In an effort to encourage more New Yorkers to become organ donors, Gov. Andrew Cuomo has signed “Lauren’s Law.”
ALBANY, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) – In an effort to encourage more New Yorkers to become organ donors, Gov. Andrew Cuomo has signed “Lauren’s Law.” The measure is named for Rockland County girl Lauren Shields, who received a heart transplant in 2009. The Stony Point girl, now 12, was on a waiting list for a month and a half and became so sickwaiting for the life-saving transplant that she had to be put on life support. The new law, which will…
http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2012/10/04/gov-cuomo-signs-laurens-law-in-effort-to-boost-number-of-organ-donors/
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New York Times-Behind an Army of Lobbyists, an Instant Force in Gambling January 12, 2012 By CHARLES V. BAGLI In the summer of 2009, a Malaysian billionaire took an unexpected interest in a small town in the Catskill Mountains in New York. With little notice, he bought a stake in a racetrack casino where the owners had struggled for more than a decade to develop a gambling complex. It was the first move in a brash attempt by KT Lim, chairman of…
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/13/nyregion/genting-berhad-muscles-into-american-gambling-in-new-york-city-and-miami.html?_r=1&hp
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“This on-bill financing is a very big deal that I think every region should maximize,” he said, adding the provision hasn’t gotten the publicity it deserves
In Albany, Clinton Praises New York And On-Bill Financing SEP 27TH - 1:37 PM Posted by Nick Reisman in Bill Clinton Former President Bill Clinton praised the on-time, no-new-taxes state budget in New York that was crafted by a former member of his cabinet, Gov. Andrew Cuomo. “The confidence people have in NY outside of this state has exploded just because the government did its job,” Clinton said. “You closed the deficit and you didn’t…
http://www.capitaltonight.com/2011/09/in-albany-clinton-praises-new-york-and-on-bill-financing/
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Genting, remaking Aqueduct, spends freely on lobbyists in bid to change constitution
ALBANY -- Genting, the Malaysian resorts and gambling company, envisions itself becoming rich in North America by changing the New York state constitution. The international gaming powerhouse, little-known in the United States, is planning to operate a Las Vegas-style casino at Aqueduct Racetrack, which is banned by the state constitution. But Genting is spending about $1 million a year with lobbyists in Albany to make its dream of the Queens…
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A Suffolk County contractor overbilled the state by more than $272,000 for emergency construction jobs, a joint investigation by Inspector General Joseph Fisch and New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli has concluded. The findings, detailed in a 15-page report released today, were forwarded to the State Attorney General’s office for possible criminal prosecution.
http://www.osc.state.ny.us/press/releases/dec10/122810a.htm
November 3, 2010 - City Hall by By Edward-Isaac Dovere And so, as Team Cuomo gathers for its first meeting with the now governor-elect on Wednesday at 10 a.m., the parlor game that has quietly been underway for months begins in earnest. Who will the man so obsessively guarded that he was his own political consultant and campaign manager trust to run his administration—a job that, given the size of the state and breadth of its government, is…
http://www.cityhallnews.com/newyork/article-1649-next-up-for-cuomo-hiring-a-secretary-%28chatter-edition%29.html
November 1, 2010 - Queens Courier by Steve Mosco A new era of New York horse racing began at Aqueduct Racino as hundreds gathered for the official groundbreaking on Thursday, October 28. The project – Resorts World New York – gives the city its first-ever casino, right in South Ozone Park, and is expected to generate $300 million in annual revenue for the state. Genting New York, the developer behind the Queens racetrack, plans to install…
http://www.queenscourier.com/articles/2010/11/01/news/top_stories/doc4ccec5e499062342048148.txt
November 1, 2010 - YourNabe.com by Connor Adams Sheets The “racino” project at Aqueduct Racetrack in Ozone Park ceremonially broke ground after nine years of false starts and planning Thursday morning, attracting a slew of local leaders and union construction workers. Actual construction work will begin on the project in about 30 days, but Gov. David Paterson led a group of stakeholders in the project in a ceremonial demolition, during which…
http://www.yournabe.com/articles/2010/10/28/queens/doc4cc9f029dd7ab579772492.txt
October 29, 2010 - NY Daily News by Jerry Bossert For once, there were smiles at Aqueduct. In what was the most significant gathering at the decaying race track since the Pope held Mass there in 1995, Gov. Paterson and several politicians Thursday finally held the ground-breaking ceremony for the casino, nine years after it was approved by state legislation. The casino, which will be called Resorts World New York, will be run by Genting New York…
http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/more_sports/2010/10/29/2010-10-29_untitled__races29s.html
October 28, 2010 - The Saratogian - Saratoga Springs, NY by Paul Post The impact of Thursday’s Aqueduct racino groundbreaking is already giving the local thoroughbred racing and breeding industry a monumental boost. Five super stallions including 1997 Belmont Stakes winner Touch Gold and Breeders Cup Classic champion Alphabet Soup arrived at McMahon of Saratoga Thoroughbreds LLC on Wednesday, along with 20 mares. The racino, slated to open next…
http://www.saratogian.com/articles/2010/10/28/news/doc4cc9d7e437595993897993.txt