Michael Virtanen

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This Sept. 22, 2014 photo shows the Globalfoundries campus in Malta, N.Y. IBM on Monday, Oct. 20, 2014 said it will pay $1.5 billion to Globalfoundries in order to shed its costly chip division. (AP Photo/The Albany Times Union, John Carl D'Annibale) TROY, SCHENECTADY; SARATOGA SPRINGS; ALBANY OUT

GlobalFoundries: No layoffs in IBM chip units

Michael Virtanen · October 20, 2014 9:12 pm

FILE - In this Sept. 19, 2014 file photo, New York State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, running for re-election, speaks during the annual meeting of the Business Council of New York State at the Sagamore Resort, in Bolton Landing, N.Y. Schneiderman faces Republican challenger John Cahill in the November election. (AP Photo/Mike Groll, File)

Integrity, public corruption big topics in NY race

Michael Virtanen · October 18, 2014 2:24 pm

Cuomo picks judge from Albany for top court

Cuomo picks judge from Albany for top court

Michael Virtanen · October 17, 2014 8:07 pm

Candidates for NY comptroller square off in debate

Candidates for NY comptroller square off in debate

Michael Virtanen · October 16, 2014 1:17 am

NY contest for party control of state Senate

Michael Virtanen · October 11, 2014 12:48 pm

NY attorney general hopeful would see big pay cut

NY attorney general hopeful would see big pay cut

Michael Virtanen · October 10, 2014 7:50 pm

4 Northeast states stand together against heroin

4 Northeast states stand together against heroin

Michael Virtanen · October 8, 2014 6:08 am

Union College President Stephen C. Ainlay, right, speaks in the Nott Memorial with State Lt. Governor Robert J. Duffy, left, and District Attorney Robert Carney as they recognize the Union College national championship hockey team's effort to raise awareness to stop sexual assault and domestic violence Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2014 in Schenectady, N.Y. Players signed the so-called "It's on Us" pledge, drafted by the White House, to identify situations where assaults could happen and step in. They were the first group on the campus, an island of manicured lawns and staid buildings in the upstate New York city of Schenectady, to get training in how to intervene when sexual harassment or violence appear imminent. (AP Photo/The Daily Gazette, Peter R. Barber) TROY, SCHENECTADY; SARATOGA SPRINGS; ALBANY AND AMSTERDAM OUT

Union hockey players pledge to help prevent rapes

Michael Virtanen · October 7, 2014 11:24 pm

NY state: Wall St. profits $8.7B in 6 months

NY state: Wall St. profits $8.7B in 6 months

Michael Virtanen · October 7, 2014 4:23 pm

Polls show 3 GOP hopefuls ahead in NY Senate races

Polls show 3 GOP hopefuls ahead in NY Senate races

Michael Virtanen · October 6, 2014 4:19 pm

It’s comptroller vs. comptroller in NY election

It’s comptroller vs. comptroller in NY election

Michael Virtanen · October 5, 2014 2:33 pm

Texas gas drillers agree with NY to report risks

Texas gas drillers agree with NY to report risks

Michael Virtanen · October 3, 2014 6:35 pm