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The proposed amendment would build on a clause added to the state’s constitution in 1938, which provides protection from public or private discrimination on the basis of race, color or creed. The proposal would add categories of sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, ethnicity, age, disability and sex, including pregnancy.
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Advocates for stronger public ethics laws in New York state government called on Democrats Wednesday to hold hearings on how those rules could be…
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State lawmakers in New York could take the first step this year toward scrapping the state’s current ethics agencies and replacing them with a new, more…
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The New York State legislature approved the legalization of adult recreational use of marijuana Tuesday evening, hailing the vote as an historic moment.…
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New York will legalize marijuana for adult, recreational use after Democrats struck a deal on the issue Saturday, with a vote expected next week from the…
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New York lawmakers are finalizing an agreement to legalize recreational marijuana sales to adults over the age of 21, a state legislative leader said…
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Abortion protesters marched in Syracuse over the weekend on the 48th anniversary of the Supreme Court’s Roe v. Wade ruling that legalized abortion in the…
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New York state will transition its retirement fund for public employees — the third largest pension fund in the country — to an investment portfolio with…
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New York state lawmakers voted in nearly empty chambers Wednesday on bills, including one to give quarantined New Yorkers paid sick leave, as they adopted…
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The often-lengthy state budget hearings began Monday at the Capitol as legislators heard testimony on Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s spending plan and how to close a…