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Joseph Percoco, second from left, and his legal

Former aide to Cuomo sentenced to 6 years in prison

Joe Percoco, the former top lieutenant to Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo who was convicted of ...

Region/State Panel fights disclosure of Percoco probe
The state GOP filed a lawsuit seeking to force the group to disclose whether its 14-member ...
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Health NYC, LI favor legalizing marijuana, survey finds
On the cusp of a major meeting in Hempstead next week when legalizing recreational marijuana ...
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Spin Cycle Hawkins: Green Party is 'Plan B' for progressives
The Green Party is "Plan B" for progressives, gubernatorial candidate Howie Hawkins said in kicking ...
9/19/18
Suffolk Plum Island sale opposed by lawmakers, groups
HARTFORD, Conn. — Lawmakers from New York and Connecticut have joined environmental groups in ramping ...
9/19/18
Football NJ probes FanDuel refusal to pay $82G on wrong odds
New Jersey gambling regulators are investigating whether FanDuel's sports book at the Meadowlands Racetrack should ...
9/19/18
Region/State Cuomo, Dems target Trump in general election
“We’re the big tent party. We have differences, we have debates,” Cuomo said. “But at ...
9/18/18
Region/State Molinaro: Cuomo 'created his own bogeyman' in Trump
ALBANY — Republican candidate Marc Molinaro on Tuesday said Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo is using ...
9/18/18
Dan Janison Janison: Marc Molinaro is no Donald Trump
Just as generals fight the last war, news media take cues from the last big ...
9/16/18
Region/State Unions report few defections so far from Janus decision
ALBANY — Public worker unions say few members have abandoned their unions so far since ...
9/15/18
Politics Raynor after victory: There's 'a lot of work to do'
Taylor Raynor, who defeated longtime state Assemb. Earlene Hooper for the Democratic nomination in the ...
9/14/18