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It’s becoming more likely that New York could see a suspension of some gasoline taxes in the new state budget to help ease steeply rising gas prices linked to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
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The New York State Assembly and Senate began passing their versions of the state budget Monday. Both houses, led by Democrats, propose spending more than $6 billion above Democratic Governor Kathy Hochul’s spending plan.
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New York Republicans met to nominate Long Island Congressman Lee Zeldin as their candidate for governor. But he faces a primary challenge from other candidates, including Harry Wilson, and Andrew Giuliani, who upstaged the convention when he brought his father, former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani.
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Governor Kathy Hochul Thursday became the first women in state history to be a major party nominee for governor. The state democratic convention also featured Hillary Clinton as keynote speaker. Both expressed their concerns about the deep divisions in contemporary American politics.
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Governor Kathy Hochul created a new state Office of the Chief Disability Officer, and named the first person to lead that office, something she says is long overdue.
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It’s probably no surprise that Onondaga County’s two elections commissioners have different opinions about the new state redistricting maps approved Wednesday by lawmakers. The governor is expected to sign them into law by week’s end.
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The New York State Legislature is poised to vote Wednesday on new congressional district lines drawn by Democrats who hold power in both houses. Democrats are defending the new configurations, which could result in their party having the voter advantage in half of the state’s eight Republican-held districts.
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Farmers in Central New York and across the state could eventually have to pay farm workers overtime if they work over 40 hours per week. The previous threshold was 60 hours set in 2019. Some are applauding the decision, while others say it’ll create hardship.
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Governor Kathy Hochul delivered a COVID-19 briefing from the Expo Center at the state fairgrounds Tuesday, where she pleaded with New Yorkers to do their part to fight infection and illness.
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Silver, an Orthodox Jew whose parents were Russian immigrants, was a native of Manhattan’s Lower East Side. He was elected to the state Assembly in 1977, and as Speaker in 1994.