Top Cuomo aide quits

07/08/11 Shane Dixon Kavanaugh - Steven Cohen, who has been Gov. Andrew Cuomo's top aide since January and worked relentlessly behind the scenes to legalize same-sex marriage, will leave his post in the administration, Mr. Cuomo announced Friday. He will be replaced by Lawrence Schwartz, a senior adviser to the governor and former secretary to Gov. David Paterson. Though Albany insiders have been ...

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Survey finds consumer confidence falling in most of NY

07/11/11 Syracuse was one of just three metro areas in New York were consumer confidence rose during the second quarter, according to the latest survey from the Siena Research Institute (SRI).

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New Yorkers divided on hydrofracking

07/16/11 A poll released by the Siena Research Institute Thursday shows just how split New York state is on allowing hydraulic fracturing, or hydrofracking, in the Marcellus Shale, which is mostly located in the Southern Tier.

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