy Altschuler yesterday conceded to Democratic Rep. Tim Bishop in a congressional race on eastern Long Island. It had been the nation's only undecided House contest....
NY racing board reacts to OTB closing; pushes Internet initiative
ALBANY -- The New York Racing and Wagering Board took steps Wednesday to capture at least some of the revenue the state and its racing industry stand to lose to...
NY Senate rejects OTB rescue; doors to shut
ALBANY -- The New York Racing and Wagering Board took steps Wednesday to capture at least some of the revenue the state and its racing industry stand to lose to...
Get back to work!
ALBANY -- Gov. Paterson yesterday ordered the Legislature to return to Albany for a rare summer session to complete a state budget now 15 weeks late. Paterson called an extraordinary...
Governor says Saratoga meet safe
ALBANY -- Gov. Paterson said a proposed state bailout will pass and New York thoroughbred racing at Belmont and Saratoga race tracks will go on as scheduled. Paterson was asked...
Governor says New York tracks will stay open
ALBANY -- Gov. Paterson says a new proposal for a state bailout will pass and New York thoroughbred racing at Belmont and Saratoga race tracks will go on as scheduled....
OTB board to have special session today
ALBANY -- The New York City Off-Track Betting Corp. board plans to meet in special session today, a day before the agency is scheduled to end operations and lay off...
OTB calls special meeting to discuss possible shutdown
ALBANY -- The New York City Off-Track Betting Corp. board planned to meet in special session Saturday, a day before the agency is scheduled to end operations and lay off...
GOV REVS UP 'RENT A ROAD' PLAN
ALBANY - Gov. Paterson wants to lease state assets that could include the Thruway, the Tappan Zee Bridge, and the lottery to private contractors in order to trim costs and...