Hilary Russ

NY state’s public pension freezes gunmaker investments

August 24, 2021 at 2:21 a.m.

(Reuters) - New York state's $150 billion public pension fund will stop buying shares of publicly-traded firearms manufacturers, including Sturm Ruger & Company Inc, New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli...

New York governor wants casinos to spur upstate economy

August 24, 2021 at 1:57 a.m.

(Reuters) - New York Governor Andrew Cuomo proposed on Wednesday dozens of new initiatives for the state, including new casinos and other measures aimed at helping upstate areas regain their...

New York governor wants casinos to spur upstate economy

August 22, 2019 at 1:04 p.m.

(Reuters) - New York Governor Andrew Cuomo proposed on Wednesday dozens of new initiatives for the state, including new casinos and other measures aimed at helping upstate areas regain their...

New Jersey’s Christie steps up demands for Sandy relief

August 24, 2021 at 1:52 a.m.

(Reuters) - New Jersey Governor Chris Christie on Tuesday renewed his calls to the U.S. Congress to quickly pass the full $60.4 billion Superstorm Sandy relief package, saying victims in...

New Jersey’s Christie steps up demands for Sandy relief

August 22, 2019 at 1:02 p.m.

(Reuters) - New Jersey Governor Chris Christie on Tuesday renewed his calls to the U.S. Congress to quickly pass the full $60.4 billion Superstorm Sandy relief package, saying victims in...

NY pension fund sues Qualcomm for political records

August 24, 2021 at 1:39 a.m.

(Reuters) - New York State's $150-billion public pension fund has sued Qualcomm Inc., seeking to force the chipmaker to reveal its political spending, according to the state comptroller. The suit...

New York City faces $811 million budget gap in FY 2014: report

August 24, 2021 at 1:14 a.m.

(Reuters) - New York City faces an $811 million budget shortfall in fiscal year 2014 and lowered revenue projections in part because of Superstorm Sandy, the city's Independent Budget Office...

New York City faces $811 million budget gap in FY 2014: report

August 22, 2019 at 12:50 p.m.

(Reuters) - New York City faces an $811 million budget shortfall in fiscal year 2014 and lowered revenue projections in part because of Superstorm Sandy, the city's Independent Budget Office...

Record number of claims against NYC police in FY 2011: report

August 22, 2019 at 12:49 p.m.

(Reuters) - A record number of legal claims were filed against the New York City Police Department in fiscal year 2011, according to a report scheduled for release on Thursday....

Superstorm Sandy helped strip 41,600 jobs from NY and NJ

August 24, 2021 at 12:56 a.m.

NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York and New Jersey lost a total of 41,600 jobs in November as Superstorm Sandy wiped out employment in restaurants, offices, dry cleaners, nail salons,...

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