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Governor Cuomo Takes Tax-Free NY Idea To New Paltz

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has taken his new tax-free plan for businesses on the road. He was in the Hudson Valley today, touting his plan to allow...
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States Tell NRC Better Nuclear Waste Rules Needed
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China's Air Pollution: Is The Government Willing To Act?

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo says he'll make a decision on whether to allow shale gas fracking before the 2014 election. Cuomo says he's waiting...

The still somewhat sluggish economy is expected to hold down holiday travel this holiday weekend. AAA is expecting Memorial Day weekend travel to...

We hear an awful lot about “awareness” in health care. The breast cancer awareness campaign has, over the years, made a huge difference in the way...

A Massachusetts developer is hoping to carry renewable electricity from northern New York to the New England power grid via a power line that would

Vermont, New York, Massachusetts and Connecticut are petitioning the Nuclear Regulatory Commission for a more thorough review of issues connected

Obama Tweaks U.S. Vision For Fight Against Terrorism

President Obama discussed America's counter-terrorism strategy — including the use of drones and the prison at Guantanamo Bay — during an address at...
Boy Scouts 'Moving Forward' Vote To Allow Gay Members

The Boy Scouts of America has decided to allow openly gay Scouts to join the organization but not gay Scout leaders. Sixty-one percent of the...
The Last Word In Business

David Greene and Renee Montagne have the Last Word in business.
China's Air Pollution: Is The Government Willing To Act?

Denise Mauzerall arrived in Beijing this year at a time that was both horrifying and illuminating. The capital was facing some of its worst pollution...
Can This Man Bring Silicon Valley To Yangon?

Like a proud father, Nay Aung opens up his MacBook Air to show me the Myanamar travel website he's built. But we wait 30 seconds for the site to load...