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Small explosion may be cause for Broadway fire

FOX23: Local News — Mon Jan 31 21:26:57 UTC 2011 A busy road in downtown Albany is again open after a late night fire at a vacant building. about: Downtown Albany Historic District Hospitality_Recreation Local News

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Budget Cuts Could Mean Layoffs For Recently Hired Teachers

Gothamist — Mon Jan 31 21:32:00 UTC 2011 Speaking at the Christian Cultural Center in Canarsie, Mayor Bloomberg predicted that unless the rules changed to firing teachers based on performance and not seniority, the city may have to lay off almost every teacher hired within the past five years… about: Albany New York Andrew Cuomo Canarsie Brooklyn Christian Cultural Center Mayor Michael Bloomberg News New York City Politics teacher

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D’Amico confirmed as State Police Superintendent

CBS 6 – All Sections — Mon Jan 31 21:40:00 UTC 2011 ALBANY — Governor Andrew Cuomo announced his choice for State Police Superintendent, Joseph D’Amico, has been unanimously confirmed by the State Senate. He will be sworn in at 4:45 p.m. in the Red Room at the State Capitol. The following biography… about: Andrew Cuomo Governor Joseph D’Amico Local News State Police State Senate Superintendent

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Albany police probe 3 weekend robberies

Timesunion.com Local Breaking News — Mon Jan 31 21:56:19 UTC 2011 In the other stickup, just after 3 a.m. Sunday, Freddy Acosta, 19, of State Street told police he was standing outside of 504 Hudson Ave. when man approached him, pulled a handgun and forced him into a nearby alleyway before stealing his cell phone, Mi… about: Albany police cellular telephone Freddy Acosta Mobile phone Nike Robbery State Street

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Cuomo On Budget Cycle, Spending Habits

Politics on the Hudson — Mon Jan 31 23:20:17 UTC 2011 He wrote in his op/ed earlier today, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said at a late afternoon news conference that the budget process in Albany needs a vast overhaul. “There are two different problems,” he said. “We have a $10 billion deficit this year. We have that… about: Albany New York Andrew Cuomo Budget process Business_Finance Deficit Governor Uncategorized

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Despite Objections From Schools, New York State Senate Passes Property-Tax Cap

ALBANY — The state Senate on Monday approved a property-tax cap, despite strong objections from schools and local governments that warned the measure would cripple their programs and budgets.

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One On One With Kennedy

Channel 7′s Keith Radford caught up with Democrat Tim Kennedy on the Budget Showdown.

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Budget Preview From Albany

Gov. Cuomo is expected to roll out budget filled with cuts and changes. Keith Radford and John Borsa are in Albany with a preview.

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Early morning fire complicates commute

ALBANY An early morning fire may have complicated a commute into work for some. Police say it broke out in an abandoned house on 1154 Broadway around 3:30 a.m. Monday.

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Cuomo blasts ‘the real Albany sham’

We’ve been reporting for the past several months that New York faces a potential $10 billion deficit next fiscal year, starting April 1. Now in what is part-spin, part-common sense and part-laying down the policy gauntlet, the Cuomo Administration is signaling that there may not reallyA be a $10 billion deficit after all.

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