Closing extension may be moot
President Barack Obama will soon sign a measure passed Tuesday by the House of Representatives that extends the closing deadline for first-time homebuyers to receive an $8,000 federal tax credit. But...
View ArticleGillibrand campaign reports raising $2 million
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand‘s campaign says it raised $2 million in the second quarter of this year. The Democrat says she has more than $7.2 million available as she seeks election to the seat she was...
View ArticleBlakeman lags in US Senate campaign cash
Republican Senate candidate Bruce Blakeman has reported having less campaign cash than his competitors for the seat held by Democratic Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand. The former Long Island legislator...
View ArticleCash-strapped NY, schools may get windfalls
U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer says New York and its counties are in line to get $2 billion in Medicaid funding from Washington that was feared lost and $607 million in new education funding to avoid...
View ArticleRepublicans seeking US Senate seat to debate
New York Republicans vying to take on Democratic U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer are scheduled to face off in a televised debate. Gary Berntsen, a former CIA officer, will take on communications consultant...
View ArticleMarlin: Joe DioGuardi not a Rockefeller Republican
Since winning the Republican primary for the special U.S. Senate election, early polls indicate former Hudson Valley Congressman Joe DioGuardi is within striking distance of Democrat Kirsten...
View ArticleSenate passes tax cuts package
The Senate has passed a sweeping tax package that would save millions of Americans thousands of dollars in higher taxes for the next two years while also reducing their Social Security taxes and...
View ArticleSenate showdown over limiting debit card fees
Lawmakers on both sides of a battle over debit card fees used populist-style appeals on Wednesday as the Senate neared a vote on whether to block a Federal Reserve plan to lower the fees that stores...
View ArticleSweet corn gets NY Senate nod for state vegetable
There’s sweet news for sweet corn lovers. New York’s Senate has approved a measure that would make sweet corn the official state vegetable. In a 56-6 vote on Tuesday, corn won out over the other main...
View ArticleNY GOP businessman mulling Senate run drops out
A Republican New York businessman who was considering challenging Democrat Kirsten Gillibrand for her U.S. Senate seat says he has decided not to run. The New York Times reports that businessman Marc...
View ArticleClosing extension may be moot
President Barack Obama will soon sign a measure passed Tuesday by the House of Representatives that extends the closing deadline for first-time homebuyers to receive an $8,000 federal tax credit. But...
View ArticleGillibrand campaign reports raising $2 million
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand‘s campaign says it raised $2 million in the second quarter of this year. The Democrat says she has more than $7.2 million available as she seeks election to the seat she was...
View ArticleBlakeman lags in US Senate campaign cash
Republican Senate candidate Bruce Blakeman has reported having less campaign cash than his competitors for the seat held by Democratic Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand. The former Long Island legislator...
View ArticleCash-strapped NY, schools may get windfalls
U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer says New York and its counties are in line to get $2 billion in Medicaid funding from Washington that was feared lost and $607 million in new education funding to avoid...
View ArticleRepublicans seeking US Senate seat to debate
New York Republicans vying to take on Democratic U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer are scheduled to face off in a televised debate. Gary Berntsen, a former CIA officer, will take on communications consultant...
View ArticleMarlin: Joe DioGuardi not a Rockefeller Republican
Since winning the Republican primary for the special U.S. Senate election, early polls indicate former Hudson Valley Congressman Joe DioGuardi is within striking distance of Democrat Kirsten...
View ArticleSenate passes tax cuts package
The Senate has passed a sweeping tax package that would save millions of Americans thousands of dollars in higher taxes for the next two years while also reducing their Social Security taxes and...
View ArticleSenate showdown over limiting debit card fees
Lawmakers on both sides of a battle over debit card fees used populist-style appeals on Wednesday as the Senate neared a vote on whether to block a Federal Reserve plan to lower the fees that stores...
View ArticleSweet corn gets NY Senate nod for state vegetable
There’s sweet news for sweet corn lovers. New York’s Senate has approved a measure that would make sweet corn the official state vegetable. In a 56-6 vote on Tuesday, corn won out over the other main...
View ArticleNY GOP businessman mulling Senate run drops out
A Republican New York businessman who was considering challenging Democrat Kirsten Gillibrand for her U.S. Senate seat says he has decided not to run. The New York Times reports that businessman Marc...
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