The former chief investment officer at the state Comptroller’s Office has pleaded guilty to a felony charge for his role in a long-running scheme to use state Common Retirement Fund money to reward political allies.

Harris Beach PLLC attorney A. Vincent Buzard will participate in a panel discussion, “The Future of Law Firm Rankings,” in Rochester April 6.

Rochester’s Department of Neighborhood Development has issued a request for proposal for the Valley Court Apartments in Southwest Rochester.

The number of U.S. clean energy technology patents reached an all-time high in 2009. Last year, 1,125 such patents were granted by the U.S. Patent and Technology Office, topping 2008’s total by 200.

Nazareth College will host a lecture on the increased use of standardized testing in education.

ALBANY — Lt. Gov. Richard Ravitch has proposed a five-year plan for getting New York’s state government’s notorious overspending under control by requiring balanced budgets through the fiscal year.

When the president gives his next State of the Union address, don’t be surprised if the nation’s chief justice is not sitting front and center.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Senate voted Wednesday to extend a host of soon-to-expire elements of last year’s economic stimulus measure, including help for the jobless and money to help ...