Brooklyn dentist admits fraud in Medicaid probe
ALBANY, N.Y. - New York authorities say a Brooklyn dentist has pleaded guilty to fraud, admitting he paid recruiters to solicit homeless Medicaid patients with cash.
View ArticleDiNapoli questions basis for Thruway toll hike
ALBANY, N.Y. - A costly canal system, a lack of planning and even repeated errors in predicting traffic show the New York Thruway Authority needs to look within for savings before it forces what it...
View ArticleAnalysis: Optimistic NY state overlooks icebergs
ALBANY, N.Y. - Robert DeNiro is talking to America about New York's rebirth. Alicia Keys and Jay-Z sing of an Empire State of Mind in another national TV ad. New York has the promise of becoming the...
View ArticleNY state Sen. Huntley indicted in pork probe
ALBANY, N.Y. - State Sen. Shirley Huntley was indicted on charges of conspiracy Monday in the latest case involving a wide-ranging probe of pork-barrel grants distributed by legislators, often to...
View ArticleAnalysis: Is secretive Albany really getting it?
ALBANY, N.Y. - It would be easy to view this past week of accusations of sexual harassment and a cover-up as a return to Albany's bad old days.
View ArticleNY Assembly speaker: I told accused member to quit
ALBANY, N.Y. - Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver said Monday that he has asked for the resignation of a Brooklyn assemblyman accused of sexually harassing female staffers, a scandal that ensnared Silver...
View ArticleAnalysis: NY Dem scandal in Republican's hands
ALBANY, N.Y. - New York's Democratic scandal that includes lurid tales of a groping assemblyman and a secret settlement by the powerful Assembly speaker using public funds is in the unlikely hands of a...
View ArticleEmails show more work on Assembly sex case
ALBANY, N.Y. - There was greater and earlier discussion than previously reported between the state comptroller's office and the Assembly majority's counsel as he sought advice in quietly settling a...
View ArticleNY official expected to investigate press leaks
ALBANY, N.Y. - New York's inspector general is expected to look into claims that inside information from the state ethics commission was leaked to reporters as the panel investigates a sexual...
View ArticleDiNapoli says NY tax receipts below projections
ALBANY, N.Y. - New York tax receipts through August were $147 million below projections and $204.3 million below collections for the same period last year, reflecting volatile economic conditions,...
View ArticleNew system to rank NY governments' fiscal health
ALBANY, N.Y. - A new public rating system will offer objective data to taxpayers and local officials who will soon face even more painful fiscal choices.
View ArticleNY comptroller cites problems at SUNY foundation
ALBANY, N.Y. - New York's state comptroller cites conflicts of interest, overpayments of contracts that weren't competitively bid and misuse of credit cards that paid for world travel and even hockey...
View ArticleCuomo, Legislature to create $100M fund for Sandy
ALBANY, N.Y. - Gov. Andrew Cuomo and legislative leaders are creating a $100 million fund to help people hit hardest by superstorm Sandy rebuild their homes and lives.
View ArticleDisgraced former NY comptroller granted parole
ALBANY, N.Y. - A parole board has agreed to release former New York Comptroller Alan Hevesi from prison, where he has spent 19 months for accepting gifts and campaign donations from people trying to do...
View ArticleChevron says NY official abused shareholder power
ALBANY, N.Y. - Chevron Corp. asked New York's ethics commission Tuesday to investigate state Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli, claiming he improperly pushed the energy giant to settle an $18 billion...
View ArticleNY audit finds painkiller prescription errors
ALBANY, N.Y. - New York auditors reported uncovering 325,000 errors and inconsistencies in prescriptions for painkillers and other commonly abused drugs in a review of 28.5 million prescriptions...
View ArticleNY tax revenues dwindling even before Sandy impact
ALBANY, N.Y. - One of the biggest fallouts from Superstorm Sandy could hit New York state taxpayers hard.
View ArticleStates face problems with new driver's licenses
ALBANY, N.Y. - It was a popular idea five years ago: make sure every state had high-security driver's licenses to thwart terrorism at airports.
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Fiscal cliff stalemate spurs anxiety in states
JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri - A plunge over the federal "fiscal cliff" may sound like a terrifying risk for many state officials anxiously watching as Washington struggles to avert automatic tax hikes and...
View ArticleNY Electoral College casts votes for Obama, Biden
ALBANY, New York - The 29 members of New York's Electoral College have officially cast their votes for President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden.
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