"No Decision" Made on PA Toll Hikes
Gov. Chris Christie says he had a three-word reaction last week to a proposal to raise Port Authority tolls: "You're kidding, right?''
New York
Schumer: Debt Crisis Could Hurt New Yorkers
Without action in Washington to raise the nation's debt ceiling by Aug. 2, New Yorkers could face an average of $1,000 more a year in higher rates on everything from credit cards to adjustable rate mortgages to car loans.
Resorts Seek to Capitalize on Gay Honeymoons
With gay marriage becoming legal in New York, some hotels and resorts are trying to capitalize on it with special honeymoon packages.
New Report Out on Police Officer Deaths
New York ranked third in the nation, behind Florida and Texas, both with 11 deaths, in a report from the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund.
Open Space-Group Wins Case Against Wolf Rescuers
A group that protects open space from development has won a lawsuit against the Wolf Conservation Center in Westchester County. The ruling blocks construction of wolf pens on a town-owned reservation in Lewisboro. The center shelters and breeds red wolves and Mexican gray wolves. It wants more space for its public programs. Lewisboro had offered land to the wolf center last year in a $1.3 million lease deal. The Westchester Land Trust said activities such as soil grading, tree clearing and fence building are prohibited there. The judge agreed.
New York Begins Tax Collection on Indian Cigarettes
New York's renewed effort to collect taxes on cigarettes and tobacco products sold by Indian-operated companies has led to seizures of $1.2 million worth of untaxed tobacco products in the last three weeks outside Indian land.
New York State Moves to Allow Hydraulic Fracturing
Commissioner Joe Martens spoke on Friday saying, “I believe it (fracking) can be done safely. With all the precautions that we have built into the process I believe it can be done safely.”
New Jersey Has Second Cleanest Beach Water In Country
The Testing the Waters report monitors bacteria levels in beach water throughout the country. It ranked the thirty Coastal and Great Lakes states. It also named Superstar Beaches, that scored perfectly, and repeat offenders that have continually scored poorly.
Weiner Admits To Lewd Photo; Won't Resign
A tearful admission Monday afternoon from New York Congressman Anthony Weiner that he did indeed send a racy photo of himself to a college student in Seattle over a week ago.
Schumer Wants To Stop Rental of Recalled Vehicles
If you rented a car recently, you could have been driving a lemon. Currently, car rental agencies are allowed to rent vehicles that have been recalled by their manufacturers.
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