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Company accused of dumping industrial waste into Susquehanna

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Two men and the hydro-demolition firm that employs them are facing a nine-count felony indictment after they were accused of violating the federal Clean Water Act, according to U.S. Attorney Richard S. Hartunian.
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New York mayor race corruption probe snares pols

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Malcolm Smith, a veteran Democratic State Senator was among six people, including several local officials, charged in a political bribery scandal.
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Rogues gallery of corruption cases


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Public-sector workers face tough road ahead


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Gas boom threat to birds


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Report: 1.5 million in N.Y. eligible for health care tax credit


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The daunting pitfalls in Deal’s DeKalb intervention


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What did Katz do after his pot arrest?

Assemblymember Steve Katz, R-Yorktown, Westchester County, missed the chamber’s first vote Thursday, which was around 11 a.m. About an hour before, he was stopped by a police officer in an Albany suburb and slapped with a ticket for pot possession and speeding. But less than two hours after the cop smelled marijuana in Katz’...
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Schneiderman gets a deal on guns, Lhota gets a donation from a Bloomberg


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$290 million for education, but how much for NYC?

Assembly Democrats will push to send as much new education money as possible to New York City schools, their representative on a legislative budget committee said. Lawmakers have $290 million to play with for education, an amount announced by legislative leaders at a “mother ship” committee hearing held just after noon. The leaders announced...
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