Murphy To Try Keeping Six Conn. Airport Control Towers Open Amid Sequester
The very idea of closing the control towers is insane, according to U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy.
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The very idea of closing the control towers is insane, according to U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy.
After launching campaigns against the Big Gulp, "big" salt and "big" junk food, Mayor Michael Bloomberg is embarking on a new target.
Rep. King, 68, will be lacing up his boxing gloves for a two-round exhibition bout against New York state light heavyweight kickboxing champion, "Irish'' John Foley, at a pub in Wantagh, N.Y.
The New York State Assembly voted Wednesday to suspend until 2015 any action on allowing gas drilling using fracking.
President Hugo Chavez, the fiery populist who declared a socialist revolution in Venezuela, crusaded against U.S. influence and championed a leftist revival across Latin America, died Tuesday at age 58 after a nearly two-year bout with cancer.
The New York State Assembly approved a bill Tuesday night that would increase the minimum wage to $9 hour and provide for automatic further increases tied to inflation.
New Jersey Sen. Robert Menendez may be making an unanticipated trip to the Dominican Republic. A judge wants to hear from him about a prostitute's statement that she was paid to falsely claim she had sex with him.
On Monday, Gov. Chris Christie said the scheduled federal spending cuts are having little effect in New Jersey. His successor as U.S. Attorney disagrees.
Booker could be delivering his second-to-last State of the City address as he mulls a run for Senate in 2014.
State lawmakers adopted a law in 2005 to replace machines with a kind that would print out voters' choices, so the voters could verify their selections and there would be a backup in case of a recount. But the requirement was suspended in 2009.
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Monday that he is only open to "technical changes" to correct mistakes in his landmark gun control legislation, and not substantive changes.
The family of Tyler Clementi on Tuesday denounced remarks by a representative of the National Organization for Marriage, who brought up Clementi's suicide in a discussion that questioned the effect of gay rights supporters on young people she characterized as having "gender confusion."
As President Barack Obama continued preparations for his first trip to Israel as commander in chief, there was a shift in tactics Monday.
In 2004, the federal government lured Gina McCarthy away from state government. She was tapped to manage air regulation efforts.
The magazine released its latest annual tally of billionaires on Monday. According to Forbes, Mayor Michael Bloomberg's net worth as of March 2013 is $27 billion.
