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House committee debates rights vs. war on terror

By Denise Champagne
POSTED: May 22, 2013
Tags: constitutional rights, House Committee, war on terror

Questions regarding the rights of American citizens while combating terrorism are being looked at by Congress as it considers Department of Defense funding for the next fiscal year. Among the most highly debated provision of the National Defense Authorization Act, which specifies annual expenditures for the Defense Department, is one that allows for the indefinite [...]

LSC names new VP of legal affairs

By Daily Record Staff
POSTED: May 22, 2013
Tags: Legal Services Corporation, Ronald S. Flagg, VP of legal affairs

Ronald S. Flagg, senior counsel in the Washington, D.C., office of Sidley Austin LLP, is the Legal Services Corporation’s new vice president for legal affairs, general counsel and corporate secretary. His appointment has been unanimously approved by the LSC board of directors. He will begin his new role on June 3. “I can think of [...]

Schumer: New deal for Hickey Freeman

By Daily Record Staff
POSTED: May 22, 2013
Tags: Canadian suit maker, Hickey Freeman, Samuelsohn

Samuelsohn, a high-end Canadian suit maker, is in negotiations to purchase Hickey Freeman, U.S. Sen. Charles E. Schumer announced Wednesday. Plans include bringing new lines of business to the Rochester plant, preserving jobs, and potentially adding new ones. Schumer has spoken with Stephen Granovsky, co-owner and CEO of Montreal-based Samuelsohn, and said the successful and [...]

Man admits to filing tax returns for dead

By The Associated Press
POSTED: May 22, 2013
Tags: filing tax returns for dead, pleaded guilty

BUFFALO — A western New York man has pleaded guilty to filing more than 100 tax returns under the names of people who had recently died. The U.S. Attorney’s Office in Buffalo says 42-year-old John Berry Jr. of Dunkirk pleaded guilty Tuesday to making a false claim against the United States. Prosecutors say he filed [...]

Cuomo: Make tax-free zones at SUNY campuses

By The Associated Press
POSTED: May 22, 2013
Tags: SUNY campuses, tax-free entrepreneurial zones

ALBANY (AP) — Gov. Andrew Cuomo wants to create tax-free entrepreneurial zones tied to State University of New York campuses. Cuomo’s proposal would give full tax credits to new businesses in select communities with state college campuses. The governor announced the proposal Wednesday at the College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering, part of the University [...]

Schumer: US needs storm app for tablets, phones

By The Associated Press
POSTED: May 22, 2013
Tags: national application, smartphones, storm warnings

ALBANY — U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer is proposing a national application for smartphones, tablets and the Internet that would quickly update comprehensive storm warnings nationwide. The app would simplify, streamline and digitize complex data to avoid confusion resulting from conflicting media reports about tornadoes, hurricanes, tropical storms, blizzards, flooding and other natural threats. Under the [...]

German company to open yogurt plant

By The Associated Press
POSTED: May 22, 2013
Tags: German company, Muller Quaker Dairy plant, yogurt plant

BATAVIA (AP) — A second yogurt plant is about to open in a Genesee County business park. Sen. Charles Schumer said the Muller Quaker Dairy plant will have a grand opening on June 3. The $206 million dollar plant is a joint venture of PepsiCo and Germany’s Theo Muller company. The 350,000-square-foot plant in the [...]

Website features farmers markets, wineries

By The Associated Press
POSTED: May 22, 2013
Tags: data transparency website, local farmers’ markets

ALBANY — Gov. Andrew Cuomo says the state’s new data transparency website now has information to help people find local farmers’ markets, wineries, breweries and distilleries. In March, the governor launched open.ny.gov to provide user-friendly, one-stop access to data from New York State agencies, localities and the federal government. The website also has economic development, [...]

Family Court judicial race shapes up

By Mike Murphy
POSTED: May 22, 2013
Tags: Family Court judge, Nathan Van Loon, race

Nathan A. Van Loon doesn’t like the way things are working out for this generation of children. After discussing it with his wife, Van Loon said the time is right to run for Family Court judge because it’s something he has wanted to do. And, he said, it’s the most important job in the Hall [...]

Supreme Court Notebook: Sotomayor: Justice’s life isn’t all glamour

By The Associated Press
POSTED: May 22, 2013
Tags: Justice Sonia Sotomayor, justice’s life, U.S.Supreme Court, Yale

WASHINGTON — Justice Sonia Sotomayor was the author of a unanimous decision delivered at the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday, but she was hundreds of miles from Washington when the court convened. While her eight colleagues donned their black robes and took the bench to announce opinions, Justice Sotomayor was wearing Yale blue and receiving [...]

Geva Theatre names legacy award winners

By Daily Record Staff
POSTED: May 22, 2013
Tags: Dave Fiedler, Geva Theatre, legacy award winners, Ted Boucher

Geva Theatre Center Legacy awards were presented Monday to honorary board members Dave Fiedler and Ted Boucher. The two have raised more than $6 million to support the center and served actively on the board of trustees and committees for decades. The Legacy Award, presented annually at the director’s forum dinner, recognizes exemplary commitment of [...]