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House Democratic leaders have released their bill, which outlines the tweaks they'd like to make to the Senate-approved health-care reform legislation. The bill is 153 pages long and not what could be considered a light read. But it makes some important changes from the Senate version. The payoff to Nevada Senator
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The master-plan process for Powder Mills Park will likely begin later this spring. The county Parks Department has a preliminary decision on a consultant for the plan, says Parks Director Larry Staub. Hiring the consultant is the first step of the process. In order for that to happen, the
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About two miles off the shore of Lake Ontario, the water's often so clear that a measuring device submerged 40 feet is visible from the surface. That's a major improvement from the 1970's and 1980's, when "if you could see down 10 feet, you'd be lucky," says Joseph Makarewicz, a
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Senator Jim Alesi wants the state to consider a regional approach to wind farms. Alesi's the sponsor of legislation that would establish a task force to look at wind-farm siting and permitting policies across the state. Currently, it's up to local governments to review and approve wind-farm applications. But in a
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IRAQ TOTALS - 4,382 US servicemen and servicewomen, 318 Coalition servicemen and servicewomen, and approximately 95,593 to 104,291 Iraqi civilians have been killed in Iraq from the beginning of the war and occupation to March 12. American servicemen and servicewomen killed February 25 to March 8: -- Sgt. Aaron M. Arthur, 25,
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Congress member Dan Maffei has gotten off the fence. In a press conference this morning, Maffei said he supports the Senate-approved health-care bill. "I'm proud to support this legislation, because it is going to expand coverage, lower costs and finally stop so many of the unfair practices insurance companies have been
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Medley Centre developer Scott Congel made his deadline. This afternoon, he wired $332,497.39 to the county's Industrial Development Agency to satisfy a deadline imposed by the town of Irondequoit, East Irondequoit School District, the county, and the IDA. That payment includes the $322,813 due under a payment in lieu of
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County Executive Maggie Brooks will not run for the 29th Congressional District seat. Brooks announced her decision in a statement this morning. "The time may come when we take our message of stable taxes, controlled spending, and job creation to the halls of Congress, but today I couldn't be prouder to continue
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A new group has formed to fight efforts to dissolve the Village of Brockport. Pro-Brockport is a 50-member committee whose members include village Trustees Hal Legg, Kent Blair, and Scott Hunsinger; former mayor, Jo Matela; and former village trustee, Carrie Maziarz. Brockport residents are being "blindly asked" to dissolve a level
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Former Congress member Randy Kuhl doesn't want the 29th District seat back, according to a statement he sent out this afternoon. "Over the last week, I have heard from hundreds of my former constituents urging me to run for my old congressional seat," the statement reads. "Their emotional plea to me
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RGRTA head Mark Aesch told 13 WHAM that the agency won't build a bus station if it can't use the Mortimer site. [See a response below from City Council member Elaine Spaull.] Design work for that site is complete and environmental approvals have been secured, he said. Those steps were completed
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IRAQ TOTALS - 4,380 US servicemen and servicewomen, 318 Coalition servicemen and servicewomen, and approximately 95,593 to 104,291 Iraqi civilians have been killed in Iraq from the beginning of the war and occupation to March 8. American servicemen and servicewomen killed February 23 to 25: -- Sgt. William C. Spencer, 40, Tacoma,
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City Council should soon get legislation that will authorize the sale of city-owned land around Hemlock and Canadice Lakes to the state. In a statement released over the weekend, Mayor Bob Duffy said the city and state Department of Environmental Conservation have come to an agreement over the land and that
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On Monday, Eric Massa will resign his position as a member of the House of Representatives. Massa posted a lengthy statement on his website this afternoon. In part of it, he gives essentially the same reason he gave for abandoning his reelection bid: his health. But he also talks at length
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In a surprise announcement this afternoon, Upstate New York Congress member Eric Massa said he will not seek re-election. And shortly afterward, Monroe County Executive said she might run for the seat. Massa told a media conference call that he is backing out due to health reasons. Politico reported earlier today that
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A group of US Senators, including New York's Kirsten Gillibrand, has introduced legislation that would repeal Don't Ask Don't Tell. The repeal bill, introduced today, is called the Military Readiness Enhancement Act of 2010. It has a slew of co-sponsors; including Joe Lieberman and Arlen Specter but no Republicans. The bill would eliminate
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The 1979 core meltdown at Three Mile Island, outside of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, so scared Americans that no new nuclear plants have been built since. It wasn't due to some official prohibition or anything like that. Instead, the plants just got too expensive to build. "Plants that were under construction, all of a
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Construction on a $58-million high-speed rail starter project between Riga and Byron could begin later this year. | Earlier this year, New York received $151 million to advance statewide high-speed rail projects, which is the source of the money to build the track between the two communities. This would be
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State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli and Mayor Bob Duffy will announce the results of an audit of the Rhinos' soccer stadium tomorrow at 11 a.m.. The state initiated the audit in June 2008 to determine whether $19 million in state grant money was used properly. The money was meant to help fund
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IRAQ TOTALS - 4,379 US servicemen and servicewomen, 318 Coalition servicemen and servicewomen, and approximately 95,428 to 104,119 Iraqi civilians have been killed in Iraq from the beginning of the war and occupation to February 26. American servicemen and servicewomen killed February 10 to 23: -- Capt. Marcus R. Alford, 28, Knoxville,
