Governor Proposes a Ban over Use of Tris
Submitted by Jonathan Sanders on Mon, 08/01/2011 - 09:05Governor Cuomo has proposed to bring a ban over the sale of children's products treated with Tris. The scientists have linked the chemical with cancer. It is believed that if the chemicals come in contact with kids it could trigger cancer.
NY Governor’s Medicaid Redesign Team agrees on stringent standards
Submitted by Harkamal Singh on Sun, 03/13/2011 - 13:29In what can be seen as a significant political and budgetary victory for the New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, not only have the leading health care providers and major health care workers’ union of the state to agree to live within a strict limit of Medicaid spending for the next fiscal year, but have also accepted another stringent standard - a slow rate of growth subsequently.
$1.7 Billion Savings Expected from Medicaid
Submitted by Jonathan Sanders on Fri, 02/25/2011 - 12:59Governor Andrew Cuomo has finally given in to the new Medicaid plan, which will be aimed at introducing new legislations while retaining some of his suggestions.
The major change that Mr. Cuomo aspired for was the implication of his much-solicited ways of cutting the healthcare costs. He hoped to save whopping $2.85 billion from them.
New York Attorney General Announces Settlement with Quadrangle; Rattner Not Exonerated
Submitted by Dominic Haber on Fri, 04/16/2010 - 16:23It has been reported that law enforcement agencies have scaled another echelon in their investigation of the Obama administration's former auto industry advisor. They have come to a settlement with the private-equity firm that he had co-founded. Steven Rattner, former auto industry advisor to the Obama Quadrangle Group, New York Attorney General Andrew M.
Inferior Coverage for Students at Excessive Costs
Submitted by Amit Pathania on Sat, 04/10/2010 - 08:42On Thursday, state Attorney General Andrew Cuomo said that the health plans sponsored to the colleges, offered less coverage at more cost.
He said that the plans which were necessary in the colleges did not give full coverage to the students.
NY antitrust lawsuit details Intel-Dell liaison to thwart competition from AMD
Submitted by Amandeep Dhaliwal on Thu, 11/05/2009 - 05:50On Wednesday, New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo filed an antitrust lawsuit against Intel, alleging that the chip maker’s symbiotic liaison with PC maker Dell over the years has been part of Intel’s competition-thwarting practices against its rival AMD.
Social Networking Site Tagged to be sued by N.Y. Atorney General
Submitted by Medha Sood on Sat, 07/11/2009 - 13:50Social networking site Tagged. com has been charged by New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo, allegedly for spamming and stealing identities from sixty million of its users by sending illegal e-mails to steal their personal contact lists with a view to catch new users.
NY Attorney Generals’ office to sue Tagged.com over deceptive email-marketing practices
Submitted by Justin Sorkin on Fri, 07/10/2009 - 11:34In a statement on his website, New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo said on Thursday that his office would soon sue the social-networking service, Tagged. com, for "an illegal plan to lure new members and artificially inflate traffic on its site."












