Read more New York state stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/26184/new-york-state.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 6:02:45 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73703/ny-gunman-surrenders-in-school-standoff.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA gunman holding an upstate New York school principal hostage has surrendered and is in custody, reports CNN . More than 100 police officers and a SWAT team negotiated with the gunman, who a local official said was a former student in his 40s. Pine Plains is located about 90 miles...http://www.newser.com/story/73703/ny-gunman-surrenders-in-school-standoff.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 10 Nov 2009 9:26:42 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73641/gop-bails-on-its-feminine-side.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagRebelling conservatives pushed Republican Dede Scozzafava out of the House race in New York’s 23rd District because she’s a moderate. But she’s also a woman, and her ouster points to a toxic side effect of the tea party revolution: the closing of the GOP to all but the most reactionary...http://www.newser.com/story/73641/gop-bails-on-its-feminine-side.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 09 Nov 2009 16:47:00 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73259/dem-owens-takes-ny-23.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagRetired Air Force Capt. Bill Owens has pulled off a major upset for the Democratic Party and won the closely watched election in New York state's 23rd congressional district. Owens was ahead of Conservative Party candidate Doug Hoffman 49% to 45% with 92% of precincts reporting, according to AP . Moderate...http://www.newser.com/story/73259/dem-owens-takes-ny-23.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 04 Nov 2009 0:55:02 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73129/limbaugh-handpicked-hoffman-biden.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagJoe Biden took aim at a variety of GOP and conservative opponents today at a rally for New York congressional candidate Bill Owens. The VP said Conservative candidate Douglas Hoffman was “handpicked” by Rush Limbaugh, adding that Hoffman is in line with conservatives like Sarah Palin who “will not tolerate”...http://www.newser.com/story/73129/limbaugh-handpicked-hoffman-biden.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 02 Nov 2009 14:55:49 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/72919/ny-declares-swine-flu-emergency.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA surge in swine flu cases in New York state prompted Gov. David Paterson to declare a state of emergency yesterday. The move expands the categories of health care professionals who can administer the H1N1 vaccine, once a lot of it is available, to include dentists, pharmacists, podiatrists. While the...http://www.newser.com/story/72919/ny-declares-swine-flu-emergency.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 30 Oct 2009 2:00:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/69116/hillary-run-for-ny-gov-uh-no-scoff-lefty-pundits.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPundits jumped today on a report that Hillary Clinton will leave the State Department to run for governor of New York, with Michael Crowley, in the New Republic , saying three Clinton sources dismissed the notion, and that anyone floating such things is “on crack.” That, evidently, would be Republican insider...http://www.newser.com/story/69116/hillary-run-for-ny-gov-uh-no-scoff-lefty-pundits.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 10 Sep 2009 20:04:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/66643/soros-time-for-philanthropists-to-step-up-in-public-sphere.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagGeorge Soros is giving $200 to each and every underprivileged kid in New York state, the billionaire announced today, for a total $35 million bill that will make the state eligible for another $140 million in stimulus money. Some have criticized it as a welfare-style handout, but Soros tells Time...http://www.newser.com/story/66643/soros-time-for-philanthropists-to-step-up-in-public-sphere.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 11 Aug 2009 12:41:49 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/64931/ny-madoff-law-would-force-rich-inmates-to-pay-for-jail.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagNew York lawmakers are considering a “Madoff” bill that would force convicts with deep pockets to pay the costs of their own imprisonment, Reuters reports. “Far too often, taxpayers are stuck with the bill for criminals who have extensive personal wealth waiting for them,” one assemblyman said as convicted financier...http://www.newser.com/story/64931/ny-madoff-law-would-force-rich-inmates-to-pay-for-jail.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 21 Jul 2009 11:23:08 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/63129/giuliani-thinking-about-2010-run-for-ny-gov.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagRudy Giuliani today got one step closer to maybe announcing a run for New York governor in 2010, the Daily News reports. The former NYC mayor and Republican presidential candidate explained his position to CNN. “I’m thinking about it,” he said. “I don’t know if I’m at the point of...http://www.newser.com/story/63129/giuliani-thinking-about-2010-run-for-ny-gov.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 29 Jun 2009 15:15:01 CDT