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Start-Up New York program could help re-coup job losses

Kate O'Connell, WXXI

Lt. Gov. Bob Duffy says the Start-Up New York program could be used to re-coup job losses caused by Canadian company Valeant Pharmaceuticals’ announcement…

Lt. Gov. Robert Duffy will continue to crisscross the state over the next few weeks arguing for his boss's mandate relief plan. He held a press conference with Onondaga County Executive Joanie Mahoney and the mayor of Syracuse in January.

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Duffy campaigns in Syracuse to lift "dark cloud" of mandates

Ryan Delaney, WRVO

Lieutenant Governor Robert Duffy has been beating a path back and forth across upstate New York, as he campaigns for Governor Andrew Cuomo’s budget…

Finger Lakes Regional Economic Development Council co-chairs Danny Wegman and Joel Seligman flank Lt. Gov. Bob Duffy at Wednesday's public session.

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"Confused" Finger Lakes council seeks more clarity in round 2

Zack Seward

The Finger Lakes Regional Economic Development Council held its first meeting of 2012 Wednesday. It was the council's first public session since…

Empire State Development's Christine Orsi helped kick off the 2012 season for western New York's regional economic council in Buffalo Tuesday.

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Buffalo regional council kicks off 2012 season

Daniel Robison, WBFO

Meeting for the first time since winning $100 million in a state competition late last year, the Western New York Regional Council (WNYREDC) was still…

Don Glynn of the Niagara Gazette holds up his article on Governor Cuomo's regional councils ... that he wrote 27 years ago.

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Regional Councils: Try and try again

Emma Jacobs

http://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/wrvo/local-wrvo-985986.mp3In May of 1984, the recently-elected Governor Mario Cuomo got up in front of…

Regional council members are asked to self-report any conflicts of interest that arise. But a clear oversight mechanism has yet to be unveiled.

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Conflicts of interest "will come up" on economic councils

Daniel Robison, WBFO

More than 250 New Yorkers will sit on the regional economic councils.They come from all over New York, yet many aren’t strangers to working with each…

Locals Jim Fayle (left) and Rob Simpson (center right) present to the regional council, with Lieutenant Governor Robert Duffy (center left) and Irene Baker (right).

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Duffy says NYS "isn't perfect" but is getting "better"

Emma Jacobs

New Yorkers think government causes more problems than it solves. That's the word from the pollsters at Siena who take the state's temperature on a…

Nearly all 30 members of the Western New York Regional Economic Council attended Tuesday's meeting, yet only a handful of citizens watched the proceedings.

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Regional councils hold first "public" gatherings

Daniel Robison, WBFO

http://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/wned/local-wned-982226.mp3The western New York Regional Council held its first public meeting in…

Empire State Development CEO Ken Adams explained the state's new regional economic development councils to us. Be forewarned: "It gets a little wonky," he says.

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Trail guide: How the regional councils will actually work

Zack Seward

http://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/wxxi/local-wxxi-980735.mp3To date, everything about the state’s new regional economic development…

Despite their dramatic difference in height, co-chairs Rob Simpson (center) and Nancy Cantor (to his right) say they're on the same page about the competitiveness of Central New York's regional council.

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Syracuse council thinks upstate has a fighting chance for funds

Emma Jacobs

http://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/wrvo/local-wrvo-980646.mp3Central New York leaders got into the competitive spirit of the governor's…