ALBANY — Legislative leaders say a rare on-time New York state budget is just days away and Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver says it will restore some school aid. Silver wouldn't say how much of Gov. Andrew Cuomo's proposed cut ...

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MADISON, Wis. — A Wisconsin judge on Friday temporarily blocked the state’s new and contentious collective bargaining law from taking effect, raising the possibility that the Legislature may have to vote again to pass the bill.

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MADISON, Wis. — The standoff over union rights that rocked Wisconsin and the nation for weeks headed for a swift end Thursday, as Republican lawmakers were set to strip nearly all collective bargaining rights from the state's public workers and deliver ...

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ALBANY — New York's lawmakers will get their hands on the part of Gov. Andrew Cuomo's proposed budget most dear to many of them: School aid. Tuesday's budget hearing in Albany will set the course ...

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If the state Office of Court Administration is forced to cut its budget 10 percent, it could lead to mass layoffs and the closing of courts. Chief Administrative Judge Ann Pfau, testifying Wednesday before a joint legislative public hearing ...

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ALBANY — New York’s Legislature has started reshaping some of Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s key proposals. Legislative leaders say they are working on changes involving one of Cuomo’s top issues: capping the growth of ...

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ALBANY — Reform advocates say Gov.-elect Andrew Cuomo can start fixing state government without waiting for any legislative support, using executive authority to take dozens of steps to improve ethics and openness, protect consumers and help the environment.

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ALBANY — The sponsor of a bill to crack down on bosses who illegally withhold workers’ pay says the tougher penalties are expected to be passed. Assemblyman Rory Lancman said the chamber was poised ...

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ALBANY — Supporters are making a last-minute push for New York’s Legislature to toughen penalties for employers that illegally withhold workers’ wages. The lawmakers are trying to reconcile two bills with time running out in a scheduled one-day session Monday.

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ALBANY — New York state Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli says that if the Legislature doesn’t act on the current budget deficit during Monday’s special session, the state will be in worse shape in January.

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It seems like everything is going up these days — except judicial pay. Judges in New York state have not had a pay increase in 11 years and are pushing the Legislature to do something about it.

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ALBANY — Gov. David Paterson is setting a lengthy agenda for the special session he's compelling the Legislature to attend on Monday. Agenda items include renaming the Brooklyn Battery Tunnel ...

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