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The omnibus bill, which lawmakers hope to pass in both chambers with just days before the legislative session’s end, is the first major prison accountability bill that is close to a vote after Brooks’ death last December at Marcy Correctional Facility near Utica.
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DuPont agreed to resolve the case after holding out for nearly a decade. -
"The word that comes to mind is just destabilization," Budget Director Blake Washington said. -
“I'm not going to sit there going through a trial in the city of Albany with a jury of his peers,” U.S. Attorney John Sarcone said of the knife-wielding man. -
A left-for-dead natural gas pipeline is getting a second chance at life in New York, where state regulators this week accepted what they deemed a completed application for the project, and began a formal review. -
The Rochester-based company also is seeing a slowdown in beer sales. -
In a court order this week, Judge Daniel Lynch wrote that the state Department of Corrections and Community Supervision violated “the separation of powers” by temporarily suspending a law that sets limitations to the use of solitary confinement. -
A lot of people look forward to celebrating Independence Day with fireworks, but those booming explosions can make many pets startled and anxious. -
Goat grazing has become popular because goats can navigate the steep terrain, eradicate poison ivy, and leave behind natural fertilizer. -
The state estimates the bill will result in 1.5 million people losing health insurance. -
Albany lawmakers adjourned their annual session this month without adopting any legislation addressing immigration, even as federal authorities ratchet up deportation tactics.
