ALBANY — New York’s attorney general announced a settlement with generic drug manufacturers Ranbaxy Pharmaceuticals and Teva Pharmaceuticals USA intended to ensure they don’t collude to restrict competition. According to Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, the settlement ends their 2010 agreement ...

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ALBANY — A Democratic senator has asked for an investigation of state Republican Chairman Ed Cox for his campaign supporting hydraulic fracturing while he has a personal stake worth millions of dollars in a gas drilling company. Sen. Timothy Kennedy ...

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ALBANY — A coalition of advocates for the poor and middle class have called for the state to investigate the relationship between Gov. Andrew Cuomo and the powerful business lobby that’s supported him with an unprecedented TV ad campaign. The ...

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WASHINGTON — FBI Director Robert Mueller says the bureau has launched a preliminary investigation of JPMorgan Chase & Co. following a $2 billion trading loss at the bank. Mueller’s comment Wednesday at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing was the first ...

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ALBANY — With National Breast Cancer Awareness Month under way, the New York Attorney General's Office on Thursday launched a review of commercial marketing campaigns that promise to benefit breast cancer charities with the sale of certain products and services.

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Rep. Louie Gohmert wants the Justice Department to investigate Common Cause, the group that asked the Justice Department to investigate two U.S. Supreme Court justices for conflicts of interest based on the justices’ association with a top conservative financier.

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NEW YORK (AP) — The investment banker who helped lead the Obama administration’s auto industry overhaul has agreed to pay $10 million to settle influence-peddling allegations in New York.

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ALBANY — New York has reached a million-dollar settlement in a probe of the pay-to-play scandal at the huge state pension fund, state Attorney General Andrew Cuomo announced Thursday.

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