Postal workers protest cost-cutting proposals

A quiet protest outside the federal courthouse on State Street in Rochester drew attention to a fight to shape the future of the U.S. Postal Service.

Sen. Charles Schumer has no regrets when downtown projects fail

“I believe we always say no, when we should say yes,” Schumer said Tuesday.

• 1:34 AM, Sep. 28, 2011

Public Employees Federation rejects state contract

The state’s second largest public employee union asked Cuomo to postpone layoffs.

• 1:36 AM, Sep. 28, 2011

Power Authority trustees vote against offshore wind farms

The New York Power Authority on Tuesday ended its quixotic push for off-shore wind farms in Lake Ontario or Lake Erie, killing the idea for financial reasons.