NYC mayor, government try different ways to trim workers

Albany : NY : USA | 2 days ago

New York City and the state both want to cut expenses by trimming public employees but so far they are using different strategies. Mayor Michael Bloomberg is encouraging agencies to prune workers by ...

Giuliani back in spotlight _ but what's the show?

New York City : NY : USA | 3 days ago

Republican consultants interpret Giuliani's week in the spotlight as a sign he is seriously considering a return to politics after being mostly absent from the national stage for the past year or so. "...

New York lawmakers head home, no deal on deficit

Albany : NY : USA | 3 days ago

New York lawmakers headed home Thursday without agreement on how to address the state's fiscal crisis...The Assembly, Senate and Gov. David Paterson have been talking about steps that would likely ...

New York toughens drunken driving law

New York City : NY : USA | 3 days ago

It is now a felony in New York to drive drunk or under the influence of drugs with a child in the vehicle, and will require first-time driving-while-intoxicated (DWI) offenders to install an ignition ...