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Tuesday, May 14, 2013  New York Senate Republicans say Monday's murder conviction of a Philadelphia abortion doctor bolsters their opposition in Albany to Gov. Andrew Cuomo's abortion proposal.

Thursday, March 21, 2013  Gov. Andrew Cuomo and legislative leaders say they have an agreement on a state budget that would include raising the minimum wage to $9 an hour over three years.

Wednesday, March 20, 2013  Gov. Andrew Cuomo insists he's not rolling back a major element of the nation's most restrictive gun control measure that he pushed into law a month after the Newtown, Conn., shootings.

Wednesday, March 20, 2013  The state Senate's Independent Democratic Conference says the state budget will include five-figure tax credits to employers to hire recent veterans as a way to reduce the high unemployment rate of service members returning from combat.

Wednesday, March 20, 2013  The tax rebates would go to families with a household income of $40,000 to $300,000, with one or more children.

Tuesday, March 19, 2013  A poll shows more New York Republican voters for the first time disapproving of Gov. Andrew Cuomo's performance following the Democrat's push for a gun-control bill.

Monday, March 18, 2013  Gov. Andrew Cuomo and New York legislative leaders hope to announce agreement on the third straight on-time budget.

Wednesday, March 13, 2013  A written proposal shows the State University at New York may soon create its 65th campus, spinning its fast-growing College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering away from the University at Albany.

Wednesday, March 13, 2013  A state judge has refused to block New York's tough new gun law in a lawsuit by more than 1,000 people who claim it violates the state constitution because it was passed too quickly and restricts the rights of its citizen militia.

Tuesday, March 12, 2013  Gov. Andrew Cuomo is expected in the next few weeks to select a second judge for New York's highest court from among seven candidates proposed by a state commission.

Friday, March 08, 2013  A new poll finds 41 percent of New Yorkers think Gov. Andrew Cuomo's new gun control law is "about right," while 30 percent say it went too far.

Monday, March 04, 2013  An oil and gas industry group is warning that a business exodus from the state will worsen while Gov. Andrew Cuomo awaits the results of a Pennsylvania health study before deciding whether to allow fracking.

Friday, March 01, 2013  A group of 1,200 New Yorkers has forced a court review of whether New York's new gun controls were rushed into law in violation of the State constitution.

Friday, February 15, 2013  Allison Gollust, who had recently worked for NBC Universal, will go to CNN Worldwide with her former boss, Jeffrey Zucker.

Friday, February 08, 2013  New York already has five Indian casinos and nine tracks that offer video slots but no table games.