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Pennsylvania will join the majority of states that ban motorists from handling a cell phone for almost any purpose while driving, as backers of the legislation hope to reduce distracted driving accidents and deaths after nearly two decades of pressing the measure.
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New York’s legal cannabis market has been hampered by inexperienced leaders who treated the state licensing agency like a “mission-driven” startup rather than a government office, according to an internal review released Friday.
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Gov. Kathy Hochul on Tuesday highlighted the state’s investment in artificial intelligence research, which was approved in the state budget earlier this month. She hopes it makes New York the next Silicon Valley.
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Wells College in Aurora announced it would close at the end of the spring semester, citing financial challenges.
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Republican Mike Sapraicone, who hopes to unseat Democratic U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, visited Binghamton recently to meet with local Republicans and supporters.
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State University of New York Chancellor John King is urging high schoolers to seek out financial aid for college.
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Four Cornell students were suspended last week for their involvement with a pro-Palestinian encampment on campus.
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Location, reputation, demographics, and pure luck may have mattered more than policy differences in Pennsylvania’s row office primary elections this week.
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State lawmakers are once again considering a bill that touches on some of the most difficult questions New Yorkers face.
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Gov.r Kathy Hochul highlighted changes in New York’s reading curriculum that were approved as part of the state budget. She said she hopes it will improve low reading scores among elementary school children.
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A legislature committee is investigating claims of alleged sexual harassment and discrimination within the sheriff’s office and the office’s response to those claims.
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The students are calling for the university to divest from weapons manufacturers fueling the war in Gaza and broader reforms at Cornell. This follows protests and encampments at universities across the country.