"Today the New York State Senate completed the passage of the Enacted Budget for Fiscal Year
2009-10 Budget, taking the first steps toward getting our economy back on track. After more than 30
hours of rigorous and thoughtful debate this week, we passed nine budget bills that finally
reverses decades of fiscal irresponsibility.
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From Binghamton, NY where it appears 13 people have been killed in a deadly shooting at the
American Services building. Click through for the video
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A good deal of our attention has been happily distracted from March Mayhem to March Madness.Â
Thank goodness for basketball. It temporarily shifts our focus away from the mayhem on local
roads and bridges once the spring thaw is in full swing.
Winter's fury and the relentless beating our infrastructure has taken from ice, snow, sand, salt
and heavy equipment are obvious to anyone who ventures out before the patching crews have been out
in full force.
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The State Senate passed the FY2009-10 public protection budget today that includes many
important reforms that will help our state and its public safety officers meet 21st Century needs.
Most significant among these changes is the historic reform of the archaic, costly and
ineffective Rockefeller Drug Laws.
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Erie County Legislators John J. Mills, 13th District, Edward A. Rath III, 15th District, and
Raymond W. Walter, 4th District, were prevented from voicing their opposition to the proposed 2009
New York State Budget at session today. In a procedural move, an item expressing disapproval of
the budget was referred to the Legislature's Finance and Management committee.
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U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today took action to pass the DREAM Act. Senator Gillibrand
became a co-sponsor of the legislation, which would provide better educational opportunity for New
York's immigrant students.
"Every student deserves the opportunity to achieve his or her God given potential," Senator
Gillibrand said.
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Buffalo has a ton of collection agencies. Most are reputable companies who follow the rules and
laws while trying to collect old debt.
But Chris Hansen of Dateline NBC did a 6 part series on "the Debt Trap" and included two local
debt collection companies who were caught on hidden cameras engaging in some not so tasteful
tactics.
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Clifford Law Offices, a nationally recognized aviation firm in Chicago, filed a lawsuit in federal
court in New York today (Tuesday, March 31, 2009) on behalf of the family of Jennifer Neill, 34, of
Buffalo, who was 27 weeks pregnant with her first child. The complaint alleges a series of charges
that focus on the failure of the airlines, the aircraft manufacturer and others for failing to take
the necessary steps to protect its passengers in the event of the loss of speed on landing with a
wing contaminated with ice and snow.
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From the office of the Senate Majority Leader Malcolm Smith comes this:
A plan to establish a "green" jobs development institute, put federal money to work creating
tens of thousands of new infrastructure jobs and getting more than 1,000 new cops on the street are
just some of the job creation efforts included in this year's budget passed today.
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Governor David A. Paterson today announced that the Enacted Budget will include major, permanent
reforms to the way health care is delivered in New York to rationalize the State's Medicaid
reimbursement system and provide increased investment in primary and preventative care. The budget
also includes a record $2.
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Rus Thompson host's Buffalo's Tea Party to protest the way Albany handles it budget process,
succeeding from New York State, taxes and other things involving Albany's three men in a
room...
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BPS officials discuss the $24 million that the district will receive as a part of the federal
governments stimulus package.
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On February 12, 2009, about 10:17 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST), a Colgan Air Inc.,
Bombardier Dash 8-Q400, N200WQ, d.b.a. Continental Connection flight 3407, crashed during an
instrument approach to runway 23 at the Buffalo-Niagara International Airport (BUF), Buffalo, New
York. The crash site was approximately 5 nautical miles northeast of the airport in Clarence
Center, New York, and mostly confined to one residential house.
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Despite what you think of him or his policies, it's nice to have someone back in the white house
who is at least visible and transparent as one could hope.
Now you can submit your own questions to the President in a new digg style feature on
www.whitehouse.gov:
Submit your own question about the economy and vote on submissions from others.
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New York Power Authority (NYPA) President and Chief Executive Officer Richard M. Kessel today
announced that all proposed rate increases for the Authority's hydropower customers will be
cancelled this year due to the extraordinary economic crisis facing the state and nation. The move
will save New York businesses and residents approximately $16.
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