An additional five days has been added to the period to gather signatures for designating petitions for the 2014 state and local primary elections. The extension takes into account the time during which the Jewish festival of Shavuot is observed ...

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Building on the largest, privately owned fiber-optic network in New York state, Finger Lakes Technologies Group Inc. has extended its network to 1,300 miles. FLTG continues to build out its network by constantly reinvesting its own resources into the network. ...

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WASHINGTON — Senate Democrats intend to introduce legislation by mid-week to raise the nation’s debt limit without the unrelated conditions Republicans have said they intend to seek, officials said Monday, as the White House signaled it would accept even a ...

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WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court seemed skeptical Tuesday about government claims that it should be allowed more time to sue some fund executives for securities fraud. The high court on Tuesday heard arguments from Gabelli Funds LLC executive Bruce Alpert ...

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The “fiscal cliff” deal reached Jan. 1 also will mean a two-year extension of a program that aids the restoration of historic buildings in urban areas. The New Markets Tax Credit is an incentive for developers to renovate underused historic ...

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The New York State Commission on Judicial Nomination has extended the deadline for submitting applications for the current vacancy on the Court of Appeals, created by Nov. 6 death of Associate Judge Theodore T. Jones. Applications for the vacancy, originally ...

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ALBANY — New Yorkers will have extra time to apply for an absentee ballot in the wake of Hurricane Sandy. The state Board of Elections met in an emergency meeting late Wednesday and approved an extension until Friday, Nov. 2. ...

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President Barack Obama has signed into law a measure that extends for five more years 29 federal bankruptcy judgeships that were set to expire.   The Temporary Bankruptcy Judgeships Extension Act of 2012, Pub. L. No. 112-121, temporarily saves dozens ...

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WASHINGTON — The House has approved a temporary extension of Federal Aviation Administration programs, avoiding a shutdown of the agency as lawmakers work out their last remaining differences on a long-term plan. A bill to extend FAA programs through Feb. ...

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Southern Tier business customers now have access to broadband Internet and telecommunications services, with the extension of Finger Lakes Technologies Group Inc.’s fiber-optic network. FLTG’s fiber-optic network has been extended by 50 miles to Elmira and Horseheads, through Finger Lakes ...

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In February, the Internal Revenue Service announced it would extend its popular (and lucrative to the government) voluntary disclosure initiative program to help taxpayers with undisclosed income in foreign banks or hidden offshore accounts to resolve the issue with the IRS.

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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Freshman Republican Randy Hultgren had no problem voting against extending the Patriot Act in February. But the death of Osama bin Laden, just weeks before part of the terrorist-fighting law expires, raises new questions for the Illinois congressman.

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