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• NY lawmakers seek to raise smoking age to 21

  state lawmakers plan to urge Albany to follow the Big Apple's fight against youth smoking.State Sen. Diane Savino (D-Staten Island) and state Assemb. Linda Rosenthal (D-Manhattan) introduced bills in their respective legislative bodies Friday that would raise   Read more »

• State lawmakers to consider medical marijuana bill

  proponents saying they are optimistic legislation, for the first time, has a chance to pass in both chambers.State Sen. Diane Savino of Staten Island and Assemb. Richard Gottfried of Manhattan, both Democrats , are holding a news conference Tuesday in Albany   Read more »

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• Staten Island weighs in as Obama suffers second-term blues

  STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. - It’s been a stormy week for President Barack Obama, and the swirling controversies could wreck his second-term agenda. President Barack Obama gestures as he speaks at Ellicott Dredges in Baltimore, Friday, May 17, 2013, during his s   from SILive.com Read more »

• Independent Democrats push campaign finance reform in wake of scandals

  As a long line of state legislators faces indictments and possibly prison time for a host of infractions, a key group of senators believes that the corruption developments of recent weeks create an ideal climate to achieve New York’s first real campaign   from Citizen Action NY Read more »

• NY State Lawmakers Propose Raising Cigarette Age

  New York (AP) - Following New York City's lead, state lawmakers have taken up the cause to raise the minimum age for tobacco purchases from 18 to 21 statewide. State Sen. Diane Savino and Assemblywoman Linda Rosenthal announced the legislation at a press   from Fox 23 New York Read more »

• State leaders propose raising age to buy tobacco

  Two state polls will be pushing Albany to follow the Big Apple's suit in its fight against youth smoking. State Sen. Diane Savino and state Assemblywoman Linda Rosenthal introduced bills in their respective legislative bodies Friday that would make the C   from amNewYork Read more »

• As Cuomo evolves on medical marijuana, Savino wonders what's taking him so long

  Governor Andrew Cuomo said today that he does not support "medical marijuana at this point," but also said that "the situation is an evolving one." During an interview on "The Capitol Pressroom" with Susan Arbetter, Cuomo said he had a wide array of conc   from Capital New York Read more »