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Now that the major political party conventions are over, state officials are shifting their focus back to the remaining issues in the legislative session,…
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There’s about two months left in the legislative session and a number of issues are still left on the agenda. But it’s uncertain how many of them will…
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Now that the state budget is in place, lawmakers can turn their attention to more controversial end-of-session issues. That means a return to one of the…
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All 213 members of the state legislature are facing re-election later this year, as is New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo. But Cuomo also has the challenge of…
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A coalition of women’s groups is relaunching the Women’s Equality Act, which failed in the legislature earlier this year, with a new strategy that they…
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A political controversy involving the issue of abortion has erupted this summer at the state’s ethics commission. It stems from whether some not for…
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Syracuse-area state Senator Dave Valesky says the bipartisan coalition that governs the New York Senate was successful this year.The Independent…
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Gov. Andrew Cuomo did not get all he wanted during the recently concluded legislative session, as abortion rights and campaign finance reform faltered in…
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The state legislature left Albany last week with some unfinished business. They did not agree on Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s Women’s Equality Act, and Cuomo says…
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The effort to pass the Women's Equality Act raised long-standing conflicts over reproductive rights, and the increased regulation of various business…