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Wednesday, April 24, 2013  Republican Assembly members are calling for a constitutional amendment that would allow voters to recall their elected officials for corruption and other reasons.

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.

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, December 07, 2012  The Supreme Court will take up California's ban on same-sex marriage, a case that could give the justices the chance to rule on whether gay Americans have the same constitutional right to marry as heterosexuals.

Monday, November 26, 2012  A Pennsylvania company is planning a natural gas pipeline that will run 75 miles, icluding across three Southern Tier counties.

Thursday, October 18, 2012 

Wednesday, August 08, 2012  Attorneys for Facebook and the American Civil Liberties Union want a federal appeals court to rule that clicking "Like" on the social networking site is constitutionally-protected free speech.

Wednesday, November 30, 2011  A state judge has refused to dismiss a suit challenging the gay marriage law signed by Gov. Andrew Cuomo in June, concluding there is an issue whether New York's open meetings law was violated.

Friday, October 14, 2011  A dispute over same sex marriage has thrust a small town in Cayuga County into the national spotlight.

Wednesday, September 21, 2011  A new poll shows most New Yorkers want to see more Las Vegas-type casinos built in New York that aren't associated with Indian tribes.

Friday, September 16, 2011  More and more teenagers these days support a bedrock of American democracy, the First Amendment.

Monday, July 25, 2011  Opponents of New York's gay marriage law are suing to overturn it one day after weddings began.

Tuesday, July 12, 2011  A town clerk in upstate New York says she's resigning over her religious opposition to gay marriage.

Thursday, May 26, 2011  A meeting in Fayetteville focused on a proposal to have a non-partisan group of citizens make changes to the New York State constitution.

Tuesday, March 15, 2011  The Senate on Monday approved the first step in amending the state constitution to require independent redistricting to reform New York's notorious gerrymandering but not without another fight in the chamber over its most heated issue.