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2007 ARCHIVE
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June
No more free rides for MTA board members
New York burns while Albany fiddles
NY motorists face big insurance increase
NY lawmakers feud over public authorities reform
NY lawmakers reach agreement on brownfields
Patient safety bill reveals names of probed doctors
Authorities won't name suspects in Brooklyn crack house raid
MTA cuts delay some projects until 2010
Cash-strapped MTA considers budget cuts, fare hike
MTA money woes should worry riders, Sander says
Paterson, lawmakers reach deal on toys, ID theft
New bill would let state insurance companies boost auto premiums by 5%
What is New York doing for its residents?
Doctor discipline bill may hinge on malpractice changes
In Ohio, but not in New York, doctor discipline is public
League of Women Voters unveils campaign finance bill
New York Governor supports cleaner upstate coal plant
Protect kids from poison
They’ll shake his hand, but they aren't passing his bills
Ask about mass transit
Pork or not? Member items get new scrutiny
NYC charges milk sellers with price gouging
Groups seeking reform assail Paterson
Paterson pushes campaign changes
Paterson, Spitzer faulted on vows to reform Albany
Senator seeks support for bill to prevent lead poisoning
Lead paint poisons public safety, not just public health
City's transit-ory life given comic platform
State needs budget watchdog, real reform
Whither the green book? New one to arrive at last
Campaign fund limit ensnares 179 firms
Capitol’s increased level of security irritates some
May
MTA: We’ll go to court over EZ passes
Class action challenges NCAA ticket sales
Disciplining Doctors
Health care report finds New York lax on doctors
Activists call for stricter discipline of physicians
Legislature promises renewable energy bill
Pensions of lawmakers to be examined in New York
Bill aims to boost clean energy use
Top state cop reverses course on double dip
Hold it in late at night, subway riders
New 14-day MetroCard's not exactly rail big hit
Summer brings new energy worries
Nassau tests new voting machines
NY proposes stricter oversight of doctors
Ethics panel works in secret
List compiles '10 plagues of the subway'
Groups say companies may violate NY campaign giving limits
3 into 1 for MTA as it unites bus lines
Now we’re (bed)bugged in subway
State watch for 2 percent of doctors
Utility pushes energy savings
Good-government group says pork stinks
ENVIRONMENT: Backers say expanded bottle bill will increase recycling, opponents call it a tax
Bruno and Silver cook up $7M in pork
Assembly Pork Top 10
April
Reform day at the Capitol, but Paterson is absent
$340M exempted as state seeks cash
NYPIRG report outlines reasons to invest in transit
NY subway riders saving 1.2 billion gallons of oil
All 'pork' not created equal
Curb textbook costs
Albany's menu is rife with pork
Fiber optics: Bringing the next big thing to New York
NY Congressional candidates by the numbers
Patterson begins to lay out agenda
Textbooks are more costly than ever
No secret Albany's budget has some upset
Analysis: NY's special interests well-fed by your tax dollars
Albany lobbyists enjoy golden year
Patterson, father to seek advice on conflict of interest
NYPIRG says: Lower book prices
NY Legislature agrees to spending deal
Take alternate route
Many pols who vowed to fight for more transit funding instead OK cuts
Prof poll condemns textbook tactics
The more things change
Nassau's drug plan pitched for state
Patterson cracks whip on legislature over slow budget
Progress slow on NY state budget
State legislature keeps troopers in schools, critics pan secrecy
New York’s car, home insurance called too high
Assembly Dems start congestion pricing conference
March
Spitzer is gone, but troooper inquiry is still going
How dirty is your subway line?
'Subway shmutz' survey dishes the dirt on grimiest lines
Resort proposal removes some Bellayre trails
No red flags in Spitzer expense reports
Spitzer's interest in travel expense ethics could come back to haunt him
MTA delays improvements, citing drop in real estate sales taxes
Dangerous Prescription Mistakes Go Unreported, Pose Grave Risks
Deadline for city and state to approve congest pricing a week later
Coalition presses Albany on $4B college endowment
Governor's relations will have lasting impact
Freedom not always free
Paterson to ascend to power in midst of storm
Donors, analysts wonder where Spitzer campaign funds will go
Riders back congestion fee
State DOT is looking to Feds for long term funding
Ravena Mercury Reduction Sought
Doctors rally for a remedy
Spitzer helps donors skirt the $10,000 limit he set
Fare hike payback: better MTA service
Pataki spent PAC money after opting not to run
Silver defends appointment of a law firm colleague to a judicial panel
February
Silver picks crony for 'judge'panel
Declining to enter field, Mayor eyes sideline role
Lawmakers question rising textbook costs
MTA urges Albany to green light congestion pricing
Rickety subway platforms may get fixes
Congestion pricing ad campaign on trains, buses
A permanent addres: Regulating residency requirements at the City Council
Upstate race transformed by iterest from Albany
Staff size in Albany dwarfs that in other states
Subway delays rapidly increasing
There ought to be a law
Upgrades for crowded subway & buses
A day's work in Albany, a day’s pay, and $154 more
Group wants water, juice bottles to have deposit
$46M plan covered by hikes, says MTA
Spitzer discusses higher education plans
Subprime party for dems aloan
Activists warn of identity theft rip-offs on Valentine's Day
Online shopping safety subject of new NYPIRG report
Subways' big rise in riders
Spitzer wants $11.6M from nuke plants
Clinton surges
It's Super Bowl vs. Super Tuesday
Primary puts pressure on holiday policy
Merits of pay raise debated New Plan Combats Traffic
Toward a better ballot
Primary vote rule criticized
Bus arrival-time boards shut down
January
More change at the polls
Teachers abandon a democrat over school choice
Gov-panel 'integrity' challenged
Expanded bottle deposit bill fight looming
Waiter, is that mercury in my tuna?
N.Y. picks new voting machines for handicapped
Spitzer commission closes meeting
Bruno's Suite Gives Glimpse of Big Perks
Report lauds progress at LIRR, but issues remain
Spitzer is raking in the funds for 2010
As Spitzer's popularity fell, donors rallied to his side
G train may give Brooklyn riders faster service, Queens riders more legwork
Speeding New York’s buses
Spitzer seeks peace in State of State speech
Questions arise on a contract of State Development Corp. Good-government groups seek return to reform
Spitzer lists health, education, jobs accomplishments
No. 3 Train From Times Square to New Lots Ave.
Bloomberg: Let's trim number of parking placards, tackle fakes
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