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Following Wednesday’s sentencing of a Saratoga County man who pleaded guilty to kidnapping and sexually assaulting a 9-year-old girl, New York lawmakers are hopeful legislation will increase safety in state parks.
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Upstate New York Republican lawmakers are crying foul over a proposed cut to state highway funding in Democratic Governor Kathy Hochul’s state budget proposal.
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New York state leaders swiftly approved a new set of Congressional district maps on Wednesday, rejecting a plan advanced by a bipartisan commission. Voting rights activists and several Republican lawmakers are criticizing the move.
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New York Governor Kathy Hochul's $233 billion budget proposal is coming under scrutiny from elected officials.
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Democrat Minita Sanghvi is launching a campaign for New York State Senate. Sanghvi is running in the 44th District, a seat held by Republican Jim Tedisco, who has been in the upper chamber since 2017. Sanghvi, who is now serving in her second term as Saratoga Springs Finance Commissioner, is a marketing professor at Skidmore College. She says there are pressing issues on the state level that need attention.
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Worried about the number of people leaving New York, two state lawmakers are calling for the creation of a commission to spend a year finding out why.
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More asylum seekers have arrived in Colonie, New York.
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The bulk of the New York state legislative session is complete.
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The New York State budget is now a week overdue, and with the spring holidays upon us, lawmakers will not return to Albany until Monday, when they are likely to pass a budget extender to keep state employees paid.
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A rash of “swatting” calls continued to impact schools in our region this week. Lawmakers at the state and federal level are seeking solutions. Meantime, another local district is investigating a separate threat that impacted students in the Capital Region.