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Only in NewsdayFraud by lawyers prompts 'fresh look' at real estate deposits

A little-known state fund has reimbursed over $112 million in stolen real estate escrow money.

MORE ON THIS TOPICLawyers keep stealing clients' real estate deposits. An NYS fund that pays back victims isn't keeping pace.Search for attorneys whose clients were reimbursed through state lawyers' fund

Only in NewsdayIn election year, Hochul budget picks no fights

NYS wants Uber to explain how it handles allegations of drivers assaulting riders

Only in NewsdayTougher DMV point system will make it easier for drivers to lose licenses

Hochul's budget features 4.3% boost in school aid

Only in NewsdayHochul to present budget, balancing new ideas with fiscal constraints

Hochul proposals would limit ICE enforcement in NY

Blakeman: Talk with mom influenced support for abortion rights

Blakeman compares Gov. Hochul's address to a 'Saturday Night Live skit'

State of the State: Hochul focuses on affordability and Trump

Lawsuit: States must discriminate against transgender people to accept certain federal funding

State pushes back deadline for Brookhaven landfill cleanup report

Facing reelection, Hochul is being pressured from left and right

Only in NewsdayEducation leaders: State funding formula comes up short for districts, needs updating

Hochul, Mamdani announce plans to boost child care access

Hochul: NYS should block building of homemade '3D guns'

Only in NewsdayFewer LI students get top scores on English Regents exam. What's driving the decline?

Hochul clemency order lifts burden of Nassau convictions

Only in NewsdayMamdani in Albany: Building alliances and advocating forcefully

State Sen. Alexis Weik won't seek 4th term

First in NewsdayDiNapoli signs off on LIPA contract with PSEG, with conditions

Measles health alert

Measles case at Newark Airport spurs warning

Newsday InvestigatesLawyers keep stealing clients' real estate deposits. An NYS fund that pays back victims isn't keeping pace.

Search for attorneys whose clients were reimbursed through state lawyers' fund

Proposed LI tech manufacturing center wins $30 million NYS grant

$1.2M grant to go toward upgrades at Quogue Wildlife Refuge

Judge: Feds illegally denied NY homeland security funds

NYS bans anonymous child abuse accusations

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NYS plan to prioritize cannabis licenses deemed illegal

A federal court in Manhattan ruled that a plan to prioritize giving cannabis licenses to certain operators is illegal. Newsday's Albany Bureau Chief Yancey Roy has more.

MORE ON THIS TOPICNYS plan to prioritize cannabis licenses for operators with prior marijuana convictions is illegal 'scheme,' court rules

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'It's still a workhorse'

'Parents' basement is good, but not permanent'

Latest politics stories

More NY prison guards return to work after agreement announced, state official says

State announces tentative deal to end prison guard strike

Suspending NY's gasoline tax: What you need to know

State audit may lead to nursing home improvements

Snow piles up inside an LIRR train car

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Believe it or not: Long Island once had its own ski hill

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Blakeman, Saladino weigh in on the storm

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Choosing Long Island's best Italian restaurants

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Speed is killing and hurting more people on LI. What will make drivers slow down?

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Giants introduce John Harbaugh as head coach

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Volunteers of Long Island: The Beading Hearts

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Picture This: That time Commack had an arena for concerts and sports

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Ice cream dipped in melted butter? Stew Leonard's has it

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