ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — In New York government news, Gov. Andrew Cuomo wants to create a new crime of domestic terrorism for mass shootings or other large-scale violent acts motivated by bias. The Democrat says his proposal to lawmakers would ...

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ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York’s governor expressed concerns Tuesday with a proposal that would restrict the use of solitary confinement, saying the legislation would require the construction of new facilities and cost jails about $1 billion statewide. Gov. Andrew ...

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ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo wants lawmakers to pass a new law ensuring people who attack or kill a gay person can’t beat the charge by arguing they panicked because of their victim’s sexuality. Under current ...

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ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York would adopt the most aggressive clean energy goal of any state under a plan from Gov. Andrew Cuomo that calls for generating 100 percent of its energy from renewable sources by 2040. Hitting the ...

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GREECE, N.Y. (AP) — New York state is making $7 million available to help homeowners recover from flooding along the Lake Ontario and St. Lawrence River shorelines. Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced the funding Monday. Homeowners will be able to get ...

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  ALBANY (AP) — New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has appointed Paul Francis as his deputy secretary for health and human services. Francis, an attorney, was Cuomo’s director of agency redesign early in his first term. He is a past ...

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Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo on Sunday conducted the third annual 2015 Summer Adirondack Challenge to promote summer tourism and showcase recreational opportunities in the Adirondack region. The event brought together hundreds of state and local officials, tourism industry representatives and ...

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ALBANY (AP) — New York’s governor has issued an executive order that puts the office of the state attorney general in charge of investigating killings by police. Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed the order Wednesday as relatives of New Yorkers slain ...

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NEW YORK (AP) — Patients and their caregivers were to gather outside New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s office to plead for early access to medical marijuana. The governor signed legislation a year ago authorizing medical marijuana in the state, but ...

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  Former New York State Bar Association President Seymour James is among eight appointees named last week to the Joint Commission on Public Ethics Review Commission.   The commission reviews and evaluates the activities and performance of the Joint Commission ...

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ALBANY (AP) — The Cuomo administration is fighting an attempt by a legal services group with federal oversight responsibility to obtain complete investigative reports about alleged abuse of the disabled and mentally ill in state care. The state Justice Center ...

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Legislation signed Wednesday by Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo is Cuomo is designed to increase the number of certified minority and women-owned enterprises in New York state. The bill (A.9668/S.7314) authorizes the state to grant a one year provisional MWBE certification ...

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