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New York Eyes ‘Textalyzer' to Combat Distracted Driving
Ben Lieberman just wanted to find out what may have caused the head-on collision that killed his 19-year-old son, Evan, on a highway north of New York City. It took a lawsuit and six months in court to get the cellphone records showing the driver of the car his son was in had been texting behind the wheel. Lieberman doesn’t...
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Village's Residents Ask for Faster Action on Clean Water
Residents of a small community ravaged by water contaminants linked to cancer say they are still waiting for the state to find a solution 500 days after they first learned of the contamination.
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NY Budget Deal: Free Tuition, Upstate Uber, Raise the Age
New York state will be the first in the nation to offer free college tuition to middle-class students under a new state budget deal worked out by Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo and lawmakers.
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Possible Deal on NY State Budget Emerges
The speaker of the New York state Assembly floated a deal Thursday that he said could end the ongoing state budget stalemate, though it remains to be seen whether it will be accepted by the Senate.
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NY State Budget Talks Collapse, Senate Walks Out
New York state budget talks collapsed Wednesday night after members of the Senate left the Capitol, with lawmakers from both parties blaming Gov. Andrew Cuomo for scuttling negotiations over the spending plan, now several days late.
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Governor Calls for 2-Month Budget Extension; Talks Continue
Gov. Andrew Cuomo called for a two-month extension of the last state budget to prevent a government shutdown after he and state lawmakers on Sunday failed to reach agreement on a new spending plan.
