A new report by the New York State Comptroller’s Office shows job growth has been lagging in upstate New York since the end of the recession, although the Finger Lakes region and western New York are doing better than other ...

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ALBANY — Mayors of some of upstate New York’s largest cities have joined together to support Uber’s proposal to expand throughout the state. Rochester Mayor Lovely Warren, Binghamton Mayor Richard David and Syracuse Mayor Stephanie Miner announced Monday that they ...

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ALBANY (AP) — U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer wants the federal government to boost the number of physician residency slots in areas facing declines in their number of doctors. Schumer’s legislation would boost the number of residency positions funded by Medicare ...

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ALBANY — The state’s economic development agency has announced approval of $14.5 million in grants to support nine projects expanding access to broadband high-speed Internet services to parts of upstate New York. The Empire State Development grants are intended to ...

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Upstate casino gambling may be a foregone conclusion, as poll numbers indicate support for a constitutional amendment to the state constitution allowing them, and proponents cite the jobs and revived economy casinos would bring. But, according to David Blankenhorn, president ...

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The Bonadio Group will host its third annual Construction Summit West on Thursday, March 28, at the RIT Inn & Conference Center in Henrietta. The event will provide upstate New York contractors with tools to meet the rising challenges in ...

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In a report released on Wednesday, the New York Civil Liberties Union accused the U.S. Customs and Border Patrol of going far beyond its mandate of border protection in conducting raids on buses, trains and roads in upstate New York. ...

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ALBANY — Federal prosecutors intent on stemming child pornography and helping care for its victims are increasingly going after the assets of offenders under an evolving change in Justice Department policy.

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New York Attorney General-elect Eric Schneiderman announced his first round of picks for top staff last week, revealing a dearth of Upstate names. Schneiderman’s transition team made the announcement last week ...

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SYRACUSE — An upstate New York developer with plans to build a harness racing track and video lottery gambling operation near Syracuse has gotten permission from the state to form a corporation for the project.

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The New York State Bar Association reported last week that leaders in upstate New York are feeling positive about the future of their profession. The state bar has been polling firm management ...

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U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer is already reaching out to Republicans in an attempt to work on bipartisan legislation to help the middle class. He told dozens at the Marketplace Mall on Monday that he already has called a few new senators ...

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