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Last year, only 400 New Yorkers gave public testimony for a decision impacting more than 2 million New Yorkers.
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Last year, only 400 New Yorkers gave public testimony for a decision impacting more than 2 million New Yorkers.
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Trump signed a “groundbreaking Executive Order” prioritizing breakthroughs in research and access to psychedelic drugs for mental health treatments.
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Local transportation officials say ridership isn’t only increasing out of necessity.
The Supreme Court’s decision on Wednesday weakened a landmark Civil Rights-era law that has increased minority representation in Congress.
Steady rain overnight will scattered out by Thursday morning.
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New York is launching a 10-year statewide effort to assess problem gambling, Gov. Kathy Hochul announced Wednesday.
Albany Mayor Dorcey Applyrs on Wednesday signed Local Law E, which prohibits speed contests.
"Really really free markets" help make sure people get the things they need.
Collections totaled $6.1 billion during the period between January and March, state Comptroller Tom DiNapoli said.
Hochul and legislative leaders may be in the vicinity of an deal on the climate law which would give the governor much of what she is looking for.
The NYSDOT held a ceremony in Syracuse Tuesday to honor those workers and keep their memory alive.
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The State University of New York Board of Trustees on Tuesday approved a new president for SUNY Schenectady County Community College.
Saratoga County supervisor Sarah Burger pleaded guilty Tuesday to the lesser charge.
The state budget was due on April 1.
The office says it is weighing that policy as it faces problems from an overabundance of deer in the park.
He won 702 games as Great Danes men's coach from 1955-87 and again from 1988-97.
The town recently released a new draft of a land conservation map, showing multiple ways the town could be rezoned.
The fire company said it was applying with state officials for approval to shut down on May 17.
The state budget was due on April 1.
The party called the tour “The Cost of Bruce Blakeman."
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Advocates rallied on Monday at the state Capitol for passage of a package of bills raising awareness.
Glick has announced her retirement from the Legislature at this end of this year.
Ben Bascuk was seated in the front of the ballroom when he heard muffled pops that he initially did not recognize as gunfire.
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Several New York state senators are urging Gov. Kathy Hochul to revive a plan to expand Metro-North Railroad service into the Capital Region.
A battery system installed at a Erie County pump station would pay itself back within four years, advocates say.
Bicycles have traditionally been human-powered vehicles, but in recent years, electric bicycles have become mainstream and have soared in popularity.
Some struggling families need a hand up when it comes to making it through. Community resources can help parents find education and employment.
Doctors say there are a lot of people who are unaware of the process of donating an organ.
It's projected 80% of nymphs have Lyme Disease this year in some areas.
New York's AG believes the state properly followed all the rules for commercial licenses that were in place and doesn't plan to revoke the licenses.
Ground is expected to be broken at the Tryon Technology Park site later this year.
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Nonprofit organizations around the state lobbied in Albany this week for passage of several bills that would address chronic delays in state payments.
A jury has convicted Brian Scott Lorenz in the 1993 murder of Deborah Meindl near Buffalo.
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Sam Nordquist's family is making accommodations to be in New York when the first of seven suspects trials begins Aug. 31.
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