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Wednesday July 11, 2007
DEC, Oneida County Sign Order to Stem Mohawk River Pollution
The state has signed off on an enforcement order with Oneida County that will halt the discharge of raw sewage into the Mohawk River while providing the county with the flexibility to allow new hookups to its sewer system, New York State Departmen...
NYS AFL-CIO Announces Endorsement of Ed Kosiur for Assembly
Denis Hughes, President of the 2 ½ million member New York State AFL-CIO today announced the State Labor Federation’s endorsement of Ed Kosiur for Assembly. The special election for the open seat in the 105th Assembly District is sched...
***Consumer Alert***
New York State Agriculture Commissioner Patrick Hooker today warned sulfite sensitive consumers and asthmatics to avoid consuming “Dried Fructus Lycii” due to the presence of undeclared sulfites in the product.
CSEA President Danny Donohue praises new AFL-CIO Secretary-Treasurer
CSEA President Danny Donohue today praised the selection of Terrence Melvin as Secretary-Treasurer of the 2.5 million member New York State AFL-CIO.
Workers' Compensation Rates to Drop by Record 20.5%
Governor Eliot Spitzer, Lieutenant Governor David Paterson, Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, Senate Majority Leader Joe Bruno, Assembly Minority Leader James Tedisco and Senate Minority Leader Malcolm Smith today announced that rates for workers&#...
Insulators and Asbestos Workers Recruit Apprentices
The International Association of Heat and Frost Insulators and Asbestos Workers, Local 40, will conduct recruitment from July 23, 2007 through January 28, 2008 for six apprentices, State Labor Commissioner M. Patricia Smith announced today.
Palladium Equity Partners Makes $10 Million Commitment
Palladium Equity Partners, LLC, a New York-based private equity firm, and Starfire Systems, Inc., a leading global developer and manufacturer of nanostructured advanced ceramic materials and finished products, today announced that Palladium has co...
PSC Seeks Comment on Joint Proposal
Albany, NY—7/11/07—The New York State Public Service Commission (Commission) is inviting the public to submit comments concerning the reasonableness of a Joint Proposal for the merger of National Grid and KeySpan and gas revenues for t...
PSC Seeks Comment on Joint Proposal for National Grid to Acquire KeySpan
Albany, NY—7/11/07—The New York State Public Service Commission will hold a public statement hearing concerning a July 2006 petition for National Grid plc, the parent of Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation, to acquire KeySpan Corporation ...
Mondello Questions Spitzer’s FOIL Response Times
The revelations in Tuesday's Buffalo News that the Spitzer administration responded with “lightening speed” to a June 27th freedom of information (F.O.I.L.) request from the Albany Times Union raises serious questions about the process...