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Thursday, April 11, 2013  The New York State Department of Labor says it is committed to helping the employees of Daikin McQuay find new work before the Cayuga County manufacturer permanently closes its doors at the end of next year.

Friday, August 19, 2011  A local soldier's platoon is out of supplies.  A Geneva mother is trying to get people to donate supplies to the troops overseas.

Friday, August 19, 2011  Unfortunately, the shipment containing these supplies was hijacked somewhere between Pakistan and the base. All of the soldiers’ belongings were stolen, and they now have no personal items readily available to them.

Tuesday, July 19, 2011  A New York State task force on redistricting held its first of twelve hearings in Syracuse Tuesday morning.

Thursday, June 16, 2011  The New York State Senate voted to eliminate a controversial program that stores images of the marks new handguns make on bullets.

Tuesday, May 17, 2011  The state Senate is considering a law that would create a registry of violent felony offenders, similar to the sex offender registry created under Megan's Law.

Tuesday, May 10, 2011  Legislation to create a statewide registry to track violent felons takes another step toward becoming State Law.

Monday, May 09, 2011  New York corrections officials say an inmate who raped a 12-year-old female relative in 1996 has returned to prison after an outcry over his eligibility for a heart transplant.

Thursday, May 05, 2011  State Senator Mike Nozzolio says the legislation called "Brittany's Law" was approved by the Crime Victims, Crime and Correction Committee earlier this week.

Tuesday, April 26, 2011  UPDATE: The sister of a New York State prison inmate serving time for raping a 12-year-old female relative in 1996 says her brother has turned down a heart transplant.

Friday, April 15, 2011  A Geneva woman whose daughter and granddaughter were murdered in 2009 is working with Senator Michael Nozzolio to pass "Brittany's Law" to establish a registry for violent felons.

Thursday, January 14, 2010  One New York State Senator says its time to seperate upstate from downstate, and wants to know what voters think.

Monday, April 13, 2009  In the pay-to-play, opaque culture of New York state politics, the occasional reach across the aisle dividing Democrats and Republicans can be viewed with suspicion.