Matthew Hamilton, Times Union

Matthew Hamilton

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Albany, NY, United States

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Watch: State comptroller discusses fiscal outlook

ALBANY - State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli will appear at the Hearst Media Center at 8:30 a.m. Tuesday to discuss the looming state budget deficit, the potential impacts of federal tax changes and recent calls from Gov. Andrew Cuomo for the state's massive pension fund to divest from the fossil-fuel industry. → Read More

State officials push against fossil fuels — while investing in them

Note: This story by Chris Bragg appeared in Tuesday’s edition of the Times Union. Since 2015, New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman has been in a pitched battle with ExxonMobil: The sta… → Read More

State plans to sue if EPA accepts completion of Hudson dredging

Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Thursday that he and state Attorney General Eric Schneiderman plan to pursue a lawsuit against the federal government to force continued dredging of the Hudson River if the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency accepts that PCB cleanup is complete. → Read More

Kolb is first Republican to enter govenror's race

Assembly Republican Minority Leader Brian Kolb will run for governor in 2018, he announced in a Tuesday radio interview. Kolb of Canandaigua, Ontario County, won election to the Assembly in 2000 and has been minority leader since 2009. → Read More

In Internet age, elections officials try to keep pace with security threats

At an Assembly hearing in Manahttan Tuesday, state Board of Elections officials said they would not be submitting a flat budget request for the upcoming fiscal year, even as the state faces a multi-billion-dollar budget deficit. Those officials detailed efforts to enhance security as part of projects to update the state voter registration and campaign finance systems. Their specific budget ask… → Read More

Thruway, Teamsters reach contract agreement for toll takers, maintenance workers

Note: This story is by Rick Karlin. After five years without a contract, the state Thruway’s 2,462 toll takers, maintenance workers and others represented by the Teamsters union have a deal. Member… → Read More

Constitutional convention is rejected

Voters statewide resoundingly rejected the prospect of holding a constitutional convention on Tuesday. The Associated Press called the election at 9:50 p.m. with 719,243 voters saying no to the bal… → Read More

Polls are open: Here's what to watch on Election Day

While much of the focus in the halls of the state and U.S. capitol buildings has been on the 2018 elections, there's a 2017 election to get through first. Polls open statewide at 6 a.m. and close at 9 p.m. Those with issues at the ballot box can contact the state attorney general's office at 800-771-7755 or civil.rights@ag.ny.gov. Here's what to watch. → Read More

DiNapoli report: Busted pipes lead to leaking municipal revenues

Local governments are seeing millions of dollars in revenue literally flushed down the tubes because of water loss, inaccurate meters or improper billion, a new comptroller's report on municipal water systems shows. Audits of 161 local government and seven public authority water systems statewide between 2012 and May of this year conducted by Comptroller Tom DiNapoli's office show that in some… → Read More

Groups push back against Workers’ Compensation changes

Note: This story by Rick Karlin appeared in Thursday’s edition of the Times Union. Labor-backed groups and lawyers for the injured on Wednesday continued to pressure the state Workers’ … → Read More

Work at Wadsworth lab led to Nobel prize for Joachim Frank

Note: This story by Larry Rulison appeared in Thursday’s edition of the Times Union. Joachim Frank, one of three scientists awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry on Wednesday, did much of the … → Read More

Cuomo departs for storm-wracked Puerto Rico

ALBANY - Gov. Andrew Cuomo and a delegation of state officials will travel to Puerto Rico on Friday for an aid mission in the wake of Hurricane Maria, which ravaged the island this week. → Read More

A reminder: Turn over the ballot this November

State Board of Elections commissioners agreed at their meeting last week to recommend that the counties put text and a graphic, such as an arrow, on both sides of the the general election… → Read More

New media box in Christopher Stewart's honor planned at Shen

A new media box that will be built at the Shenendehowa Football Stadium will be named after Christopher Stewart, a 17-year-old football co-captain killed in a 2012 Northway crash, state Sen. Jim Tedisco, R-Glenville, announced Friday. → Read More

Here’s a list of New York’s newest laws

Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed 58 bills into law on Wednesday, clearing his desk for the 271 still awaiting action. The new laws appear to be pretty non-controversial. There’s a bill in there to al… → Read More

Poll: Majority of NY voters support keeping Confederate statues up

ALBANY - A majority of New York voters believe Confederate statues or memorials should stay up, according to a new poll, amid pleas for statues of Southern Civil War icons to be taken down nationwide. A Siena College poll released Wednesday shows that 59 percent of voters statewide say the Confederate monuments should stay up, while 35 percent say they should be taken down. Majorities of voters… → Read More

Poll: Voters' views of Cuomo rebound — sort of

ALBANY - Voters say they have a more favorable view of Gov. Andrew Cuomo than they did in July, though his job performance rating remains negative, a new poll shows. A Siena College poll released Tuesday shows that 56 percent of registered voters have a favorable view of the governor, up four points from 52 percent in July. Still, only 38 percent of upstaters have a favorable view of the… → Read More

Queens assemblyman Michael Simanowitz dead at 45

Assemblyman Michael Simanowitz, D-Queens, died Saturday night, according to state officials. He was 45. Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Simanowitz, who was Orthodox Jewish, was both a man of faith and a dedicated family man. → Read More

Report: NY school board members support teaching climate change

ALBANY - Seventy percent of school board members statewide support teaching the subject of climate change in public schools, according to a new survey. But the state School Boards Association warned that what children are currently being taught on the subject might be too dependent on a teacher's own views. → Read More

Report: Carl Paladino removed from Buffalo school board

Carl Paladino, the brash Buffalo businessman and former Republican candidate for governor, has been removed from the Buffalo city school board by the state education commissioner following a controversial tenure, the Buffalo News reported Thursday. → Read More