Governor Paterson has called the Legislature back into extraordinary session this week, hoping the body will fish dealing with the budget and, his office said, “other critical policy issues that were not addressed in the regular session.” More...

Two Child Protective Workers were injured by Police Officers who were supposed to be assisting them in removing children from a home June 30, highlighting the dangers posed by their jobs and the vital need for police awareness in such situations, District Council 37 Local 371 President Faye Moore said last week. More...

Continuing their 11-year battle for a pay raise, five State Supreme Court Justices sued the state last week seeking to have about $50 million they said was set aside in the 2009- 2010 budget distributed as a salary increase to the 1,300 state judges. More...