Supporters of a bill signed by Gov. Andrew Cuomo said the legislation will protect victims of domestic violence against identity theft, grand larceny and coercion by their abusers. The law, which was sponsored by state Sen. Joe Robach, R-Rochester, and ...

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ALBANY — Gov. Andrew Cuomo vetoed legislation that would have guaranteed job leaves for volunteer firefighters and ambulance workers during emergencies and another bill that would have extended coverage for their injuries in the line of duty outside the areas ...

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ALBANY — Gov. Andrew Cuomo said he expects to end years-long deliberations about whether New York should allow hydraulic fracturing for natural gas by Election Day next year— maybe. The Democrat, who is seeking re-election, cautions that he doesn’t want ...

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DUNKIRK — Gov. Andrew Cuomo has announced a $150 million agreement to convert a coal-fired power plant in western New York into a natural gas facility. Cuomo made the announcement Sunday in the Chautauqua  County city of Dunkirk, on Lake ...

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ALBANY — Gov. Andrew Cuomo is defending his corruption commission’s focus on the Legislature rather than the executive branch, saying New York’s long run of corruption cases involved lawmakers. But state Republican Chairman Ed Cox says that since 2008, Democratic ...

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ALBANY — New polls released Tuesday showed New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo with a big edge to keep his job as governor, the post he said put him on People magazine’s list of sexiest older men. A Quinnipiac University poll ...

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ALBANY — As state Republican Chairman Ed Cox leads an attack Wednesday on Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s indecision over whether to approve hydraulic fracturing for natural gas, Democrats attacked Cox’s own personal stock and position with a global natural gas ...

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ALBANY — Almost a year after Superstorm Sandy struck the state, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced new rules Monday for responding to disasters that are meant to provide faster and better service for victims. The state has established an expedited claims ...

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ALBANY — A new report shows Gov. Andrew Cuomo has collected more than $361,000 and the Legislature has raked in over $1 million from gambling interests leading up to the Nov. 5 referendum that would legalize more casinos in New ...

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ALBANY — Gov. Andrew Cuomo will avoid a potentially dicey political conflict by not accompanying President Barack Obama to parts of upstate roiled over the state’s current ban on hydraulic fracturing for natural gas. Obama supports the technology as an ...

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PENN YAN — Gov. Andrew Cuomo is hitting the Finger Lakes wineries trail in an effort to boost tourism in upstate New York. Cuomo starts the Governor’s Cup Wine Tour and Competition early Tuesday afternoon at the Anthony Road Wine ...

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ALBANY — Gov. Andrew Cuomo received $100,000 from a New York City developer as the Democrat prepared to sign a bill pushed by the Bloomberg administration to give a tax break to developers of condominiums and co-op apartments. Days after ...

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