New York has ended its tax on tampons and sanitary napkins. State lawmakers voted to repeal the tax earlier this year and the exemption took effect on Thursday. Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo says he was proud to have signed the ...

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Authorities say they’ve arrested a fifth suspect in the slaying of an aide to Democratic New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo in the hours before last year’s West Indian Day Parade in Brooklyn. Kenny Bazile was arrested Thursday in Palm Desert, ...

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HOOSICK FALLS, N.Y. (AP) — The state followed federal guidelines in addressing industrial chemical contamination of a village’s drinking water, but the Environmental Protection Agency gave “confusing, changing and inconsistent guidance,” New York Health Commissioner Howard Zucker said Tuesday. At ...

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New York state officials have launched a campaign against underage drinking just in time for the start of the fall semester. Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Tuesday announced a multi-agency effort involving the State Police, Department of Motor Vehicles officials and ...

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New York state lawmakers have voted to shift the cost of legal services for the poor from the counties to the state, raising two big questions: Will Gov. Andrew Cuomo sign the bill and, if he does, how will the ...

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Local law enforcement agencies can apply for a share of $500,000 in funding to expand their ability to video record criminal interrogations. On Wednesday, Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance Jr. announced the funding for district ...

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ALBANY — Gov. Andrew Cuomo has raised another $5 million for his campaign chest over the past six months, increasing it to $16 million. Cuomo, a two-term Democrat who doesn’t face re-election until 2018, also reports spending $1.7 million in ...

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ALBANY  — New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo wants to extend a tax credit to small wineries, distilleries and hard cider makers to encourage the industry to help the state economy. In his State of the State address last week Cuomo announced ...

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NEW YORK — Gov. Andrew Cuomo joined a throng of union workers and other supporters of a $15 minimum wage in lower Manhattan on Tuesday and formally announced he would be using his executive authority to make sure it went ...

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ALBANY — People with AIDS and parents of children with severe epilepsy are pressuring Gov. Andrew Cuomo to sign legislation giving critically ill patients early access to medical marijuana before New York’s new medical cannabis program begins. Advocates for sped-up ...

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The Cuomo administration is planning 12 measures intended to help prison inmates return to communities by lowering barriers to housing, health care and hiring. The measures were recommended by advocates and experts on prison re-entry tasked by Gov. Andrew Cuomo ...

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NEW YORK — An aide to New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has been declared brain dead after being caught in the crossfire between two gangs in the hours before the West Indian Day parade, his family said Wednesday. Carey Gabay ...

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