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New York State's Assembly on Tuesday easily passed the nation's toughest gun control law, calling for a stricter assault weapons ban and provisions to try to keep guns out of the hands of the mentally ill who make threats.
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ALBANY, N.Y.-- The New York State Thruway Authority is planning 234 layoffs to help shore up its finances, but no toll increases are planned. Thruway spokesman Dan Weiller says the layoffs of full-time workers will be in all regions, including the Albany headquarters. Andrew Cuomo, but is legally independent of state government.
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ALBANY, N.Y.-- The Board of Regents is seeking a 3.5 percent increase in funds for New York's public schools, about $100 million more than what Gov. Education Commissioner John King outlined the board's funding request, specifically in formula aid, during a joint budget hearing Tuesday of Assembly and Senate members.
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ALBANY, N.Y.-- New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg on Monday blasted new teacher evaluation systems statewide that stem from a law approved by Gov. Bloomberg said most school districts outside New York City adopted faulty local evaluations to extract school aid, not improve teachers.
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ALBANY, N.Y.-- Syracuse Mayor Stephanie Miner, co-chairwoman of the state Democratic Party, criticized New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo's proposal to ease the fiscal crisis affecting local governments by borrowing money to help cover their operating costs.
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ALBANY, N.Y.-- New York state legislators on Wednesday began privately discussing a new way to increase the state's minimum wage after Gov. Cuomo on Tuesday proposed to increase the minimum wage from $7.25 an hour to $8.75.
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Jan 22- New York Governor Andrew Cuomo proposed on Tuesday a $136.5 billion state budget for fiscal 2014 that boosts education spending and closes a $1.3 billion gap without raising taxes. The spending plan, which would be a 1.9 percent increase, or $2.5 billion, from the current fiscal year, must be approved by state lawmakers.
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ALBANY, N.Y.-- New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo's budget proposal includes about $85 million for the Thruway Authority to eliminate the need for a highly unpopular toll increase on trucks. Cuomo says Tuesday the funding assistance for the Thruway includes the state takeover of personnel costs for state troopers on the highway.
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ALBANY, N.Y.-- Legislation to provide financial aid and other assistance to college-bound illegal immigrants is gaining political support in New York a year after the idea withered in Albany and Washington. Andrew Cuomo and the Republicans who share control of the state Senate are interested in discussing the bill.
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*Assault weapons ban may be tough sell to Congress. Obama's agenda- shaping up as the most ambitious gun-control push in decades- will include executive and legislative action, with the latter sure to face an uphill battle in Congress where appetite for reinstating an assault weapons ban is low.
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*Assault weapons ban may be tough sell to Congress. The proposals will include executive and legislative action, with the latter sure to face an uphill battle in Congress, where appetite for renewing an assault weapons ban is low.
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WASHINGTON, Jan 15- The House of Representatives on Tuesday approved $50.5 billion in long-delayed federal disaster aid to victims of Superstorm Sandy, but not before Republicans flexed their budget-cutting muscle to strike some spending provisions.
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*White House invites children as backdrop for gun control plan. Obama and Vice President Joe Biden, who led a task force that made recommendations on the issue, will present the measures at a White House event attended by children from around the country who wrote letters to the president about gun violence and school safety.
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New York State's Assembly on Tuesday easily passed the nation's toughest gun control law, calling for a stricter assault weapons ban and provisions to try to keep guns out of the hands of the mentally ill who make threats.
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Jan 10- Revenues for Atlantic City casinos in 2012 fell 8 percent from the previous year to $3.05 billion, the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement reported on Thursday.
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CNBC's Eamon Javers reports on Vice President Joe Biden's focus on the problems with gun violence; and New York Governor Andrew Cuomo called for tougher gun laws in his state. Karen Finney, The Hill columnist; Guy Benson, Townhall.com; and Mark Simone, WOR Radio Talk Show host, share their opinions.
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Jan 9- New York Governor Andrew Cuomo proposed on Wednesday dozens of new initiatives for the state, including new casinos and other measures aimed at helping upstate areas regain their financial footing after decades of economic decline.
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Jan 9- New York Governor Andrew Cuomo called on Wednesday for raising the state's minimum wage by nearly 21 percent, to $8.75 an hour. New York's current rate of $7.25 an hour is below that of 19 other states, he said.
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*National Grid operates LIPA's power system. The Moreland Commission, set up by New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, found that LIPA had a "dysfunctional management structure" that led to an operational and communications disconnect between LIPA and National Grid, and an inadequate response to Sandy.
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LIPA, a state-owned entity with just 100 employees, provides power on Long Island through a services agreement with UK power company National Grid Plc.
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U.S. House Speaker John Boehner made a U-turn on Wednesday to clear the way for approval of $60 billion in Superstorm Sandy relief by mid-January after drawing withering fire from fellow Republicans, including New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, for canceling an earlier vote.