ALBANY — Developers of an Islamic cultural center and mosque near ground zero say they never planned to meet with New York Gov. David A. Paterson over his offer to help find an alternative site.

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New York Gov. David Paterson has signed into law updates to the state’s Do Not Call regulations, making them equal, if not more powerful, than the federal rules. Mindy Bockstein, chairwoman and executive director of the state Consumer Protection Board ...

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ALBANY — Gov. David A. Paterson, who last week suggested a proposed mosque near ground zero might want to relocate elsewhere, will meet soon with the project’s developers, a spokesman said Tuesday.

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ALBANY — A lawyer for New York’s Public Integrity Commission says Gov. David Paterson violated ethics laws by soliciting five World Series tickets last year from the New York Yankees, a registered lobbyist.

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NEW YORK CITY — An aide to New York Gov. David A. Paterson surrendered Thursday to New York City authorities on assault charges stemming from a 2009 domestic violence case that touched off an evidence-tampering investigation in Albany.

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ALBANY — Gov. David A. Paterson says face-recognition technology has led to 100 arrests in New York over six months, ranging from people trying to defraud insurance companies to a mob hit man who sought a new identity a day after he was released from prison.

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The New York State Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance this week announced that Gov. David A. Paterson issued a proclamation declaring August as Child Support Month in New York State, designed to highlight how essential child support ...

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ALBANY — A day after the Legislature passed one of the latest state budgets in New York history, Gov. David A. Paterson says the work isn’t done. The lame duck Democrat says he’ll still push lawmakers ...

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ALBANY — New York’s Legislature on Tuesday night passed a state budget that’s more than four months late. In the end, Democratic Sen. William Stachowski of Buffalo ...

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ALBANY — Gov. David A. Paterson has vetoed 23 policy bills from the Legislature, including a pension sweetener for prison guards. Another vetoed bill would have slapped a tooth decay warning label ...

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ALBANY — Gov. David A. Paterson and key Assembly members are trying to negotiate a compromise that would give public universities more autonomy, including the ability to raise tuition without the Legislature’s approval.

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ALBANY — A day after a special prosecutor cleared Gov. David A. Paterson of allegations that he tampered with a witness who had accused a top aide of domestic violence, he says he regrets dropping out of the race ...

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