ALBANY — Gov. Andrew Cuomo is set to sign a bill that will allow New York to increase its power production and to announce a plan allowing homeowners and businesses to borrow for the cost of energy efficiency projects.

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After National Labor Relations Board officials warned in a statement that the budget proposed by House lawmakers would force the agency to close its offices and furlough its 1,665 employees for three months, the Board has backed off at the request of the White House.

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ALBANY — A federal judge on Friday halted attempts by New York’s governor to impose furloughs on about 100,000 state workers and withhold their raises.

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ALBANY — Lawyers for Gov. David A. Paterson on Wednesday argued the state’s cash crisis justifies furloughing about 100,000 union workers one day a week.

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ALBANY — About 100,000 unionized state workers will start getting a day of unpaid furlough each week under a plan announced Tuesday by Gov. David Paterson.

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