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New York Government Wire

Comprehensive News Feed for New York Government.

Results 1 - 20 of 12,786 in New York Government

  1. Teen Still Missing Off Rockaway BeachRead the original story

    1 hr ago | WNBC New York Channel 4

    Drivers continued their search overnight for 16-year-old Tiara Coaxum. She was swimming with a friend Friday when the strong tied pulled them out.

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    Related Topix: New York

  2. State must provide treatment for post-traumatic stressRead the original story

    3 hrs ago | Buffalo News

    All the flag waving and patriotic speeches do not amount to much for combat veterans and their families living with the dreadful aftermath of war.

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    Related Topix: UC San Francisco, University of California System, Life, Veteran Affairs, New York, York (Pennsylvania State University System)

  3. New York governor, NAACP condemn magazine coverRead the original story

    5 hrs ago | Las Vegas Sun

    Sat, Jul 19, 2008 New York Gov. David Paterson and the NAACP on Thursday condemned the New Yorker magazine's satirical cover depicting Democrat Barack Obama and his wife as flag-burning radicals. 1 comment

    Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Barack Obama, New York, African-American

  4. City's arts office reopen for bizRead the original story

    6 hrs ago | Philly.com

    Declaring the arts a key part of a thriving city, Mayor Nutter yesterday reopened the city's arts office and appointed a New Yorker as chief cultural officer.

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  5. Sweating high heating bills this wi.....Read the original story

    6 hrs ago | Observer

    Western New Yorkers are hurting from unseasonably high oil prices this summer, but we "ain't seen nothing yet" according to Sen.

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    Related Topix: Department of Energy, US Politics, Charles Schumer, US News, US Senate, Democrat, New York

  6. Americans don't appear to have a clue about ironyRead the original story

    6 hrs ago | Seattle Post-Intelligencer

    Everyone knows that Americans don't understand irony. Soon after moving to England from the U.S., I discovered that my country was universally assumed to be an irony-free zone.

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    Related Topix: Opinion

  7. Big Apple finds something sweet in Newburyport: City makes No. 2 on NY Times 'top getaways' listRead the original story

    6 hrs ago | NewburyportNews.com, Newburyport, MA

    Ann Brown of the city tourism booth doesn't need a New York Times article to tell her Newburyport is a highly ranked tourist destination.

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    Related Topix: Publishing, New York Times, State University of New York System, Buffalo (State University of New York System), East Greenbush, NY

  8. '1 000 calories for lunch'Read the original story

    7 hrs ago | News24.com

    A new rule requiring New York chain restaurants to post calorie information on their menus took effect on Friday, marking a first for a US city.

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    Related Topix: New York, York (Pennsylvania State University System), Life, Food, Fast Food, Restaurant Management, Mcdonalds

  9. New Yorkers always willing to help outRead the original story

    7 hrs ago | Journal News

    On May 8, with luggage in hand, I was trying to make my way into and around New York's Penn Station on my way to visit a close friend in Boca Raton, Fla.

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  10. Rising prices spark demand for cheaper heatRead the original story

    7 hrs ago | Ithaca Journal

    In a global market where fuel costs seem to be rising with no end in sight, Rick Kaufman is keeping up with the times.

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    Related Topix: Technical Services, Tompkins County, NY, Home Listing, Home

  11. Doug Zellmer column: The people you meet make a vacation all worthwhileRead the original story

    7 hrs ago | WisInfo

    I'm usually open to advice, but this time I turned it down. And I'm glad I did. A few days before my recent vacation to New York City - funded largely by Uncle Sam's economic stimulus check - someone told me ...

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    Related Topix: State University of New York System, Albany (State University of New York System), York (Pennsylvania State University System)

  12. Midtown buzz kill as Starbucks closeRead the original story

    8 hrs ago | NY Daily News

    Starbucks fan Sonia Thomas cries in her coffee over closures. Get ready for a hot cup of no.

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    Related Topix: Drink, Coffee, Restaurant Management, Starbucks, Gramercy Park (New York, NY)

  13. Deal nets county $30,000Read the original story

    9 hrs ago | Gloversville Leader-Herald

    Fulton County will receive more than $30,000 as part of a nationwide settlement negotiated with pharmaceutical company Bristol-Myers Squibb after a lawsuit alleged it inflated the prices of its drugs.

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    Related Topix: Biotech, Bristol Myers Squibb, Medicine, Healthcare Industry, Fulton County, NY, Medicaid, Health

  14. Teenager vanishes while swimming in NYCRead the original story

    Yesterday | Poughkeepsie Journal

    NEW YORK - Divers have suspended a search for a 16-year-old girl apparently swept away by a current while swimming near Rockaway Park beach in Queens.

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    Related Topix: Rockaway-Park, NY, Queens, NY, New York, NY

  15. New York State Independence Party Leadership Consolidates More Power Over County Units of PartyRead the original story

    Yesterday | Ballot Access News

    Some years ago, the New York Independence Party passed a Bylaw, giving control of nomination decisions in New York city to the state party committee, instead of the local county committes within New York city.

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    Related Topix: New York

  16. Letters: New Yorker and ObamasRead the original story

    Yesterday | Houston Chronicle

    Regarding the Chronicle's lead editorial in Thursday's edition, "Sendup shot down / New Yorker cover's spoof of right-wing rumors about Obama backfires": Once again, the Chronicle editorial board's liberal bias ...

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    Related Topix: George Bush, US Politics, US News, Barack Obama, Opinion

  17. CloverfieldRead the original story

    Yesterday | The Vampire Librarian

    I saw The Blair Witch Project in the theatres and thought, "That was a wasted $6.50." I would've thought the same if I'd gone to the theatre to see Cloverfield .

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    Related Topix: Thriller, War of the Worlds, Action, Adventure, Science Fiction Movies

  18. Video GlyphRead the original story

    Yesterday | WSTM-TV Syracuse

    Thousands of people descended on the state fairgrounds friday for the first day of the Syracuse Nationals.

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    Related Topix: Syracuse Metro, Syracuse, NY, Albany Metro

  19. Two more samples test positive for West Nile in Suffolk CountyRead the original story

    12 hrs ago | Empire State News

    The New York State Department of Health has notified Suffolk County that two new mosquito sample has tested positive for West Nile virus there have been three positive pools to date.

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    Related Topix: Greenlawn, NY, Huntington, NY, Suffolk County, NY, Health, West Nile Virus

  20. Tax Rates For New Yorkers Would Top 50% Under ObamaRead the original story

    13 hrs ago | Free Republic

    New York tax filers reporting more than $375,000 a year in earned income may end up paying nearly 60% of their wages in taxes to the government under a Barack Obama presidency, economists who have analyzed his ...

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    Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Barack Obama, New York, 2008 Presidential Election, Social Security, Personal Finance