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Thursday, May 16, 2013  The Oneida Indian Nation has agreed to effectively end its decides-long land claim in Oneida and Madison counties in exchange for exclusive rights to operate a casino in Central New York.

Thursday, May 09, 2013  Gov. Andrew Cuomo wants any future new casinos to provide revenue to several counties surrounding each one, not just the county that's host to the facility.

Wednesday, May 01, 2013  Yahoo! has recently named the Finger Lakes and Lake George to their list of “Lakeside destinations that have it all.”

Monday, April 29, 2013  HarperCollins says it has acquired world rights to a book by New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo about his life and the "profound moments" of his first term in office, including signing gay-marriage legislation.

Saturday, April 20, 2013  New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is already haunted by his campaign promise to conduct the most transparent administration in history, a claim good-government groups and observers say has fallen far short.

Tuesday, April 09, 2013  The Cuomo administration says employers should save $1.2 billion from changes to New York's worker's compensation and unemployment insurance programs.

Thursday, March 21, 2013  The New York affiliate of the National Rifle Association, joined by sportsmen's groups, firearms businesses and individual gun owners, has filed a lawsuit in federal court seeking an injunction to stop the state's new gun control law.

Thursday, March 21, 2013  The tentative deal for a New York state budget will include expansion of pre-kindergarten in low-income schools, funding to extend the school day and year, and merit pay for top teachers.

Wednesday, March 20, 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.

Tuesday, March 12, 2013  Gov. Andrew Cuomo has proposed a plan for the use of $1.7 billion in federal storm-damage funds.

Sunday, March 10, 2013  New York's Legislature and Gov. Andrew Cuomo are on track to pass the earliest state budget in decades.

Saturday, March 09, 2013  Writers who cover the great outdoors in New York say that Gov. Andrew Cuomo's tight control of state worker communications is making it tougher to cover tourism and recreation.

Saturday, March 09, 2013  A health study cited by leading environmentalist Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as pivotal in helping persuade Gov. Andrew Cuomo to hold off on plans for a limited fracking pilot program is likely years away from conclusions about whether the shale gas-drilling technology is safe.

Friday, March 08, 2013  A New Yorker accused of making death threats on Facebook against top politicians has been indicted by a federal grand jury.

Tuesday, March 05, 2013  The resolution passed by a vote of 14-3. It calls upon Governor Cuomo and the state legislature to repeal the toughest set of gun control laws introduced in the wake of the Newtown massacre.