State-controlled task force proposed to help Rockland County with its debt

Moody’s Investors Service Downgrades Rockland County’s Debt to a Notch Above Junk Status A Newsday editorial says that because of “years of inaction and overspending combined with a prolonged recession and public disdain for tax increases, communities much embrace pa
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The State Senate to take up bill that eliminates VoIP regulation

The Business Council Strongly Supports S.5769 (Maziarz) / A.8459 (Brennan) The State Senate is expected to take up a bill today that would direct the Public Service Commission (PSC) to refrain from regulating the rates, terms and conditions on services delivered over Internet technolo
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Empire State Plaza without power

Power is being restored at the Empire State Plaza, where offices in the huge complex were without electricity Tuesday morning. The Corning Tower and the State Museum also were affected. The Capitol never lost power and service was coming back on in several buildings. Electricity at th
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Higgins formally announces Assembly run

Thanks to Capital Tonight for bringing the following to our attention: Albany County Legislator Chris Higgins released a YouTube video this morning formally introducing himself as a candidate to succeed Assemblyman Jack McEneny. “The Democratic primary to succeed McEneny is a bu
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Push to give midsize farms a hub at a Bronx market

New Jersey Trying to Lure Food Cooperative Out of the City In this morning’s New York Times, Mireya Navarro writes about an effort underway to help local farmers near the city get some space at the Hunts Point wholesale produce market in the South Bronx. Navorro writes, “T
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OGS car sale nets $1.8 million

Casey Seiler, Capitol bureau chief for The Time’s Union wrote about the Office of General Services recent eBay sale of state vehicles. The take? $1,648,074 for 454 cars, trucks and vans. Buyers included Broome County which purchased a DEC mobile command center for $150,000, br
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Who will replace Canestrari as Majority Leader?

Joseph Spector of PressConnects.com gives us a break-down of who may step up for the second-in command seat in the state Assembly. The powerful post became available with Ron Canestrari’s decision not to seek re-election. Here’s Spector’s article: The seat for second
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Saratoga GOP backing McDonald

This comes to us from The Post-Star: The Saratoga Springs Republican Committee on Thursday announced it has endorsed state Sen. Roy McDonald, R-Saratoga, for re-election. McDonald received 2,191 of the 2,264.5 weighted votes at the endorsement meeting, according to a press release. Th
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McEneny’s farewell speech

Also from Jimmy Vielkind this morning, Assemblyman Jack McEneny’s farewell speech. The retiring assemblyman gave the speech while declining the Democratic Party’s nomination for re-election to the seat he was represented since 1992. The video is a bit shaky, and we donR
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Veteren assemblyman Jack McEneny to retire?

McEneny Said to Ready to Call it Quits Jimmy Vielkind and Jordon Carleo-Evangelist of the Times Union is reporting that Albany Assemblyman Jack McEneny is considering not running for an eleventh term in the state's lower house. The democrat will make an announcement Wednesday.
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