Dave Lucas

More than a foot of snow has been dumped across parts of upstate New York as much of the region deals with its first major storm of the season. The National Weather Service says snowfall range from 11 inches at Ogdensburg on the Canadian border in northern New York to 15 inches in Wales, outside Buffalo. More from WAMC’s Dave Lucas

This month Governor Andrew Cuomo announced his veto of the Environmental Protection Fund Enhancement Act, which would have added $56 million of existing Bottle Bill revenues to the Environmental Protection Fund  over six years. The veto caused some to question whether or not the Governor was an environmentalist.
 Capital Region Bureau Chief Dave Lucas reports.
 

A group is working to download a gun's design and build it on a 3-D printer. And 3-D printing is positioned to become the next consumer craze - Capital Region Bureau Chief Dave Lucas reports.

It's the nearest thing to those old teleporters you've seen in science fiction movies and television shows for the past 50 years - push a few buttons and a three-dimensional object emerges from a microwave oven-sized appliance.

The first major snowstorm of the season is heading into upstate New York, with forecasters predicting up to a foot or more of snow mixed with sleet or freezing rain. WAMC's Dave Lucas has more...

Governor Cuomo activated the State Emergency Operations Center early Wednesday evening to monitor the storm and any emergency needs. Dangerous travel conditions are expected through Thursday evening. The National Weather Service has issued a winter storm warning for most of upstate New York.

An appeal has been filed in the wake of a court decision awarding New York's 46th district Senate seat to Republican George Amedore. WAMC's Dave Lucas reports.

Court papers were filed Wednesday by Democratic candidate Cecilia Tkaczyk: she is appealing a Montgomery County judge's decision to invalidate 333 absentee and affidavit ballots in her race against Amedore.

Acting Supreme Court Justice Guy Tomlinson certified Amedore the winner last week after supervising the ballot count which placed the Republican 37 votes in the lead.

Governor Andrew Cuomo is opening the Executive Mansion in Albany to visitors on New Year's Day. WAMC's Dave Lucas has more...

The New York State Thruway is getting special treatment this winter to help prevent icing. More from WAMC's Dave Lucas.
 

The state Attorney General's Office has filed a lawsuit accusing a Washington-based tobacco manufacturer of illegally selling hundreds of thousands of untaxed cigarettes in New York State. WAMC's Dave Lucas has details.
 

The New York Attorney General's Charities Bureau reports telemarketers kept on average 61.5 cents of every dollar they raised last year, providing 38.5 cents for the charities themselves. WAMC’s Dave Lucas has more.

The report, issued Friday,  shows 602 campaigns brought in almost $240.6 million, with $92.7 million going to the charities, which actually lost money in 76 telemarketing campaigns.

Many campaigns also list large amounts of uncollected pledges.

State labor officials say job losses from Superstorm Sandy cut into gains made this year in New York's employment numbers. WAMC's Dave Lucas has more.

Statewide Labor Market Analyst Kevin Jack says 29,100 private sector jobs were lost in November because of the storm's impact on the New York City area, cutting total job gains for the year to 83,500.