David Paterson

Cuomo meets with Paterson
By Luisa Ardila
November 9, 2010 - 6:32pm
Andrew Cuomo, New York State’s Governor-elect, met with the current Governor, David Paterson today

The man elected for the office of New York Governor, Andrew Cuomo, is beginning his transition into power Tuesday, by meeting with the current Governor of the state, David Paterson. According to News Channel 9, the two had a meeting in New York City that day, in which they talked mostly about the state’s finances.

Senior Al Qaeda leaders in Iraq killed
By Drew Sagon
April 19, 2010 - 12:45pm
Plus, Andrew Cuomo could announce his candidacy for governor next week and a Long Island man is convicted in a hate crime case.

A joint Iraqi-US operation succeeded in killing the two most senior members of Al Queda in Iraq according to CNN today. The US military said the deaths of Abu Ayyub al-Masri and Abu Omar al-Baghdadi are "a potentially devastating blow," to Al Queda.

U.S. transportation secretary and Gov. Paterson announce crackdown of cell phone use while driving
By Simon Rosenwasser
April 8, 2010 - 3:33pm
Plus Tiger Woods tees off at the Masters and Obama signs a treaty with Russia.

Governor David Paterson and U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood announced today that Syracuse will receive $300,000 to crack down on drivers using cell phones.  The two appeared on the Syracuse University campus this afternoon to announce the measure.  The new program is being tested in both Syracuse and Hartford, Connecticut.  See the full story here.

Ronald McDonald pressured to retire
By Erika Wachter
March 30, 2010 - 6:53pm
Plus, Governor Paterson delays $2.1 billion in school aid and a man fleeing police jumps into a prison yard.

Corporate Accountability International, the group that forced Joe Camel's retirement, now has its eyes set on Ronald McDonald. 

The health watchdog group wants to stop the popular fast food chain from gearing its advertising toward children. The group says the beloved mascot has too much influence on kids during this "childhood obesity crisis."

Governor Paterson says state can't afford school aid
By Gregory Shillinglaw
March 30, 2010 - 6:50pm
Plus, a rich man dies young and former UCLA coach Steve Lavin gets a new job.

New York Governor David Paterson says the state can't afford $2.1 billion in school aid. The state was scheduled to start making payments to schools this Wednesday but is not legally required to pay them until June 1. Paterson says the state will have the money by then.

"Plummeting revenues and record deficits have once again forced me to take extraordinary cash-management actions in order to ensure the continued orderly operation of our government," Paterson said.

Google closed in China
By Katie Siefert
March 22, 2010 - 5:40pm
Plus, new budget plan passed in New York and a potential rule change in the NFL.

Google decided to close its Internet search engine in China on Monday.  Chinese Google users will now be directed to the uncensored Hong Kong version of the site which may get blocked on the mainland.

According to the New York Times, Google is turning its back on the world's largest Internet market of 400 million web users.  Google plans on maintaining its China sales department and research and development team.

New York State's highest paid employee
By Nena Garga
March 10, 2010 - 4:04pm
Also, Philadelphia woman arrested for aiding terrorists, and actor Corey Haim found dead.

New York State's highest paid employee made almost $1 million this past year, and it wasn't Governor David Paterson. After adding in overtime and extra pay, Dr.Stephen Onesti, a doctor at the Downstate Medical Center in Brooklyn, made $958,047 in 2009 and came out on top of the state almost 300-thousand employees. 40 other Downstate Medical employees were among the top 50 wage-earners in the state. As for Governor Paterson? There are 900 other state employees who made more than his $178,509 last year. Paterson isn't even the highest paid in the state's executive branch.

Syracuse Unemployment Hits a New High
By Braedan Ritter
March 4, 2010 - 4:50pm
Plus another top Paterson official resigns and a Baylor women's basketball player suspended for punching an opponent.

Syracuse’s unemployment rate rose again in Jan. to 9.1 percent, its highest level since at least 1990, according to the Department of Labor.

The jobless rate for Madison, Onondaga and Oswego counties rose from 8.2 percent in Dec..

Unemployment rates before 1990 were calculated using a different methodology and cannot be compared, according to the state.

Gov. David Paterson may not seek new term
By Flavia Colangelo
February 26, 2010 - 2:12pm
Plus, SeaWorld CEO announces killer whale shows will continue Saturday and Canadian women's hockey team celebrates gold on the ice.

Gov. David Paterson will hold a press conference today in New York City to announce that he will not be seeking another term, say Democratic insiders.

Paterson formally announced his decision to run on Friday, but has retracted the statement amidst a controversy over the handling of his aide's domestic abuse case. The governor has been experienced declining support from his own party, and his campaign funds were a fraction of his opponents.

Friday Five - Nova edition
By Kyle C. Leach
February 26, 2010 - 1:59pm
This is the seventh installment of “Friday Five,” a weekly column with analysis and insight on the Orange, the Big East and the rest of college basketball. The regular season championship hangs in the balance as No. 8 Villanova heads to snow-bound No. 4 Syracuse.

The first year in the new decade is not a leap year and we are without that 29th day in February. This will not keep Halftime Snack from taking a few leaps:

Starting five: