The New 96.1 Joy FM -- Today's Lite Hits » Andrew Cuomo http://961joyfm.com Today's Lite Hits Mon, 20 May 2013 02:14:26 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 New York Assembly to Pass Minimum Wage Increase http://961joyfm.com/new-york-assembly-to-pass-minimum-wage-increase/ http://961joyfm.com/new-york-assembly-to-pass-minimum-wage-increase/#comments Tue, 05 Mar 2013 18:49:03 +0000 Rob Banks http://wyrk.com/?p=180928 The New York State Assembly plans to pass a bill Tuesday (March 5) that will see minimum wage increase from $7.25 to $9 an hour. The passing of the bill will put pressure on Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who has already proposed a minimum wage increase, to support the bill.

]]> http://961joyfm.com/new-york-assembly-to-pass-minimum-wage-increase/feed/ 0 Getty Images Minimum Wage Going Up in New York? http://961joyfm.com/minimum-wage-going-up-in-new-york/ http://961joyfm.com/minimum-wage-going-up-in-new-york/#comments Wed, 27 Feb 2013 07:26:55 +0000 Rob Banks http://wyrk.com/?p=178924 Buffalo State Senator Timothy Kennedy attended a rally in downtown Buffalo yesterday that was meant to generate more support for an increase in minimum wage. But, how close are they?

]]> http://961joyfm.com/minimum-wage-going-up-in-new-york/feed/ 0 Getty Images New York State Sets Up Gas Price Complaint Hotline http://961joyfm.com/gas-price-complaint-hotline/ http://961joyfm.com/gas-price-complaint-hotline/#comments Mon, 25 Feb 2013 12:56:24 +0000 Dale Mussen http://wyrk.com/?p=178116 New York State gas prices are 30 cents a gallon higher than the national average, so Gov. Andrew Cuomo has set up a gas price complaint hotline.

]]> http://961joyfm.com/gas-price-complaint-hotline/feed/ 0 Mark Turnauckas, Flickr Kids Killed in New Mexico, Teenage Shooter http://961joyfm.com/kids-killed-in-new-mexico-teenage-shooter/ http://961joyfm.com/kids-killed-in-new-mexico-teenage-shooter/#comments Mon, 21 Jan 2013 12:50:18 +0000 Rob Banks http://961joyfm.com/?p=166526 When is it going to end? All these shootings are overwhelming and selfless. Now, a 15 year old boy has fatally shot two adults and three children inside of their home right outside of Albuquerque, New Mexico. It's now being confirmed that the victims were all the part of the shooters family.

]]> http://961joyfm.com/kids-killed-in-new-mexico-teenage-shooter/feed/ 0 People Enraged Over New Gun Laws http://961joyfm.com/people-enraged-over-new-gun-laws-2/ http://961joyfm.com/people-enraged-over-new-gun-laws-2/#comments Wed, 16 Jan 2013 06:57:15 +0000 Rob Banks http://961joyfm.com/?p=164855 Governor Andrew Cuomo signed a law that will have New York State seeing the toughest gun laws in the United States, the first big move in the country since the Sandy Hook Massacre  The measure, which passed with a 43-18 vote on Tuesday will cause strict bans on assault weapons and lowering standards to what exactly assault weapons are.

Here are the bits you need to know if you know someone that owns a gun:

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