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Heastie to be Assembly speaker; formal vote on Tuesday

February 03, 2015 | 07:31 AM
Carl Heastie, a Democratic lawmaker from the Bronx, is poised to take over ...more»

Cuomo: No budget deal without legislators' ethics plan

February 03, 2015 | 07:29 AM
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Monday said he would not sign a budget for the ...more»

Is this the year for MMA?

February 02, 2015 | 11:37 AM
Two senior Assembly Democrats have introduced bills that could pave the way ...more»

Thruway chief: Tappan Zee project is ‘on-time and on-schedule’

February 02, 2015 | 11:35 AM
The new acting commissioner of the New York Thruway Authority said his organization ...more»

HAN’s director stepping down

February 02, 2015 | 11:28 AM
The Hunger Action Network of New York State has named Susan Zimet as their ...more»

‘Moral Monday’ coalition is hoping for another $1B in school budget funding

February 02, 2015 | 11:27 AM
A coalition of community, faith and labor leaders rallied in the War Room in ...more»

Judiciary proposes spending $2.1 billion in coming year

February 02, 2015 | 11:27 AM
New York judicial officials have proposed spending almost $2.1 billion in the ...more»

Parks advocates applaud Cuomo’s funding proposal

February 02, 2015 | 11:26 AM
A group that advocates for parks and trails across New York says it likes what ...more»

Travelers like Gov’s plan for rail link to LaGuardia Airport

February 02, 2015 | 11:25 AM
Tom Fiore knows what it’s like to sit in a taxi for as long as two agonizing ...more»

Wage board suggests $7.50 wage for tipped workers

February 02, 2015 | 11:24 AM
Restaurant servers and other tipped workers in New York state would make $7.50 ...more»

New law clamps down on those exploiting immigrants

February 02, 2015 | 11:23 AM
More fines and higher penalties for fraudulent immigration assistance services ...more»

Study: NYC charter schools have lower attrition rates

February 02, 2015 | 11:23 AM
New York City charter schools show lower rates of student attrition than traditional ...more»

Education group wants budget aid figures released

February 02, 2015 | 11:22 AM
A group representing school officials, parents and teachers is pushing Gov. ...more»

Support grows for Heastie

February 02, 2015 | 11:21 AM
Over the last several days, Assembly Democrats have been deciding who will ...more»

Assembly coalition wants to rewrite the rules in wake of Speaker’s arrest

February 02, 2015 | 11:18 AM
A coalition of two dozen Assembly Democrats has outlined a number of issues ...more»

Assembly facing historic change in leadership

February 01, 2015 | 07:33 AM
The contest to succeed longtime New York Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver was ...more»

DOH confirms college student with measles traveled by train across New York

January 31, 2015 | 10:34 AM
Health officials say a New York college student who now has measles recently ...more»

Cuomo vetoes bill to change police discipline

January 31, 2015 | 08:12 AM
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has vetoed legislation to subject police disciplinary ...more»

Wage board suggests $7.50 wage for tipped workers

January 31, 2015 | 08:11 AM
Restaurant servers and other tipped workers in New York state would make $7.50 ...more»

Thruway chief: Tappan Zee 'on-time and on-budget'

January 29, 2015 | 02:50 PM
The new acting commissioner of the New York Thruway Authority said his organization ...more»

Sen. Libous' son convicted of under-reporting income to IRS

January 27, 2015 | 02:48 PM
The son of Sen. Tom Libous has been convicted in federal court of lying on ...more»

Senate passes bills to better protect NY'ers from sex offenders

January 27, 2015 | 11:51 AM
The Senate passed a package of seven bills Monday that would extend protections ...more»

Travelers like plan for rail link to NY's LaGuardia Airport

January 27, 2015 | 07:19 AM
Tom Fiore knows what it's like to sit in a taxi for as long as two agonizing ...more»
Jack's jumper completes rally, Nets beat Clippers 102-100
NEW YORK (AP) -- Between a seven-game losing streak at home and a 39-point humiliation in Los Angeles, the Brooklyn Nets had their choice of lows in a lousy January...
NY Lottery
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) -- These New York lotteries were drawn Monday:...
Winning numbers drawn in 'Take 5' game
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) -- The winning numbers in Monday evening's drawing of the New York Lottery's "Take 5" game were:...
Boyle's 3rd period-goal lifts Rangers over Panthers 6-3
NEW YORK (AP) -- Sloppy at the start, strong at the finish...
Rex Ryan updates tattoo from Jets green to Bills blue
NEW YORK (AP) -- Rex Ryan's tattooed right arm went from Jets green to Bills blue...
Northeast gets its 2nd major workday snowstorm in a week
BOSTON (AP) -- Boston scrambled to dig out Monday from the second major winter storm in a week and delayed a celebratory Super Bowl parade, and forecasters from Philadelphia to Portland, Maine, warned that "flash freezing" could make roads dangerously slippery...
Slaughter helps No. 9 Florida State beat No. 25 Syracuse
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) -- Florida State's guards had been the engine that powered the team's winning streak...
News Corp.: No US charges in UK phone-hacking scandal
NEW YORK (AP) -- Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. and Twenty-First Century Fox say the U...
Winning numbers drawn in 'Cash4Life' game
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) -- The winning numbers in Monday evening's drawing of the "Cash4Life" game were:...
Poole, Siena hold off Rider for 79-72 win
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) -- Rob Poole scored a season-high 27, and Marquis Wright added 17 with six assists on Monday night to lead Siena past Rider 79-72...
Winning numbers drawn in 'Pick 10' game
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) -- The winning numbers in Monday evening's drawing of the New York Lottery's "Pick 10" game were:...
Trial starts for driver charged in crash that killed couple
NEW YORK (AP) -- A trial has begun for a driver charged with manslaughter in a New York City crash that killed a pregnant woman and her husband...
Obama asks $50 million cut in Great Lakes restoration effort
ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) -- President Barack Obama's proposed budget for 2016 seeks what it calls a $50 million "modest reduction" in a multi-year program to clean up the Great Lakes...
Weather postpones Iona-Fairfield men's basketball
FAIRFIELD, Conn. (AP) -- The Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference men's basketball game on Monday between Iona College and Fairfield University has been postponed due to inclement weather...
Deron Williams returns to Nets after 11-game absence
NEW YORK (AP) -- Deron Williams is expected to play for the Brooklyn Nets on Monday night against the Los Angeles Clippers after missing 11 games with fractured left rib cartilage...
Winning numbers drawn in 'Win 4 Evening' game
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) -- The winning numbers in Monday evening's drawing of the New York Lottery's "Win 4 Evening" game were:...
Winning numbers drawn in 'Numbers Evening' game
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) -- The winning numbers in Monday evening's drawing of the New York Lottery's "Numbers Evening" game were:...
Etan Patz's mom says in murder trial that boy was trusting
NEW YORK (AP) -- Six-year-old Etan Patz was supposed to be right outside riding his Big Wheel, but his mom, Julie, didn't see him on the street...
Cuomo: No budget deal without legislators' ethics plan
NEW YORK (AP) -- New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Monday said he would not sign a budget for the state this year that doesn't include a plan for legislative ethics reform, drawing a line in the sand on the same day the leader of the state Assembly was letting go of his position following an arrest on federal corruption charges...
Heastie to be NY Assembly speaker; formal vote on Tuesday
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) -- Carl Heastie, a Democratic lawmaker from the Bronx, is poised to take over leadership of the New York state Assembly on Tuesday after the resignation of longtime speaker Sheldon Silver amid federal corruption charges...

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