Clean energy patents set record in 2009 
By Tom Wanamaker
POSTED: March 10, 2010
Tags: clean energy patents, record
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.
Did Roberts attend his last State of the Union?
By Dolan Media Newswires
POSTED: March 10, 2010
Tags: Chief Justice John Roberts, Congress, judicial branch, State of the Union
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.
Ravitch offers radical budget plan
By The Associated Press
POSTED: March 10, 2010
Tags: balanced budget, five-year plan, independent review board, Legislature, Lt. Gov. Richard Ravitch
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.
Standardized testing lecture set
By Daily Record Staff
POSTED: March 10, 2010
Tags: Mark Garrison, Nazareth College, standardized testing in education
Nazareth College will host a lecture on the increased use of standardized testing in education.
Firm rankings to be discussed
By Daily Record Staff
POSTED: March 10, 2010
Tags: A. Vincent Buzard, Harris Beach PLLC, law firm rankings, Monroe County Bar Association, panel discussion
Harris Beach PLLC attorney A. Vincent Buzard will participate in a panel discussion, “The Future of Law Firm Rankings,” in Rochester April 6.
City seeks developer for Valley Court
By Daily Record Staff
POSTED: March 10, 2010
Tags: apartments, developer, request for proposal, Rochester Department of Neighborhood Development, Valley Court Apartments
Rochester’s Department of Neighborhood Development has issued a request for proposal for the Valley Court Apartments in Southwest Rochester.
Senate passes jobless aid, tax breaks
By The Associated Press
POSTED: March 10, 2010
Tags: economic stimulus extension, jobless, jobs agenda, tax breaks
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 …
Pension fund officer pleads guilty
By Tom Wanamaker
POSTED: March 10, 2010
Tags: Andrew Cuomo, Class E felony, Common Retirement Fund, Comptroller's Office, corruption, Martin Act
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.
Reactions mixed on lawyers as relief agents
By Kimberly Atkins
POSTED: March 10, 2010
Tags: Bankruptcy attorneys, debt relief agencies, debt relief agents, SCOTUS
Bankruptcy attorneys may be more careful about how they advise their clients after the U.S Supreme Court’s holding this week that the communication and disclosure rules that apply to debt relief …
Is funeral protest protected?
By Dolan Media Newswires
POSTED: March 9, 2010
Tags: First Amendment, privacy rights, protesters, SCOTUS
The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to decide whether the First Amendment rights of protesters trump the privacy rights of those attending the funeral of a U.S. Marine who was killed in Iraq.
