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Senator drops opposition to NY driver license deal

Source: Times Herald-Record, Nov 17 2012, 12:42pm CST

By The Associated Press Published: 1:04 PM - 11/17/12 Last updated: 1:06 PM - 11/17/12 ALBANY — A day after sharp criticism by Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo's administration, a state senator on Friday retracted his opposition to the selection of ...

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Humane Society urges Cuomo to sign NY law banning release of wild pigs

Source: Syracuse.com  |   Jun 20 2013, 3:16am CDT

Your weather is set to . You can change the location at any time. Your weather is set to . You can change the location at any time. ALBANY, N.Y. -- The Humane Society of the United States is urging Gov. ...

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Cuomo vows to clean up NY’s capital post-scandals

Source: New York Daily News  |   Jun 20 2013, 12:33am CDT

ALBANY — New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Wednesday he would take on cleaning up Albany himself. After failing to reach a deal with legislative leaders on an anti-corruption package, Cuomo said he would follow through on a longstanding ...

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30 weeks ago


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"produce a license that can easily be altered by a terrorist, ID thief or, for that matter, any 18-year-old with an X-Acto knife who wants to go to a bar."


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Cuomo Creates Panel to Investigate NY Legislature

Source: Fox 23 New York  |   Jun 19 2013, 10:10pm CDT

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - Gov. Andrew Cuomo says he is creating a powerful investigative committee under New York's anti-corruption Moreland Act to investigate the entire state Legislature. The Democrat says negotiations to cr ...

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IDA officials wary of tax holiday bill

Source: Albany Times-Union  |   Jun 19 2013, 5:46pm CDT

Despite potential competition from Gov. Andrew Cuomo's new tax abatement plan, local industrial development agencies and other business leaders seem to support a tax-free program and its potential effects. Originally name ...

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NY State to privatize Long Island utility, freeze rates -Gov Cuomo

Source: Reuters  |   Jun 19 2013, 5:33pm CDT

NEW YORK, June 19 (Reuters) - New York lawmakers announced a deal on Wednesday to privatize utility operations on Long Island and revamp the Long Island Power Authority, a state-owned New York utility co ...

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Cuomo ready to weed out NY political corruption with his own investigative panel

Source: Syracuse.com  |   Jun 19 2013, 4:54pm CDT

ALBANY, N.Y. -- Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Wednesday he is creating a powerful investigative committee under New York's anti-corruption Moreland Act after abandoning a legislative solution that would have included public funding of campa ...

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Cuomo Splits Legislation as N.Y. Abortion Quest Enters Critical Hour

Source: National Catholic Register  |   Jun 19 2013, 4:36pm CDT

ALBANY, N.Y. — Gov. Andrew Cuomo has decided to save the bulk of his women’s equality agenda by creating a separate bill for the most radical expansion of abortion in New York state since the Roe v. Wade decision. But the governor’s move is not enough fo ...

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Video: Cuomo makes final case for abortion rights; vows investigation into NY corruption

Source: Politics on the Hudson  |   Jun 19 2013, 4:17pm CDT

Gov. Andrew Cuomo urged the state Legislature to pass all 10 points of his women’s rights agenda, but conceded he would still be pleased if all the measures except an abortion piece were to pass. Speaking to reporters, Cuo ...

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State gaming agreement leaves Queens out of casino deal

Source: The Queens Courier  |   Jun 19 2013, 3:56pm CDT

Governor Andrew Cuomo and state legislators have come to an agreement on a gaming deal that would effectively put four casinos upstate and leave Queens without one for now. There is a seven-year hold on increasin ...

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