NEW YORK (AP) — A coalition of state attorneys general on Monday urged the U.S. Department of Commerce to not add a question about citizenship to the 2020 census, saying it could lower participation among immigrants and cause a population ...

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ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman announced a civil rights investigation on Monday into The Weinstein Co. following sexual harassment and assault allegations against its co-founder, Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein. As part of the investigation, ...

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ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York’s attorney general has issued a consumer alert warning to homeowners impacted by flooding along Lake Ontario and the St. Lawrence River. Attorney General Eric Schneiderman says people should be wary of scammers looking to ...

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The New York Attorney General’s Office has announced a $40 million settlement with Alabama-based Harbert Management Corp. and the firm’s top executives to resolve whistleblower allegations of millions of dollars of unpaid taxes on performance income for several years. Harbert ...

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“Sanctuary cities” in New York state are getting lots of free legal advice and support from New York state Attorney General Eric Schneiderman. Last month, in anticipation of concerns about the policies of President Donald Trump, Schneiderman’s staff prepared a ...

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New York Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman has a plan to address the policies of President Donald Trump that he anticipates may pose a threat to New Yorkers. “It probably won’t come as a huge shock to you that I ...

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A liberal advocacy group is urging New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, already a foe of President Donald Trump, to investigate and consider revoking Trump’s business charter in New York for business practices that it argues have run afoul of ...

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NEW YORK — New York’s top law enforcement officer on Thursday joined a federal lawsuit challenging President Donald Trump’s executive order barring people from seven Muslim-majority countries from entering the U.S., arguing the policy unfairly targets followers of Islam, violates ...

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ALBANY — New York’s attorney general has filed a lawsuit against Charter Communications alleging that the cable and internet provider failed to deliver on promised internet speeds and reliability. Charter’s subsidiary, Spectrum, was previously known as Time Warner Cable. The ...

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Six retailers have agreed to stop using on-call shift scheduling following an inquiry by a coalition of nine attorneys general. New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman says an estimated 50,000 workers nationwide will benefit from the agreement. On-call shift scheduling ...

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A federal judge in Texas is giving Exxon Mobil Corp. an unprecedented chance to question a state law-enforcement officer who is investigating whether the energy company hid damaging data about climate change from investors. U.S. District Judge Ed Kinkeade in ...

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ALBANY — The New York attorney general’s office has ordered Donald Trump’s charitable foundation to immediately stop fundraising in the state, saying it isn’t registered to do so. The head of the attorney general’s Charities Bureau, James Sheehan, wrote in ...

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