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New York's agriculture industry is front and center.
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Last week's court-ordered resolution didn't generate any discussion at Tuesday's Ways and Means Committee meeting. It now goes to the full legislature for a vote Sept. 1. -
Rensselaer County Sheriff Kyle Bourgault and Rensselaer County Executive Steve McLaughlin had for months said they planned to ignore the new state law, even after the New York State Attorney General’s Office ordered them to comply in July. -
Nassau County, home of Republican gubernatorial candidate Bruce Blakeman, was among the recipients. -
County Executive Anthony Picente has signed a local law designed to better regulate the products derived from the kratom plant, which have been tied to health problems including addiction. -
The $10 million project is the first major investment in the marina since it was built in 1933. -
Sheriff credits SWAT team and drone operators for handling a troubling situation.
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The Japanese artist has died at age 97. Kusama's polka dotted pumpkins, "Infinity Rooms," and other repetitive and dreamlike artworks have been shown in museums and galleries worldwide. -
The 15 sheriffs said New York State's ban on 287(g) agreements with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is unconstitutional. -
Nearly 100 people are dead, and many more are missing, after an avalanche of ice and rock blocked a Himalayan river valley, triggering massive flash floods in Nepal.
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The Bridge program, which began July 1, makes some Medicare beneficiaries eligible for obesity drugs for $50 a month. CVS and Walgreens say they've each already filled 100,000 such prescriptions. -
Tariffs and export controls have been the Trump administration's main economic security tools. Neither is working very well right now.
