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A hearing by Senate Democrats explored the influence of the controversial lobby group known as ALEC in New York State. Those who testified say more light needs to shine on the secretive group and even urged the state ethics commission to...
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) - Leaders of New York's public university system want all campuses to be tobacco-free.
The State University of New York Board of Trustees on Tuesday voted to support legislation to ban tobacco from all...
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - New York's top court says the state Division of Human Rights lacks jurisdiction to investigate students' civil rights complaints against their school districts.
The Court of Appeals is reversing two midlevel courts in...
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - New York lawmakers have approved legislation requiring doctors to issue drug prescriptions electronically within three years.
Part of a broad measure to curtail abuse of prescription painkillers, it would require the health...
State lawmakers are due to end the 2012 legislative session in just about a week and a half. While Governor Cuomo and legislative leaders are downplaying any hope of major agreements on some key issues, a survey of New Yorkers find that voters want...
Zack Seward, ROCHESTER
A new report from a statewide environmental group says New York's brownfield remediation program is broken. Advocates say too few sites are being redeveloped -- at too high a cost.
Developers were paid $1 billion in...
