RICHARD RICHTMYER

Associated Press Writer
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Recycling company to pay $21M in immigration case

A wood pallet recycling company caught in a national crackdown on hiring illegal immigrants has agreed to pay a record sum of almost $21 million to settle charges lodged by federal prosecutors in upstate New York.

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States to zero-in on tax cheats as economy sags

The U.S. financial meltdown is creating brighter job prospects for at least one occupation: tax collector.

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Study: Women rise in state government leadership

The number of women in state government leadership positions is on the rise, with the percentage nearly mirroring their representation in the general population in six states, a study has found.

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As phone books multiply, so do consumer hang-ups

It's been a fixture on kitchen counters, refrigerator tops and junk drawers for decades.

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Fuel's surge a headache for home health providers

Stethoscope? Check. Bandages and medications? Check. Money for fuel? Uh-oh.

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High fuel prices, sluggish economy ease trucker shortage

Bob Lingyak's job is a lot easier these days.

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As fuel prices rise, some speedometer needles fall

As other cars zipped by at 70 mph or more, Mike Papin and his wife, Joann, kept rolling along just below the 65 mph limit as they made their way from their winter home in Florida to a summer place in Vermont.

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Man Charged in 3 Deaths in Albany, N.Y.

A 31-year-old man accused of killing three young people was depressed and had been drinking and smoking marijuana when he shot them in the head, police said.

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NY Regulators: Con Ed Lax in Explosion

A utility should have been aware of unsafe conditions before an underground steam pipe exploded in New York City last summer, state regulators said Wednesday, and they might not allow the company to pass repair costs on to consumers.

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NY Sets Voting-Machine Upgrade Schedule

The New York Board of Elections on Friday gave a federal judge a timetable under which it plans to replace all of the state's lever-action voting machines by September 2009.

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