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New York's senators say they have three new pieces of legislation that will reduce unemployment among recent veterans.

At a joint press conference Monday outside Syracuse University's Institute for Veterans and Military Families, Senators Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) and Charles Schumer (D-NY) unveiled the three bills, which Gillibrand says have bipartisan support.

Unemployment among veterans who served after September 11, 2001 is more than 12 percent, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

All but a done-deal - just not quite, was the message from Sen. Charles Schumer (D-NY) as he tries to build hype over the possibility of a high-tech chip manufacturer landing in central New York.

APIC Corp. of California proposes it will create 200 jobs, building the chips, at a site just north of Syracuse.

But the region landing its first nanotechnology firm hinges on APIC first securing a contract with the Defense Department.

Sen. Charles Schumer (D-NY) is using his political weight to land a next-generation chip plant in central New York.

But the creation of the Syracuse-area nanotech facility largely depends on landing a contract from the Department of Defense, which is facing a budget cut.

On Wednesday, Schumer sent a letter to Defense Secretary Leon Panetta urging him to strike a deal with APIC Corp. of California. Such a deal could pave the way for the new chip plant.

Schumer says the plant would create 200 new jobs and could open by year’s end.

The defense budget has nearly doubled since 9/11, to pay for the two wars and update the U.S. military.

But now the tide is changing again, and as it’s unclear what’s in store for the central New York companies that supply the armed forces.

Senator Chuck Schumer (D-NY) was in the Capital Region today promoting an initiative to modernize the state’s power grid.

The New York Independent System Operator (NYISO) is a nonprofit that manages the state’s electricity grid and wholesale energy market, and it’s receiving $74 million in upgrades.