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Wednesday June 20, 2007
Peter Rivera/ Sen. Fuschillo Bill to Ban Credit Card Interest Rate Hikes Passed
State Senator Charles J. Fuschillo, Jr. (R-Merrick) and Assemblyman Peter M. Rivera (D-Bronx) today announced that both houses of the Legislature have approved legislation to ban the practice of "universal default" in New York State. Uni...
Sanyo To Demonstrate First-Ever Waterproof Consumer Camcorder At Outdoor Events
Performing like four cameras in one, the Xacti E1 is a perfect addition for dealers selling to active-lifestyle customers. Attendees at the August 2007 Open Air Demo and Outdoor Retailers Show in Utah will be able to try out this new unit first ha...
35% Dividend paid to NY Restaurants for Workers’ Compensation Safety Group
The Friedlander Group, Inc., the Group Manager for United Restaurants of New York Workers’ Compensation Safety Group #556, underwritten by the NYS Insurance Fund, paid a 35% dividend to approximately 852 members with policies effective durin...
500 Seniors Participate in Senior Health Fair at the Capital Region Health Park
On Tuesday, June 19th, 500 seniors participated at a Senior Health Fair sponsored by Price Chopper, MVP Gold Medicare Advantage, and Community Care Physicians, PC. The health fair took place at the Capital Region Health Park in Latham. This free...
Commission Directs Con Edison on Storm Related Outage
The New York State Public Service Commission (Commission) received a report from Staff of the Department of Public Service (Staff) on its investigation into the July and September 2006 electric utility outages in Consolidated Edison Company of New...
Con Edison Enhances Demand Response Program
The New York State Public Service Commission today authorized Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc.’s (Con Edison) demand response (Rider U) tariff amendments, with modifications, and ordered the company to file further tariff amendm...
Statement of Commission Chairwoman Patricia L. Acampora
“The New York Public Service Commission (Commission) today made effective Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc.’s (Con Edison) tariff revisions to increase its compensation amounts and maximum liability limits and allow the com...
PSC Approves Rates for Electric Service in the Village of Freeport
The New York Public Service Commission (Commission) today voted to establish new rates, terms and conditions effective June 30, 2007, for customers of the Freeport Electric Department (Freeport), a municipally-owned electric system. These rates, ...
PSC Approves Certificate for LIPA
The New York State Public Service Commission (Commission) today voted to issue a Certificate of Environmental Compatibility and Public Need (Certificate) to the Long Island Power Authority (LIPA) under Article VII of the Public Service Law to cons...
Diesel Fuel Services Suspended At Clarence Travel Plaza
The New York State Thruway Authority announces that the diesel fuel services at the Clarence Travel Plaza, located westbound just prior to Interchange 49 (Depew, Lockport, Route 78), have been temporarily suspended due to lack of available diesel ...
Major Workers’ Compensation Fraud Investigation Concludes in Westchester County
WHAT: The New York State Workers’ Compensation Board will announce the results of a major workers’ compensation fraud investigation. Photographs and surveillance video will be available.
Statement by David Kaczynski, Exec. Director of New Yorkers Against the Death
Today’s move by the State Senate to pass a “quick fix” of New York’s unconstitutional death penalty statute is a political gesture that has no chance of becoming law, no practical usefulness as public policy, and contribute...
NYAHSA Says: Legislature Must Extend IDA Financing Authority for Not-for-Profits
Lost among the list of end-of-session legislative priorities identified by the governor and state leaders is the July 1st deadline to extend the critically important authority for local industrial development agencies (IDAs) to finance much-needed...
New York State Bar Association Endorses Governor Spitzer's Merit Selection Plan
With the legislative session nearing conclusion, the New York State Bar Association today officially endorsed Governor Eliot Spitzer’s proposed constitutional amendment to reform the judicial selection process in New York State and enact a m...
Painters and Allied Trades Recruit Apprentices
The Joint Apprenticeship and Training Committee for the International Union of Painters and Allied Trades, District Council 4 (Ithaca) will conduct recruitment from July 2 through December 12 for three painter, decorator, paperhanger apprentices, ...
National Organization for Women-New York State Celebrates
Today NOW-NYS applauds the NY State Assembly legislators who voted to end marriage discrimination for same sex couples in New York. Sponsored by Daniel O’Donnell (D) in the Assembly, Governor Spitzer's Bill (A.8590) was eloquently debated a...
Four NYS Commissioners Hold Listening Forum June 20 at Renaissance Hotel
Michael F. Hogan, PhD, Commissioner of the New York State Office of Mental Health; Richard F. Daines, M.D., Commissioner of the New York State Department of Health; Diana Jones Ritter, Commissioner of the Office of Mental Retardation and Developme...