Assemblyman Tom Alfano applauded State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli for his announcement that the New York State Common Retirement Fund will begin a series of steps to increase pressure on the Sudanese government to end the genocide in Darfur. FULL STORY

Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice announced that "Operation: State Property," an investigation into the trafficking of high-purity heroin in Nassau and Kings counties, has resulted in the take-down of a major cross-county distribution network and the arrests of 33 men and women in both counties. FULL STORY