Also: Lots of jobs in the Mohawk Valley; Assemblywoman pushing for more independence for midwives; Lawmakers try to figure out how to close state budget gap without borrowing; New candidate enters race for governor.
BP (British Petroleum)»Doctors’ Group Fights a Bill That Would Ease Restrictions on Midwives [New York Times]
»Charles Barron, upset at all-white Dem ticket, running for gov as head of all-black Freedom Party [NY Daily News]
»Paterson stance against borrowing leaves lawmakers in lurch [Buffalo News]
»Gov. Dave Stings Ravitch [NY Post]
»Mohawk Valley unemployment rate among best in state [Utica Observer-Dispatch]