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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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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. -
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul’s intent to build a nuclear power plant — the first in the U.S. in more than 15 years — has sparked near-instantaneous interest and acute concern among state lawmakers. -
Turnout was lowest in Rochester and Syracuse, where just more — or less — than 18% of eligible voters cast ballots. -
New York City is headed toward a general election unlike any in recent memory. -
Gov. Kathy Hochul made the announcement Monday in Niagara County. -
Lawmakers in the New York state Legislature raced to pass more than 800 bills this year. The legislation now heads to Gov. Kathy Hochul’s desk for her sign-off. -
The bill's passage comes after Mayor Eric Adams and the City Council launched dueling charter review commissions. -
The last-minute changes follow lobbying by business groups. -
A bill to add a warning label to social media platforms has just cleared both chambers of the state Legislature.
