http://www.wetmtv.com/news/state/ WETM: State News en-us Copyright 2012 Newport Television LLC. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:00:01 -0500 Sat, 11 Feb 2012 17:34:19 -0500 State News 15 http://www.wetmtv.com:80/news/state/story/Hearing-shifts-to-fired-Syracuse-coachs-wife/diYo4txXUUKOXgwwR7_qUw.cspx?rss=128 http://www.wetmtv.com/s/diYo4txXUUKOXgwwR7_qUw.cspx Lawyers for two men who say they were molested as boys by fired Syracuse University assistant basketball coach Bernie Fine say salacious allegations about Fine's wife are relevant in their... State News Fri, 10 Feb 2012 12:40:35 -0500 http://www.wetmtv.com:80/news/state/story/Source-Ex-NY-politician-to-plead-guilty-to-tax-ch/H9R_EATjJECDHHxyVcF-Ew.cspx?rss=128 http://www.wetmtv.com/s/H9R_EATjJECDHHxyVcF-Ew.cspx A person close to the case says former New York state Sen. Nicholas Spano plans to admit in court today that he failed to pay $52,000 in income taxes. State News Fri, 10 Feb 2012 08:02:44 -0500 http://www.wetmtv.com:80/news/state/story/Man-shot-killed-after-opening-fire-at-NY-court/w3Zb66edg0KrwJN2zjrLLg.cspx?rss=128 http://www.wetmtv.com/s/w3Zb66edg0KrwJN2zjrLLg.cspx Authorities say a 43-year-old man has died after being wounded by officers during a gunfight at an upstate New York courthouse. A court officer was wounded. State News Wed, 08 Feb 2012 13:56:34 -0500 http://www.wetmtv.com:80/news/state/story/NY-needs-29-7B-in-sewer-water-work/dX29f8uFrEaAcGaUXaUAqA.cspx?rss=128 http://www.wetmtv.com/s/dX29f8uFrEaAcGaUXaUAqA.cspx A federal study shows New York needs $29.7 billion in essential upgrades to long overlooked water and sewer systems nationwide over the next 20 years. State News Wed, 08 Feb 2012 11:31:03 -0500 http://www.wetmtv.com:80/news/state/story/6-SUNY-schools-ranked-by-Princeton-as-best-value/A-59pd7WDUO3rlnoAdkQPQ.cspx?rss=128 http://www.wetmtv.com/s/A-59pd7WDUO3rlnoAdkQPQ.cspx Six State University of New York schools are included on the Princeton Review's list of the "Best Value Colleges" for 2012. State News Wed, 08 Feb 2012 09:12:46 -0500 http://www.wetmtv.com:80/news/state/story/NY-official-Much-work-needed-on-fracking-regs/o3Y2SBFbQ0eEgCpnIRowVw.cspx?rss=128 http://www.wetmtv.com/s/o3Y2SBFbQ0eEgCpnIRowVw.cspx New York's environment commissioner says the proposed state budget doesn't include money for regulating hydraulic fracturing because "considerable work" needs to be done on 61,000 public comments about the natural... State News Tue, 07 Feb 2012 11:32:18 -0500 http://www.wetmtv.com:80/news/state/story/NY-Legislature-digs-into-Cuomos-tax-plan/69sAFfI1JEm_O1gXBw7uGQ.cspx?rss=128 http://www.wetmtv.com/s/69sAFfI1JEm_O1gXBw7uGQ.cspx New York's Legislature will consider taxes at its next public hearing on Gov. Andrew Cuomo's proposed budget. State News Sun, 05 Feb 2012 14:22:06 -0500 http://www.wetmtv.com:80/news/state/story/NY-officials-warn-of-lottery-scam-with-phony-check/dakx8td4HEuppMDlnBV8-A.cspx?rss=128 http://www.wetmtv.com/s/dakx8td4HEuppMDlnBV8-A.cspx New York officials are warning people about a lottery scam involving phony checks that appear to have been issued by the state. State News Sun, 05 Feb 2012 13:59:46 -0500 http://www.wetmtv.com:80/news/state/story/Cuomo-appointee-to-police-Cuomo-administration/NrGCJ7RSZUKeEdGSvWJzsA.cspx?rss=128 http://www.wetmtv.com/s/NrGCJ7RSZUKeEdGSvWJzsA.cspx A longtime appointee of Gov. Andrew Cuomo has been chosen to police ethics in the governor's administration, the Legislature and lobbying. State News Thu, 02 Feb 2012 17:22:36 -0500 http://www.wetmtv.com:80/news/state/story/NY-teachers-union-ads-call-for-local-evaluations/Hyggxq8yNEufDrByWwYqQQ.cspx?rss=128 http://www.wetmtv.com/s/Hyggxq8yNEufDrByWwYqQQ.cspx New York's largest union is launching a statewide ad campaign calling for locally developed teacher evaluation systems that put less emphasis on standardized test scores. State News Thu, 02 Feb 2012 12:08:12 -0500