A typical hydrofracking well can require up to 1,340 truckloads of liquid hauling, according to Broome County Attorney William Gibson.

Herman Cain says he was falsely accused of sexual harrassment and a Politico report about past complaints against him is “baseless.”

Cain insisted there was an internal review into the allegations lodged against him conducted by the National Restaurant Association. That’s not how the NRA’s HR department remembers it.

First Lady Michelle Obama remains more popular than her husband, a new Marist poll found.

The results of President Obama’s annual medical exam have been released. He’s “fit” for duty, and should remain so for the duration of his time term.

Nearly 750,000 people are still without power following the Snowalloween storm.

Occupy Albany could become semi-permanent.

Some PEF ballots mistakenly contained an incorrect bar code, sending them back to the union’s headquarters.

The top school administrators’ salary is more than a half-million dollars, Gannett found.

Michael Townsend, the placeholder at NYPA, won’t speculate on where he’ll land next.

Mark Poloncarz’s fundraising is looking pretty good.

Cuomo issued more local endorsements today.

The state Assembly plans to hold hearings on the effectiveness of economic-development programs (no link).

NYC Councilman Vincent Gentile had a “challenging” conversation about fundraising with DCCC officials and is moving ahead with a potential challenge to Rep. Michael Grimm (NY-13) next fall.

Staten Island Rep. Michael Grimm is calling on Obama to fire AG Eric Holder.

Queens Democratic operative Ross Wallenstein is blogging.

Former New York City Mayor Ed Koch thinks the ticket-fixing scandal will grow.

New York is in a heated competition with Washington state to be No. 2 in vino production.

Democratic congressional hopefuls ding GOP incumbents on jobs and the stagnate economy.

Newt Gingrich compliments Chuck Schumer?!

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