WASHINGTON — A bipartisan group of leading senators has reached agreement on the principles for a sweeping overhaul of the nation’s immigration laws, including a path to citizenship for the 11 million illegal immigrants already in this country. The deal, ...

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The agreement between the City of Rochester and the Occupy Rochester protest group to remain in Washington Square Park came to an end on Wednesday, and the city has not yet signed on to extend it. The original agreement authorized ...

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An agreement to allow state police sergeants to work a 10-hour day instead of an 8-hour day has been reached in a cost-savings effort. The agreement, between New York State Police and the police benevolent association representing troopers, will result in sergeants ...

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Leaders of the Panama and New York State Bar Associations are in agreement to enhance their professional ties. An agreement was signed in Panama City last week by César Ruiloba, president of the Panama Bar Association ...

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WASHINGTON, D.C. — There was barely an hour left before the midnight padlocking of government doors. In a Capitol basement meeting room, House Speaker John Boehner was telling exhausted fellow Republicans ...

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The concept of efficient litigation may seem a bit foreign to attorneys. “It’s been the holy grail,” Milwaukee lawyer Paul F. Heaton said recently. To that end, Heaton and others are embracing an evolving concept that attempts to curb litigation costs prior to trial.

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