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The New York Senate and Assembly celebrated a belated Earth Day this week by acting on environmental bills. But the two houses acted on different measures, and lawmakers could not predict if any of the legislation will become law in 2024.
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Authorities continue to investigate a fiery fatal crash that took place on New Year's Day. Police say a man crashed into another car outside a concert venue, killing himself and two others.
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Voting rights groups said the new law, which takes effect in 2025, will help save taxpayer dollars and prevent voter fatigue; Republicans complain the new law tips the scales in favor of the Democratic Party.
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Gov. Kathy Hochul, who failed to win approval for a comprehensive housing package in 2023, will make a renewed effort in the new year, with some key controversial elements dropped.
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New York State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli said a follow-up audit to a 2022 report by his office finds the state health department has made some improvements since the height of COVID-19, when thousands of elderly people died in the nursing homes.
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Gov. Kathy Hochul on Tuesday signed into law a measure to look at potential reparations for New Yorkers whose ancestors suffered under slavery in the state.
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Two key environmental measures involving deforestation and the health of the state’s honeybee population have been sent to the governor.
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Groups that advocate for people with developmental and intellectual disabilities are asking Governor Kathy Hochul to provide more money for needed services. They say more than a decade of neglect has pushed them to the breaking point.
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New York's highest court has ordered the state to draw new congressional districts ahead of the 2024 elections.
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New York State Health Commissioner James McDonald says that RSV is the virus that’s circulating the most widely this holiday season, followed by COVID-19 and the flu. WXXI's Karen DeWitt spoke with the commissioner and got his advice on how to stay healthy and not miss the fun.
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Gov. Kathy Hochul confirmed Wednesday that she summoned Tom Suozzi — the likely Democratic nominee to replace George Santos in Congress — to come to Albany to meet with her before the party agrees to nominate him to run in the Feb. 13 special election.