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Thursday, April 25, 2013  New York is offering legal advisers to help homeowners navigate the complex route to fight foreclosure

Monday, March 25, 2013  Price Chopper has updated its coupon policy following an investigation by the State Attorney General after complains about misleading customers.

Wednesday, March 20, 2013  Joe Ward and Vanessa Duerr are workign with police and the U.S. Secret Service to track down scammers who took more than $2000 from them.

Thursday, March 14, 2013  New York State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman is urging the NFL to closely examine whether potential draft picks were asked about their sexual orientation, which he says would be illegal in New York.

Friday, March 08, 2013  Time Warner Cable customers in 10 upstate towns and villages will be refunded $2.2 million under a settlement with New York.

Thursday, February 28, 2013  New York has set tighter restrictions on the popular painkiller hydrocodone, now prohibiting automatic refills.

Tuesday, February 26, 2013  Price Chopper will change the way it advertises and promotes its coupons in New York and pay a $100,000 penalty following a settlement with the state.

Friday, January 25, 2013  New safety standards will be put in place for this weekend's gun show in Albany and for Syracuse's gun show in April.

Tuesday, November 13, 2012  New York's attorney general says authorities have accepted $210 million to settle lawsuits against a BNY Mellon subsidiary for advising clients to invest with Bernard Madoff.

Monday, November 12, 2012  New York state Attorney General Eric Schneiderman has reached a $9.5 million settlement with retailer SmartBuy and its affiliated companies over debt fraud aimed at soldiers.

Tuesday, September 25, 2012  New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman was in Syracuse Tuesday to announce that a judge ordered Twisted Headz to remove mislabeled and unlabeled products, including any synthetic drugs, from its store in Syracuse.

Wednesday, August 29, 2012  A person familiar with the probe says New York officials are investigating health claims and other marketing by energy drink makers.

Wednesday, July 11, 2012  A State Supreme Court Judge issued a temporary injunction against synthetic drugs at Twisted Headz store in Syracuse Wednesday.

Tuesday, July 10, 2012  On Tuesday, Erie Schneiderman announced 12 lawsuits have been filed against head shops that may be violating the state's labeling laws by selling designer drugs, like bath salts.

Friday, May 18, 2012  Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman today announced a $45 million nationwide settlement with Skechers.