The government shutdown may still be the talk of the nation, but sequestration is causing more problems for some. “It is a crisis,” said Federal Public Defender Marianne Mariano of the Western District of New York. “It’s not the ...

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ALBANY — Upstate New York’s metropolitan regions are set to lose a total of almost $10 million in anti-terrorism funding because of federal budget cuts. The Department of Homeland Security notified 30 cities around the country ...

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The news was bad for foreclosure assistance programs when funding was cut from the New York state budget in March. The news got worse on April 12, when the governor vetoed $1.5 million that Democrats had set aside to continue the program.

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Legal aid providers, who just dodged a bullet in current year federal funding cuts, are more worried about 2012 financing. They are breathing a sigh of relief that the propped cut to the Legal Services Corporation for this year ...

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Judicial districts throughout the state will have a say in how court services are cut locally. Each district’s administrative judge has submitted a plan to meet a dollar figure given to them by the state Unified Court System to address a $170 million cut in the judiciary budget.

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ALBANY — More than 100 protesters chanting opposition to Gov. Andrew Cuomo's plan to cut program funding for the poor coupled with tax breaks for the rich have vowed to return to Albany after their demonstration blocked central stairs and hallways in the Capitol for an hour.

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ALBANY — No nuptials at Niagara Falls? Jones Beach off limits on a 90-degree day? The “Grand Canyon of the East” devoid of campers?

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