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NYS fracking rules to miss deadline; review lingersALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - As another deadline for enacting New York fracking regulations comes and goes with no action, environmental groups and other organizations are renewing their call for public participation in a health impact review. 
White House estimates impact of budget cuts on NYSNEW YORK (AP) - Department of Defense workers in New York could be the state's biggest losers in automatic cuts to the federal budget set to take hold this week. 
Minimum Wage, Early Voting, NY Safe Act a concern for Herkimer County AdministratorHERKIMER, N.Y. (WKTV) - A Regional State of the State and Budget Message was delivered to residents of the community by a representative from Governor Andrew Cuomo's office Friday. The Commissioner of the NYS Department of Civil Service, Jerry Boone, went over the main points in front of a couple dozen community members at Herkimer County Community College. 
Empire State Summer Games put off for another yearROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) - The relaunching of the Empire State Summer Games is being delayed another year because organizers say corporate sponsors are giving extra funds to Superstorm Sandy recovery efforts. 
USDA: Number of farms in NY was unchanged in 2012ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - Federal officials say the number of farms in New York remained unchanged last year. The U.S. Department of Agriculture says the state had about 36,000 farms last year with about 7 million acres in use. 
Police: 2 bodies found after Walton house burnsWALTON, N.Y. (AP) - Police say two bodies have been recovered from a house that burned down in Delaware County after officers heard two gunshots from inside. 
Smoking ban in cars could come to New YorkUTICA, N.Y. (WKTV) - A Connecticut lawmaker has proposed a bill banning smoking in cars with a child or children under 7 years old. Local lawmakers say New York could be next to take action on similar legislation. Assemblyman Anthony Brindisi says a similar bill has been proposed in New York State for a number of years. 
State matches federal minimum wage proposalALBANY, N.Y. (WKTV) - The New York State Assembly now wants the minimum wage legislation to reflect $9 an hour to conform to President Obama's State of the Union proposal. 
Gun Control lawsuit moving forwardBUFFALO, N.Y. (WKTV) - As the constitutional/legal challenge to New York Safe Act progresses through the courts, the groundswell of support for the suit continues to grow outside the courtroom. 
DEC head: No 'timetable' on NY fracking decisionALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - The state's top environmental official says his agency has no "timetable" for finishing shale gas drilling rules, with the completion date dependent on recommendations made by the health commissioner. 
"Fracking" opponents pack NY budget hearingALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - Busloads of opponents of natural gas drilling using hydraulic fracturing are in Albany to hear the state's top environmental official testify before lawmakers. 
NY Times says Chinese hacked paper's computersBEIJING (AP) - Chinese hackers repeatedly penetrated The New York Times' computer systems over the past four months, stealing reporters' passwords and hunting for files on an investigation into the wealth amassed by the family of a top Chinese leader, the newspaper reported Thursday. 
Cuomo plummets in polls after NY gun control lawALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - New York Governor Andrew Cuomo's popularity has plummeted among Republicans, Democrats and independents after he pushed tougher gun control measures into law after the Connecticut school massacre.
Police: One dead in fire at home in AdirondacksINDIAN LAKE, N.Y. (AP) - Authorities say at least one person has been killed in a fire at a home in the Adirondacks. State police tell the Post-Star of Glens Falls that the fire was reported around 3:45 a.m. Wednesday in a mobile home in the Hamilton County town of Indian Lake, 80 miles northwest of Albany. 
NY officials set special hunt for snow geeseALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - New York environmental regulators are expanding the snow goose hunting season to help reduce an overpopulation of snow geese in eastern North America. 
Feds: Mixed report for 2012 NY berry harvestsALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - Federal agriculture officials say New York's strawberry crop took a hit last year, but blueberry production was up. 
Ilion Mayor appears on CNN's "Piers Morgan Tonight"WKTV - The Mayor of Ilion sat down for a live interview Monday night on CNN's "Piers Morgan Tonight." Mayor John Stephens says he was contacted last week about appearing on the show. 
Three face animal cruelty charges in puppy mill caseMINDEN, N.Y. (WKTV) - Three people are charged in connection to the puppy mill that was busted in the Town of Minden earlier this month. 
NY authorities set gun control forums across the stateALBANY, N.Y. (AP)- New York law enforcement authorities will be visiting communities across the state to explain the state's new, stricter gun control law. 
Bloomberg, other NY mayors take on Cuomo budgetALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg is scheduled to lead off a lineup of local government officials statewide to weigh in on Gov. Andrew Cuomo's proposed budget. |
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