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The omnibus bill aimed at increasing transparency in New York’s prisons is the first major piece of legislation to pass since the recent beating deaths of two handcuffed people while incarcerated at separate upstate facilities. -
It has been a decade since New York state and beyond were in the midst of a massive manhunt after two inmates escaped from the Clinton Correctional prison in Dannemora. -
Mixed support for Lieutenant Governor Antonio Delgado in his hometown of Schenectady may demonstrate the challenge the gubernatorial hopeful has in front of him. -
The bill would make it illegal to have sex with someone who is too intoxicated to consent -
The Trump administration sued New York state Thursday over a law that blocks immigration officials from arresting people at New York courthouses, saying it purposely shields dangerous criminals. -
Republicans who control the U.S. House Oversight Committee called the Democratic governor, along with Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz. -
During a telephone town hall hosted by AARP, callers expressed concerns about Social Security benefits to Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand. -
The case represents one of the first tests of the Laken Riley Law in the state. -
The omnibus bill, which lawmakers hope to pass in both chambers with just days before the legislative session’s end, is the first major prison accountability bill that is close to a vote after Brooks’ death last December at Marcy Correctional Facility near Utica. -
Lawmakers in Albany say sewage sludge, or waste collected in homes and factories that's used as a fertilizer alternative, could permanently ruin New York farmland and harm human health.
