Paper NewsPaper news continually updated from thousands of sources around the net.Good government groups knock NY lawmakers- June 30, 2008 While New York lawmakers are virtually high-fiving each other for what they called groundbreaking political progress, good government groups are unimpressed with the 2008 legislative session.http://www.topix.net/business/paper/2008/06/good-government-groups-knock-ny-lawmakers?from... Because of petty politics, state can't get the lead out- June 29, 2008 ALBANY -- Almost 3,000 children under 6 years old who lived outside New York City had significantly elevated levels of lead in 2005, according to the state Health Department.http://www.topix.net/business/paper/2008/06/because-of-petty-politics-state-cant-get-the-l... Time Warner Treats Albany and Rochester subscribers with New HD Channels- June 29, 2008 Submitted by satellitetvnews on June 23, 2008 - 4:15am. Cable operators are rolling out new HD channels in various markets and this rush is understood, before the satellite major DirecTV starts its HD expansion ...http://www.topix.net/business/paper/2008/06/time-warner-treats-albany-and-rochester-subscr... Yonkers Mayor Applauds Brownfield Cleanup Reform- June 28, 2008 A state program that has helped Yonkers clean up environmentally contaminated sites and turn them into job and revenue producing redevelopment projects was spared under a compromise reform agreement reached ...http://www.topix.net/business/paper/2008/06/yonkers-mayor-applauds-brownfield-cleanup-refo... Sunday liquor sales allowed beginning July 6- June 27, 2008 State-run liquor stores in five Virginia cities can begin selling alcoholic beverages on Sunday next month.http://www.topix.net/business/paper/2008/06/sunday-liquor-sales-allowed-beginning-july-6?f... Smurfit-Stone Closing Ariz. Medium Machine- June 27, 2008 Smurfit-Stone Container has announced that it is closing its corrugated medium machine at the Snowflake, Ariz., mill by Oct.http://www.topix.net/business/paper/2008/06/smurfit-stone-closing-ariz-medium-machine?from... Fuel costs force Rock-Tenn price increase- June 27, 2008 Rock-Tenn Co., the Norcross-based maker of paperboard packaging and merchandising displays, said Thursday it will increase its prices on CartonMate bleached paperboard by $65 per ton.http://www.topix.net/business/paper/2008/06/fuel-costs-force-rock-tenn-price-increase?from... American cuts flights from LaGuardia, pulls out of Albany- June 27, 2008 FORT WORTH, TX As the airline crisis continues with rising fuel prices forcing some airlines out of business and others to cut back flights and personnel, American Airlines Wednesday announced cuts at New York ...http://www.topix.net/business/paper/2008/06/american-cuts-flights-from-laguardia-pulls-out... NY Governor's First 100 Days Of Tumult, Trials- June 26, 2008 It was supposed to be a joke, but there was truth lurking beneath the schtick.Gov. David Paterson was laying out his agenda with legislative leaders at a news conference this month when he was asked if there was any progress on a bill requiring insurance coverage for post-traumatic stress disorder.Paterson, subtle as a Warner Brothers cartoon, covered his face with his hands and flopped his head onto the podium in surrender: "Yes. I have it."The gag went over well. The Democrat's feigned...http://www.topix.net/business/paper/2008/06/ny-governors-first-100-days-of-tumult-trials?f... Skelos Elected Senate Majority Leader- June 26, 2008 ALBANY Sen. Dean Skelos was elected leader of the Republicans' tenuous majority in the Senate on Tuesday following Joseph Bruno's surprise announcement that he will resign as majority leader after 13 years.http://www.topix.net/business/paper/2008/06/skelos-elected-senate-majority-leader?fromrss=... |