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Thursday, August 02, 2012  Changes intended to include more people in New York's DNA database of criminals has taken effect.

Friday, March 30, 2012  New York is moving up to August the start for collecting DNA samples from everyone convicted of a felony or penal misdemeanor.

Monday, March 19, 2012  Anyone convicted of a felony and most misdemeanors will have to submit their DNA as part of new legislation signed into law today.

Thursday, March 15, 2012  Onondaga County's top prosecutor is publicly supporting a push by the governor to expand the state's DNA database.

Thursday, March 15, 2012  New York would see up to seven Las Vegas-style casinos, a doubled DNA database to fight crime and free innocent people, and a less cushy pension for future public workers under deals struck behind closed doors Wednesday.

Wednesday, February 29, 2012  Governor Andrew Cuomo's push to expand the DNA database is getting a lot of support.

Thursday, February 16, 2012  Onondaga County District Attorney Bill Fitzpatrick was among those who turned out to show their support for the use of an expanded DNA database.

Thursday, January 26, 2012  Sheriff's from across New York are gathering in the Albany area, where they're voicing their support for Gov. Cuomo's proposal to expand the state's DNA databank.

Thursday, March 03, 2011  The family of a local murder victim is trying to persuade Gov. Andrew Cuomo to support legislation to permit the collection of DNA samples at the time of a felony arrest.

Tuesday, January 11, 2011  New York Senator Chuck Schumer throws his support behind allow that allows police to take dna samples from suspects at the time they're arrested.

Tuesday, June 22, 2010  Gov. David Paterson has proposed roughly doubling New York's DNA database to include samples from even low-level offenders, making it the first in the nation to so broadly collect and use this evidence to solve crimes and exonerate people wrongly convicted.