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When New York state lawmakers return from the Memorial Day holiday, they have just seven scheduled session days to complete their work for 2024. Several key initiatives, including climate change legislation, might be left on the table.
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With Memorial Day weekend coming up, drivers should expect more traffic than usual.
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Pennsylvania’s state House of Representatives on Wednesday approved legislation aimed at regulating how online social media platforms interact with children, although its provisions are similar to those in state laws being blocked in federal courts or in a case before the U.S. Supreme Court.
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A new dormitory-style homeless shelter opened in Elmira Wednesday and will house up to 47 individuals—both men and women. It offers beds, locked storage, meals, laundry and showers, along with services to find permanent housing.
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Republican lawmakers on Tuesday advanced legislation for a $3 billion tax cut, their just-unveiled counterproposal to Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro 's budget plan as each side offers a competing vision for how to use a massive cash surplus sitting in the state treasury.
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The New York Senate and Assembly celebrated a belated Earth Day this week by acting on environmental bills. But the two houses acted on different measures, and lawmakers could not predict if any of the legislation will become law in 2024.
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Data from the New York State Insurance Fund, a public insurer, finds workers face greater risk and more costly injuries on hot days. The insurer has launched a program to incentivize employers to reduce emissions.
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Two weeks after an arrest warrant for Rep. Kevin Boyle, D-Philadelphia, was withdrawn, House Republicans are calling for Attorney General Michelle Henry to investigate Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner.
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The amendment would enshrine the right to abortion in the state’s constitution and protect discrimination against gender and gender identity.
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The gaff drew immediate criticism from some political leaders in New York, including state Assemblywoman Amanda Septimo, a Bronx Democrat, who said the remark was “harmful, deeply misinformed, and genuinely appalling.”
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Genesee Brewery supplementing popular Blue and Blue Light production while undertaking a $50 million upgrade to its packaging facilities.
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An anti-abortion group and almost a dozen crises pregnancy centers across New York State are being sued by the attorney general for promoting a treatment that they claim effectively reverses medication abortions.