New York State and Regional News Stories
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Protest buffer zones proposed in NYS, but are they constitutional?
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Democrats to seek amendment to allow new congressional maps for NYS
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Hochul leads Blakeman 49% to 33% in latest poll
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Epstein victims call on NYS to make it easier to pursue damages
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State lawmakers near deal to restrict ICE enforcement actions
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Blakeman seeking $3.5M in public matching funds for Hochul battle
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Democrats kick off statewide rebuke of Blakeman, launching fight in Mineola
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What's behind native tribes' ongoing disputes with New York State
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Blakeman, Hochul brought in hundreds of thousands more than their salaries in 2025
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Nursing homes fear getting shortchanged in scramble for state dollars
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NYS strikes down LI districts' transgender bathroom policies
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Legislature approves bill to allow state to set vaccination standards
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Up to $500 available for volunteer firefighters to take new training courses
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Resorts World casino at Aqueduct to offer 240 table games with live dealers next week

As pennies vanish, NYS could round cash transactions to the nearest nickel
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Blakeman goes upstate to criticize solar energy projects, Hochul
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Audit flags LI fire department for untracked fuel spending
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What's behind proposed tax on NYC vacation homes worth $5 million or more
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NYS looks at millions for thermal energy networks
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State awards $22M for Great Neck apartment renovation
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What do you want to see at a redesigned Jamaica Station? The state wants to know.
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New Assembly GOP leader was bitten by the politics bug at early age
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Father of missing LI girl files $10M lawsuit against NYS, Suffolk
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School data incidents surging on LI, statewide. What can be done to protect students?
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'We're not talking about ending life early'
The bill will allow terminally ill individuals with less than six months to live to use doctor-prescribed medication to end their lives. NewsdayTV's Ken Buffa reports.
MORE ON THIS TOPICHochul to sign Aid in Dying bill, with changes

'That's not right'

'Just an astounding amount of people coming in day in day out'

State GOP disbands groug after racist texts found online
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Out East: Home on the free range at Browder's Birds
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LI college grads face a tough job market
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Connect with nature brick by brick at Old Westbury Gardens
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'The big event in the life of the Big Duck was when it was moved'
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LI Works: Where's the beef? Ken visits a butcher shop
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Many LIers wrestle with exhaustion, debt and trade-offs at home as they try to stay afloat
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Design your own pie at this Huntington cafe
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Out East: Rescue center where they give a hoot about saving animals

Eat like a kid again with 'happy meals' for grown-ups
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Records of excellence
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