Publication: Legislative Gazette

First reported May 15 2013 - Updated May 15 2013 - 1 reports

Albany's mayor says he is serving his last term

Albany Mayor Jerry Jennings during a press conference at City Hall Wednesday morning. Photo by Billy DeLap.Albany Mayor Jerry Jennings held a press conference Wednesday morning following a letter released Tuesday night announcing he will not be seeking ... [Published Legislative Gazette - May 15 2013]

Entities: Albany NanoTech, Research & Development, Elections

First reported May 15 2013 - Updated May 15 2013 - 1 reports

Regional Economic Development Councils make pitches for third round of project funding

Gov. Andrew Cuomo has jump started the third round of the Regional Economic Development Council by hosting economic development officials from across the state in Albany Wednesday to discuss what is in store for New York this year."Over the past two years, ... [Published Legislative Gazette - May 15 2013]

Entities: Andrew Cuomo, Robert Duffy, Lieutenant Governor, Taxes

First reported May 15 2013 - Updated May 15 2013 - 1 reports

Tkaczyk bill would ban the import and treatment of fracking fluid

Sen. Cecilia Tkaczyk Photo by Tanique Williams.Sen. Cecilia Tkaczyk is proposing a bill that would ban hydraulic fracturing waste from being shipped into the state for processing and disposal. Though high-volume hydraulic fracturing, widely known as hydrofracking, ... [Published Legislative Gazette - May 15 2013]

Entities: Hydraulic Fracturing, Chemical, Toxic

First reported May 15 2013 - Updated May 15 2013 - 1 reports

AG Schneiderman wants more oversight for nonprofits

Attorney General Eric SchneidermanAttorney General Eric Schneiderman is working with members of the state Legislature to introduce two bills that would revamp New York's not-for-profit sector.Schneiderman has joined forces with Sen. Michael Ranzenhofer, ... [Published Legislative Gazette - May 15 2013]

Entities: Eric Schneiderman, Helene Weinstein, Organism, Carl Marcellino, Michael Ranzenhofer

First reported May 15 2013 - Updated May 15 2013 - 1 reports

UUP elects new president

The United University Professions' 2013 Spring Delegate Assembly has elected Fred Kowal, a sociology professor at SUNY Cobleskill, as the new president of the union that represents state university faculty and staff. Kowal will serve as president for ... [Published Legislative Gazette - May 15 2013]

Entities: Elections, Phillip Hagar Smith, Otolaryngology

First reported May 15 2013 - Updated May 15 2013 - 1 reports

Breast cancer "charity" defrauded donors of nearly $10 million

Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, who recently secured a total of $167,850 in fines from 25 gas stations for price gouging customers in the wake of Hurricane Sandy, obtained a court order to shut down a fraudulent breast cancer charity he says defrauded ... [Published Legislative Gazette - May 15 2013]

Entities: Breast Cancer, Donor, Eric Schneiderman, Mammography, Fundraising

First reported May 15 2013 - Updated May 15 2013 - 1 reports

Ortiz plans penny surcharge on sugary drinks

Assemblyman Felix Ortiz, D-Brooklyn, plans on introducing a bill that would force consumers to pay a tax of one penny per ounce on sugary drinks containing more than 25 calories. The funds collected by the 'fat tax' would be invested in childhood obesity ... [Published Legislative Gazette - May 15 2013]

Entities: Felix Ortiz, Surcharge, Obesity, Trans Fats, Fast Food

First reported May 15 2013 - Updated May 15 2013 - 1 reports

Assemblyman criticizing latest SAFE Act arrest

Dean Photo by State Police.Another arrest has been made under the recently implemented New York SAFE Act, angering a local state assemblyman who has been a vocal critic of the controversial gun laws.Gregory Dean Jr. was arrested May 12 following a routine ... [Published Legislative Gazette - May 15 2013]

Entities: Arrests, Steve Katz, Smith & Wesson Holdings Corp, Gun Laws

First reported May 15 2013 - Updated May 15 2013 - 1 reports

State retirement fund hits all-time high

The state Comptroller's Office Monday announced that the New York state Common Retirement Fund was valued at $106.4 billion as of March 31 — its highest-ever value, with an average rate of return of 10.38 percent for the 2012-2013 fiscal year.Comptroller ... [Published Legislative Gazette - May 15 2013]

Entities: Fiscal Year, Private Equity, Real Estate

First reported May 14 2013 - Updated May 14 2013 - 1 reports

Farmworkers rights rally at the Capitol

Farmworker advocates rally outside the Capitol Monday. Photo by Clara Smith.Activists rallied outside the Capitol Monday afternoon to rally for the Farmworkers Fair Labor Practices Act (A.1792-A), which would grant farm workers collective bargaining rights, ... [Published Legislative Gazette - May 14 2013]

Entities: Workers, Labor, Catherine Nolan

First reported May 14 2013 - Updated May 14 2013 - 1 reports

No smoking at state parks, historic sites

Smoking will be outlawed at most state beaches beginning this summer.Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced that New York's smoke-free areas will be expanded to state parks and historic sites. The expansion will take effect for the 2013 peak summer season and will ... [Published Legislative Gazette - May 14 2013]

Entities: Smoking, Andrew Cuomo, Surcharge, Concession, Pollution

First reported May 14 2013 - Updated May 14 2013 - 1 reports

Governor hears from tourism experts at Albany summit

Large budget will be used to promote upstate attractionsNew York’s first ever Tourism Summit was held last Wednesday in The Egg in Albany. The summit hosted industry leaders, business owners and legislative leaders from across the state to begin a dialogue ... [Published Legislative Gazette - May 14 2013]

Entities: Andrew Cuomo, Albany (New York, United States), Tourism, Delta Air Lines Inc, New York City

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"Over the past two years, the Regional Economic Development Councils have been a tremendous success, transforming our state's approach to job creating from a traditional Albany top-down model to a community based, bottom-up process" Cuomo said

Regional Economic Development Councils make pitches for third round of project funding [Published Legislative Gazette - May 15 2013]

"We are allowing tens of thousands of tons of toxic, hazardous fracking waste from other states to be disposed of here in New York," said Tkaczyk. "Fracking waste water is known to contain hundreds of hazardous and toxic chemicals… most notably heavy metals, volatile compounds, radioactive elements and salty brine."

Tkaczyk bill would ban the import and treatment of fracking fluid [Published Legislative Gazette - May 15 2013]

Jennings closes his letter with, "I will always be your friend and the biggest supporter of our 'All America City'!"

Albany's mayor says he is serving his last term [Published Legislative Gazette - May 15 2013]

"This important decision reaffirms my office's determination to use the powers available under New York law to ensure honesty and integrity in the field of charitable fundraising, and to protect New Yorkers" Schneiderman said

Breast cancer "charity" defrauded donors of nearly $10 million [Published Legislative Gazette - May 15 2013]

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