Sen. Robert Menendez Aims To Keep Hidden Airline Fees Grounded
U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez is fighting against sticker shock when it comes to airfares.
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U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez is fighting against sticker shock when it comes to airfares.
Cuomo said the State Liquor Authority sent minors undercover into 74 stores in New York City between April 17 and May 1 to try to buy alcohol. In all, 32 underage purchases were made.
Prices at the pump have soared over the past month. Mike Fox, head of the Gasoline & Automotive Services Dealers of America in Connecticut, said the spike in prices is not due to a lack of crude oil or refined gas supplies.
The utility has made a number of upgrades to its system ahead of the hot and humid summer months.
The House of Representatives was expected to vote Saturday on the deal reached by the General Assembly's majority Democrats and Democratic Gov. Malloy last week. It's unclear when the Senate will vote on the $19 billion budget bill.
Sen. Charles Schumer is asking the Food and Drug Administration to prevent a powdered alcohol from reaching store shelves this fall, saying that it would become "the Kook-Aid of teen binge drinking."
The federal government on Friday offered some Superstorm Sandy victims some hope that they will not see a repeat of the endless lines at gas stations that followed the storm.
Executive Director Ronnie Hakim told a state Senate committee on Thursday that the agency's expenses for getting fans to MetLife Stadium during Super Bowl week tallied $7.2 million, including overtime.
The state's approval of speed cameras will help pay some of the $129 million price tag.
"If the city were to take over the program, that it would mean lots of tickets going to drivers that perhaps don't deserve them and the erosion of credibility," AAA New York's Robert Sinclair, Jr. said.
The DMV's computer server is being upgraded for the first time since it was installed in 1970.
Traffic lights will be re-timed and enforcement will stepped up in the new slow zones, where the speed limit drops 5 miles per hour from 30 to 25.
A new six-year program is opening up to high school freshmen in Norwalk. This fall, 100 students will be selected as the inaugural class.
Eleven defendants were indicted by the Manhattan District Attorney's office and arraigned in State Supreme Court later Wednesday on identity theft, fraud, grand larceny and forgery charges.
Some newspaper editorials and at least one New York City Councilman have proposed a compromise of stabling the horses in Central Park so they never have to cross paths with a car.
