Latest local news, weather and sports for Syracuse and Central New York

Wednesday, January 09, 2013  New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is proposing raising the minimum wage to $8.75 an hour from the current $7.25.

Wednesday, January 09, 2013  Governor Andrew Cuomo officially outlined his priorities for the year at his State of the State address Wednesday afternoon in Albany.

Wednesday, January 09, 2013  A group of more than 500 protesters, including at least 80 from Central New York, will rally against hydrofracking outside Governor Cuomo's State of the State Address in Albany.

Sunday, January 06, 2013  Republican senators present plan, Gov. Cuomo indicates assault weapons ban needs to be included

Monday, January 16, 2012  A new poll shows New Yorkers still strongly support Gov. Andrew Cuomo, but not all of his ideas for his second year in office.

Monday, January 09, 2012  Gov. Andrew Cuomo picked a fight last week with what has long been Albany's most powerful force: public schools.

Friday, January 06, 2012  Gov. Andrew Cuomo's $25 billion jobs and development package that was the cornerstone of his State of the State speech isn't a big new spending package at all.

Thursday, January 05, 2012  While outlining an aggressive agenda to boost New York's economy during his second year in office, Gov. Andrew Cuomo advocated several measures to help the poor and dispossessed such as better access to food stamps, new offices to protect tenants' rights and help homeowners avoid foreclosure, establishing a health insurance exchange and improving care for disabled adults.

Wednesday, January 04, 2012  Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Wednesday outlined what he hopes are the next steps to reviving New York state and moving out of his famous father's shadow.

Wednesday, January 04, 2012  Gov. Andrew Cuomo is ready to start his second year in office with a State of the State speech that's been kept tightly under wraps.

Monday, January 10, 2011  Andrew Cuomo's State of the State Address was unusual in many respects.

Thursday, January 06, 2011  It was a broad speech that covered an enormous swath of policy from redesigning Medicaid  to reforming campaign finance laws.

Thursday, January 06, 2011  Governor Andrew Cuomo, in his first state of the state address, unveiled his new plan for New York.

Thursday, January 06, 2011  Some leaders of New York's Indian nations are concerned about a lack of outreach by the new Cuomo administration.

Wednesday, January 05, 2011  Gov. Andrew Cuomo says in his first State of the State speech that he wants to seize the opportunity in the state's fiscal crisis to create a new way of running state government.