Former New Jersey Governor Jon Corzine resigned as chairman and chief executive of bankrupt hedge fund brokerage MF Global amid reports of a possible federal investigation into the firm’s collapse.

Suffolk County executive Steve Levy fired Santa Claus.

A new bill will end New York City’s policy of cooperating with federal efforts to deport undocumented immigrants through the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency (ICE).

Occupy Wall Street has become “virtually a full time job” for Deputy Mayor Howard Wolfson.

Is New York City ready for Iraq war veterans to come home?

The Capitol Region has a ticket fixing scandal of their very own.

Attorney General Eric Schneiderman is earning high marks for investigating banks prior to the 2008 collapse.

Republican State Assembly Minority Leader Brian Kolb wants to create a hydrofracking buffer zone around the Finger Lakes.

The State Health Department’s Mediciaid Redesign Team found New York isn’t taking care of hospital patients who don’t have private insurance.

Attorney General Eric Schneiderman and Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli are investigating unpaid life insurance benefits.

Herman Cain’s numbers rose slightly in a new ABC/Washington Post poll in spite the growing scandal over sexual harassment allegations made toward him in the late 1990′s.

As Governor of Texas, Rick Perry loved riding private jets loaned to him by corporate cronies, but Governor Perry said he “understands” the concerns of the populist Occupy Wall Street movement in a new interview.

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