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07/14/11 ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer says he's confident New York's community and technology colleges will win a $50 million federal grant to expand job training programs tailored to employers' needs.
07/14/11 ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer says he's confident New York's community and technology colleges will win a $50 million federal grant to expand job training programs tailored to employers' needs.
07/14/11 ALBANY -- U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer says he's confident New York's community and technology colleges will win a $50 million federal grant to expand job training programs tailored to employers' needs.
07/13/11 Funds from a federal grant could help dozens of SUNY colleges, including Herkimer County Community College, to extend or develop programs needed to help unemployed workers to get back into the workforce. On Wednesday, U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer announced he is pushing for the U.S. Department of Labor to approve the $50 million grant which would provide the necessary funds for this consortium of ...
07/08/11 U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer will be in Cayuga County today calling on the federal government to speed up approval of new wine bottle labels -- something he says will help upstate New York wineries.
07/03/11 In these tight budget times, the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee has learned it must cut spending to fund new initiatives for veterans. For example, Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., would continue the existing higher fee on home loans for veterans putting down 5 or 10 percent.
06/20/11 New York Sen. Charles Schumer is asking the federal government to post letter grades for discount tour bus companies so consumers will be able to easily see the companies' safety records.
06/19/11 ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer of New York is asking the federal government to post letter grades for discount tour bus companies so consumers will be able to easily see the companies' safety records.
06/19/11 Discount buses should receive restaurant-style letter grades following the rash of accidents that left scores of passengers dead or injured, Sen. Charles Schumer said Sunday.
06/15/11 Many local fire departments may be in need in the coming year. According to U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer, two important funding lifelines for fire departments are under attack.
06/09/11 ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - New York Sen. Charles Schumer says a proposed funding cut in Washington will allow a marauding beetle to continue to kill ash trees from the Midwest and to New York state.
06/09/11 The Associated Press The Associated Press ALBANY, N.Y. New York Sen. Charles Schumer says a proposed funding cut in Washington will allow a marauding beetle to continue to kill ash trees from the Midwest and to New York state. Schumer has proposed restoring a $464 million cut to an invasive species fund. He says that despite fiscal problems, the nation must stop the emerald ash borer first seen ...
06/09/11 Proposed cuts to the U.S. Department of Agriculture's plant health and agriculture research programs could help the emerald ash borer continue to wreak havoc across New York state, U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer said. Schumer, D-N.Y.
05/30/11 ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer of New York said he will introduce a bill to stop car rental agencies from renting automobiles that are under recalls for problems that aren't yet fixed.
05/30/11 MICHAEL GORMLEY Association Press ALBANY, N.Y. U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer of New York said he will introduce a bill to stop car rental agencies from renting automobiles that are under recalls for problems that aren't yet fixed. The industry this month proposed a two-tiered system in which cars would be kept off the road if the recall involved serious safety issues. Recalls considered less serious ...
05/30/11 U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer of New York said he will introduce a bill to stop car rental agencies from renting automobiles that are under recalls for problems that aren't yet fixed.
05/23/11 SYRACUSE, N.Y. -- With gas prices inching their way down cent by cent, Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.) are calling for an investigation into U.S. oil refiners.
05/18/11 Sen. Charles Schumer says Homeland Security will begin tapping into Canadian military radar later this year to detect low-flying aircraft used to smuggle drugs from Canada into the United States.
05/18/11 Sen. Charles Schumer says Homeland Security will begin tapping into Canadian military radar later this year to detect low-flying aircraft used to smuggle drugs from Canada into the United States.
05/17/11 Associated Press - May 17, 2011 2:25 PM ET BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) - Sen. Charles Schumer says Homeland Security will begin tapping into Canadian military radar later this year to detect low-flying...
05/17/11 BUFFALO, N.Y. - Sen. Charles Schumer is convening a Senate committee hearing to press for updates on security initiatives along the northern border. | 
