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The state is down to what Comptroller Tom DiNapoli calls "petty cash," after paying its biggest end-of-year bills yesterday.

A final report is due as early as next week from a special state Senate committee, convened to consider whether state Senator Hiram Monserrate of Queens should be expelled or sanctioned.

One day after New York City announced that it's on pace to end the year with a record low number of homicides, and New Jersey says its own murder rate continues to decline.

The Bloomberg Administration's plan for a waste transfer station along the East River got a thumbs up from a state judge.

Percy Sutton, one of New York's trailblazing black attorneys and businessmen, has died.  He was 89.

A coalition of 40 New Jersey labor, education, and health-care groups is blasting Gov. Jon Corzine's plan to cut nearly $1 billion to close a budget gap.

Gov. David Paterson is standing by his decision to withhold state funding from New York's public schools in order to keep the state solvent.

The Signature Theatre Company, which had once planned to move to Ground Zero, is getting a new home in the theater district.

Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Gov. David Paterson say the Senate version of the health-care bill shortchanges the city and state on Medicaid funds.

Discussion of Giuliani's political plans eclipse endorsement of the former LI Congressman.

State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli says auditors in his office found the state has lost $92 million in Medicaid billing errors and waste.

Education groups have filed a lawsuit against Gov. David Paterson, hoping to stop his move to withhold payments to schools this month.

The authority's board approved drastic service cuts to subway and bus systems Wednesday.

The MTA says it needs to close a major gap in next year's budget.

Gov. David Paterson continues to defend his decision to withhold $750 million in state aid to schools and cities.

City commuters are bracing for cuts to subway and bus service.

An alleged scammer was shot by an undercover officer Thursday.

Goldman Sachs' top executives will not be getting cash bonuses this year, as the Wall Street giant tries to stem the negative publicity over the issue.

With New York's coffers approaching empty, Gov. David Paterson says he is not prepared to announce his cuts to close the state's multi-billion dollar budget deficit.

Reformers in Albany say now is the time to approve government ethics reforms now that former Senate Majority Leader Joseph Bruno has been convicted on federal corruption charges.