Members of the Senate are looking to shine a little light into federal courtrooms. A bill, co-sponsored by Sen. Charles E. Schumer, D-N.Y., has been re-introduced to provide media coverage of federal court proceedings.

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WASHINGTON, D.C. — They're a pair of flamboyant lawyers who are fond of cameras and adept at messaging, two deputies with ambitions to land, someday, on top. So the emerging political warfare led by Democratic Sen. Chuck Schumer ...

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Long Island fishermen will get a reprieve from strict quotas that limit where and how much they can fish if legislation reintroduced by New York Sens. Charles Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand is passed. The senators have proposed a bill that will make guidelines ...

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Just weeks after announcing it will add 100 jobs, the Genesee Brewery hosted a press conference with U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer regarding a new piece of legislation that will help the brewery continue to grow.

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In light of a recent tragedy in California that claimed the lives of two sisters, Sen. Charles Schumer said he will be introducing legislation that prevents rental car companies from loaning out vehicles subject to recall.

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Sen. Charles E. Schumer is seeking quick approval of a federal loan application for Perinton-based PAECTEC Holding Corp. to move its headquarters downtown. He has written to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development ...

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U.S. Sen. Charles E. Schumer is urging Savoye Inc. President Jack LeVan to keep all existing employees at Retrotech in Rochester. Savoye Inc., a French company, recently purchased Retrotech ...

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ALBANY — Sen. Charles Schumer of New York says a bill with strong support in Congress would allow airports to switch from decades-old radar air traffic control to GPS and dramatically reduce flight delays. The Democrat says his bill headed for votes ...

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Sen. Charles E. Schumer, D-N.Y., on Thursday urged Secretary of the Army John McHugh to implement Rochester-made technology to more accurately track vehicle performance and improve fleet operations and safety.

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Monroe County District Attorney Michael Green still has a few hurdles to clear before becoming a federal judge, but scaled a major one with a nomination from President Barack Obama.

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ALBANY — Sen. Charles Schumer says more than 300,000 small businesses in New York are eligible for a new, little-known tax credit. The federal tax credit is for small businesses that offer health insurance to employees.

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ALBANY — New York Sen. Charles Schumer has a mountain of campaign cash for a re-election race expected to present little more than a speed bump, allowing him share some of his wealth with imperiled Democrats.

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