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New York lawmakers are expected to miss the state's budget deadline as negotiations over housing and education funding remain ongoing.
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Rep. Brandon Williams (R-Sennett) says there are a few "conservative wins" in the newly House-approved spending bill and gives his full support to Speaker Mike Johnson.
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New York will evaluate its troubled recreational marijuana licensing program as lawsuits and bureaucratic stumbles have severely hampered the legal market and black-market sellers have flourished.
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The Zoo leadership is looking for $750,000 in yearly payments from local government funding for at least five years, split evenly between the City of Watertown and Jefferson County.
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Onondaga County Executive Ryan McMahon delivered his State of the County address, highlighting key areas of investment and improvement.
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Once again, local advocates for the disabled are urging Albany to boost state funding for services for people with disabilities.
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The Assembly and Senate want to restore Gov. Kathy Hochul's reductions to school aid, embark on an ambitious affordable housing program, and raise taxes on the rich.
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The Syracuse Common Council has voted to secure pay increases for some city elected officials and is looking to receive federal funding for community development and assistance.
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Oneida County is now split between Congressional districts following approval of a new set of district lines.
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New York State Trooper Robert Stawicki received the Police Officer Medal of Valor for his work on December 15, 2021, when he responded to a structure fire in the Town of Granby in Oswego County.
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With little debate, the lines drawn by Democrats, who lead both the Senate and Assembly, were approved, with a handful of Republican minority party lawmakers also voting yes.
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After a closed-door meeting with his Democratic members on Tuesday, Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie said lawmakers will vote as soon as Wednesday on the lines drawn by the Democratic majorities in his house and the state Senate. Democrats on Monday rejected maps approved by the state's bipartisan redistricting commission earlier in the month.