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.

A second corruption trial against former Senate Majority Leader Joe Bruno encounters a delay...  more from WAMC's Dave Lucas

Chief United States District Court Judge Gary Sharpe has adjourned a Feb. 4 trial date - the Albany Times Union reports he did so because the 83-year old Bruno's attorneys are making a "double jeopardy" appeal

Bruno lawyer E. Stewart Jones Jr. told the newspaper that by appealing, the former senator from Brunswick won't have his case tried before May and perhaps as late as June, unless the matter is dismissed.

New York City will convey title to a large piece of property located in Greene County to New York State for expanded recreational use. Capital Region Bureau Chief Dave Lucas reports the move will ensure water quality protection while giving tourism a boost.  

New York officials are scrambling to negotiate the first gun control laws since the mass shooting at Connecticut's Sandy Hook Elementary School. More from WAMC’s Dave Lucas.

A deal could be enacted into law in a special session during the holiday week or an agreement could be part of Gov. Andrew Cuomo's State of the State speech he's scheduled to deliver on Jan. 9.

The Buffalo News first reported the chance of a rare holiday week special session of the state Legislature.

From California to New York, teacher and public-worker retirement funds are reconsidering their investments in gun makers. WAMC’s Dave Lucas has more…

Schenectady joins Buffalo, Rochester, Syracuse and Utica on the list of most impoverished school districts in New York State... Capital Region Bureau Chief Dave Lucas reports.

More than 180 school districts, including New York City's, have no teacher evaluation system in place and face the loss of millions of dollars in state aid. More from WAMC’s Dave Lucas

A non-partisan task force has found New York's state and local governments remain on an unsustainable fiscal path despite some improvements and a public perception in polls that the outlook is far brighter. WAMC’s Dave Lucas reports.