ALBANY — New York's attorney general has begun an antitrust investigation into the NFL lockout of football players, requesting information from both the league and the players' union about the economic impact.

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ALBANY — Two big city prosecutors, two prolific state lawmakers, a Naval aviator turned trial lawyer and a former Wall Street watchdog are vying to become New York’s next attorney general, the job that has reshaped corporate America ...

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ALBANY — The former director of the state fair diverted thousands of dollars for personal use and the fair misspent nearly $1 million during his tenure, which included rampant nepotism and thousands of free concert tickets being handed out to employees and state troopers ...

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ALBANY — A candidate for attorney general said Monday the office has the power to investigate and reform how wholesale electricity rates are set in New York, a process that he said now costs consumers $2.2 billion a year too much.

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ALBANY — New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo has recused himself in the investigation of whether Gov. David A. Paterson interfered with a domestic violence case involving a top aide.

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New York State Attorney General Andrew M. Cuomo on Monday announced agreements with Israeli venture capital firm Markstone Capital Group LLC and California-based placement agent firm Wetherly Capital Group LLC and its broker-dealer DAV/Wetherly Financial to resolve their roles in the state’s investigation into corruption involving the Common Retirement Fund.

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