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Lawmakers, Governor Announce Deal On Limo Safety Regulations

January 15, 2020 By The Associated Press 0

ALBANY — Political leaders in New York have reached an agreement to pass new limousine safety bills inspired by deadly crashes in 2015 and 2018, officials said Tuesday. The proposals target unsafe limos and lax …

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Schumer Calls On Lawmakers To Hold Emergency Session On Gun Control

August 6, 2019 By News Staff 0

WASHINGTON – Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D) is calling on his fellow lawmakers to call an emergency session on gun control. It comes in the wake of a pair of mass shootings in El …

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Albany Lawmakers Pass More Bills Than Any State Legislature In Recent Years

June 30, 2019 By The Associated Press 0

ALBANY – The numbers are in, and the recently concluded New York legislative session was officially one of the most productive in recent history. The Senate and Assembly together passed 935 bills in the six-month …

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State Lawmakers Mull Providing More Addiction Meds Behind Bars

June 18, 2019 By The Associated Press 0

ALBANY – Time is running out for legislation in New York that would expand access to medication-assisted treatment for inmates in state prisons and jails. The measure would make more state funding available for drugs …

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Reed Says Closure Of Prisons Represents Extremism In Albany

June 5, 2019 By Matthew Hummel 1

WASHINGTON – New York State will be closing two prisons as part of various proposals in Albany. During a teleconference with reporters Tuesday, Congressman Tom Reed (R-NY 23) said that the closure of the prisons …

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