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Mississippi Court Upholds Pardons Granted by Former Governor
By Ben Peck
March 9, 2012 - 3:48pm
Opponents say many of the pardoned did not follow guidelines laid out in state's constitution

The Mississippi State Supreme Court has upheld 192 pardons granted by former Governor (R) Haley Barbour before he left office earlier this year. The state’s Attorney General (D) Jim Hood filed the challenge, arguing those pardoned did not follow the proper protocol as written in the state Constitution.

Poll reveals growing support for Cuomo in NY governor's race
By Maddie Dockery
October 5, 2010 - 4:23pm
A new poll out today shows that Andrew Cuomo is maintaining a strong lead over Carl Paladino in the race for governor.

According to a new poll released today by Siena College, Democrat Andrew Cuomo is leading Republican Carl Paladino among likely voters in the race for New York governor. CNYCentral reports that Cuomo received 56 percent of votes in the poll, while Paladino received only 32 percent.

Senior Al Qaeda leaders in Iraq killed
By Drew Sagon
April 19, 2010 - 1:45pm
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.

Governor Paterson says state can't afford school aid
By Gregory Shillinglaw
March 30, 2010 - 7:50pm
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.

Syracuse Unemployment Hits a New High
By Braedan Ritter
March 4, 2010 - 5:50pm
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.

Paterson proposes cuts to state budget
By CWL
October 15, 2009 - 3:43pm
New York Governor proposes massive cuts to the state budget, Rush Limbaugh's attempt to own an NFL team fails, and a 6 year old boy floats away in a balloon.

According to Syracuse.com, Governor David Paterson outlined his new plan to cut $3 billion from the current state budget. Local schools would likely receive the bulk of the budget cuts, as well as hospitals, nursing homes, and other social service organizations.

The proposed cuts would close the current state deficit and also allow for $2 million in saving for the upcoming year.

Since his term began two years ago, Governor Paterson has cut over $30 billion from the...

Senate Finance Committee passes healthcare bill.
By Matthew Phifer
October 13, 2009 - 4:26pm
The Senate Finance Committee passes Baucus' healthcare bill 14-9

The New York Times reported that the Senate Finance Committee voted to approve Chairman Max Baucus’ $829 billion health care bill on Tuesday in a 14-9 vote.  Maine Senator Olympia Snowe was the only Republican on the committee to vote in favor of the bill that would reshape the American healthcare system.   It is the fifth version of the bill to be passed by a congressional committee.