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Minimum-wage vote splits L.I. delegation along party lines
By a vote of 102-44, the state Assembly passed a bill Tuesday to raise New York’s minimum wage from $7.25 to $9 per hour and index future increases to inflation.
Most voted along party lines. One Niagara County Republican voted yes, and just three Democrats voted no -- one from the Mohawk Valley and two from the Buffalo area.
Here’s how Long Island’s delegation...
