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Gov. Andrew Cuomo has signed into law new penalties for those who make bomb threats. It was passed by the State Legislature earlier this year in response…
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The New York State legislative session is drawing to a close and Democrats and Republicans are digging in on the remaining issues of 2017. Among them is a…
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The state budget struggle in Albany is high political theater, with the legendary "three men in a room" fighting over where the money goes and what it all…
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New York lawmakers could soon get their first pay increase in nearly two decades. A state commission appointed to study the issue is set to announce its…
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Environmentalists in New York are giving state legislators mixed grades when it came to passage of environmentally-friendly legislation during the just…
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Catholic bishops from across New York are gathering in Albany today, for meetings with the governor and legislative leaders. The Catholic church is…
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Senate Republicans say their version of the state budget will include a 9-year phase-in of tax cuts that would eventually total a 25 percent reduction for…
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Now that the state budget is done, the focus at the Capitol shifts to some other priorities, including whether to allow medical marijuana. Advocates came…
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Supporters of Dream Act legislation say they were “set up” when a hastily arranged vote on the bill in the Senate chamber late Monday led to the measure’s…
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The legislature has finished it’s hearings on Governor Cuomo’s budget proposal, and will be ready to start crafting a spending plan once they return from…