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Wednesday, May 15, 2013  President Barack Obama says the acting commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service, Steven Miller, has submitted his resignation in the aftermath of an investigation that found the agency improperly targeted conservative groups.

Monday, April 08, 2013  Syracuse Mayor Stephanie Miner announced Monday that she has submitted the Fiscal Year 2013-2014 budget for the City of Syracuse to the Common Council. The budget includes no increase in property taxes and no layoffs, but does plan to close Fire Station 7.

Friday, March 15, 2013  New York utility regulators have approved new electricity and natural gas delivery rates for National Grid.

Friday, March 01, 2013  Here's a bright spot amid the doom and gloom of the government's automatic spending cuts: They shouldn't delay tax refunds.

Wednesday, February 27, 2013  A new report shows the eight gambling facilities run by Indian nations in New York saw falling revenues in 2011.

Wednesday, January 30, 2013  Tax season is officially here; Wednesday marked the first day most Americans were eligible to begin filing their taxes with the Internal Revenue Service.

Wednesday, January 23, 2013  Highlights of New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo's $137B 2013-14 budget.

Tuesday, January 22, 2013  Gov. Andrew Cuomo presented his third state budget in a slow economic recovery with lagging tax revenues.

Friday, December 14, 2012  New York state Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli is encouraging parents saving for college to contribute to a 529 plan before the end of the year.

Tuesday, September 04, 2012  The New York State Fair had its lowest total attendance in more than 20 years, but officials say that's because they cut back on the number of free tickets they give out.

Tuesday, August 07, 2012  The unprecedented idea of creating a statewide "control board" to steer several cities away from bankruptcy is getting a chilly response from mayors.

Tuesday, April 17, 2012  Taxpayers had two extra days this year because April 15 fell on a Sunday, and Monday was Emancipation Day in the District of Columbia.

Sunday, April 15, 2012  Starting next year, the check will no longer be in the mail for millions of people who receive Social Security and other government benefits.

Friday, March 30, 2012  With tax season in full swing, taxpayers could be overlooking one very important credit that could mean extra cash from the IRS.

Thursday, March 29, 2012  Hundreds of you have unclaimed cash out there and you may not even know it.