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Wednesday, June 12, 2013  Strengthening the relationships between elected officials, and the neighbors who vote them into office, that's the goal of the governor as he calls upon the Legislature to crack down on public corruption, reform campaign finances, and make voting easier.

Tuesday, June 11, 2013  Evoking a Watergate-era quote, Onondaga County District Attorney William Fitzpatrick says "There's a cancer in the state Legislature." He and the other 61 district attorneys statewide support a bill to give them more power to root out government corruption.

Friday, June 07, 2013  A government watchdog says the State University of New York Cortland failed to properly investigate academic status and conflict of interest allegations involving two instructors.

Wednesday, June 05, 2013  An Oswego man pled guilty to stealing government money in District Court in Syracuse on Wednesday.

Monday, May 13, 2013  The New York pension fund for state and local government workers has topped $160 billion after reporting a 10.4 percent return on investment for its last fiscal year

Friday, May 03, 2013  U.S. employers added 165,000 jobs in April, and hiring was much stronger in the previous two months than first thought. The gains trimmed the unemployment rate to a four-year low of 7.5 percent.

Monday, April 22, 2013  New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, under pressure from local government officials, says he will join their discussion to address the fiscal crisis facing cities, counties and their taxpayers.

Monday, April 15, 2013  A new government study reveals that US doctors are prescribing enough antibiotics to give them to 4 out of 5 Americans every year; an alarming pace that suggests they are being overused.

Friday, April 12, 2013  An Oswego County father and son were arrested Thursday after police say the teenage son inappropriately touched a child, and the father tried to stop deputies from arresting him.

Monday, April 08, 2013  Police say six people were arrested after a large riot broke out in Utica on Sunday, which they say was possibly gang related.

Thursday, March 21, 2013  A government study finds that despite growing awareness of hate crimes, the share of those crimes reported to police has fallen as more victims of violent attacks express doubts that police can or will help.

Friday, March 08, 2013  The Department of Defense has awarded a $12 million contract to Lockheed Martin in Liverpool.

Friday, March 08, 2013  A New York congressman says Remington Arms has been awarded a nearly $80 million contract from the Pentagon to produce sniper rifles at the company's Mohawk Valley plant.

Wednesday, March 06, 2013  The House has approved legislation to prevent a government shutdown at the end of the month and give the Pentagon some relief from a cash crunch that's harming military readiness.

Sunday, March 03, 2013  Gov. Andrew Cuomo says the federal budget fight forcing temporary across-the-board spending cuts will affect New Yorkers including students and seniors.