That an amended adoptee bill of rights law failed to be brought to the floor in the last session of the state Legislature may be a good thing, according to some who support a change in a law first enacted ...

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Legislation passed in the state Legislature earlier this week will ensure the continued availability of FHA-insured mortgage loans in New York, said the bill’s sponsor, Assembly Majority Leader Joseph D. Morelle, D-Irondequoit. Policy changes made by the Federal Housing Administration ...

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The state Legislature, which put money in the budget for 20 additional Family Court judges, must now pass a second bill “without delay” so that the judges can began hearing cases in January, New York State Bar President David M. ...

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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 — As New York moves to expand gambling, Gov. Andrew Cuomo and legislative leaders have quietly deleted a proposed ban on accepting campaign contributions from casino operators. Cuomo had said as recently as June 6 that he wanted to ...

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WANTAGH — Several New York officials are urging stricter laws and enforcement when it comes to drunken boating.   State Sen. Charles Fuschillo and Assemblyman David McDonough say they are introducing several bills in the state Legislature.   They were ...

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It seems those hoping to see criminal penalties enacted on lenders engaged in foreclosure fraud will have to wait a while longer. While a bill supported by New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman passed the Assembly last month, it remained ...

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Following the work and the report of the New York Attorney General’s Leadership Committee for Nonprofit Revitalization, hopes were high that the AG’s proposed legislation, which included much of the committee’s recommendations, would pass through the Legislature in this session. ...

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ALBANY — The Senate Republican and Assembly Democratic majorities are preparing to pass their own redistricting plan even as it’s condemned by good-government groups as gerrymandering to protect their political interests. Negotiations continue with Gov. Andrew Cuomo to pass a ...

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ALBANY — Gov. Andrew Cuomo is putting his popularity and his early record on the line as never before as the Legislature digs in for the first time over issues that will affect New Yorkers for 10 years. The Democratic ...

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ALBANY — New York’s Republican-led Senate and the Assembly’s Democratic majority this week are expected to release the new election districts they propose for use over the next 10 years. Good-government groups are wary the majorities will use the process ...

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More startup money may soon be on the way to the Rochester area with the state legislature’s approval of a bill to stimulate small business development. The funding is available from the State Small Business Credit Initiative ...

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