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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.

Monday, May 06, 2013  State Sen. John Sampson has been indicted on charges of embezzlement, obstruction of justice and lying to the FBI.

Tuesday, February 05, 2013  With 11 Democrats voting for the City University of New York professor, three Republican senators on the committee voted to forward her nomination without recommendation.

Tuesday, October 09, 2012  A top Senate Democrat is pushing to raise taxes on the wealthy while preserving many tax breaks benefiting the middle class in a challenge to a traditional tax reform model that lowers tax rates for all and finances the cuts through a broad assault on tax breaks and loopholes.

Monday, April 09, 2012  Senator George Maziarz (R-Newfane) is under fire to withdraw his "stand your ground" legislation.

Tuesday, June 14, 2011  UPDATE: The effort to legalize gay marriage in New York is getting an all-out lobbying effort from Democrats and celebrities, but there's still no sign of wavering among a critical bloc of Senate Republicans who led the defeat of the measure and blunted national momentum two years ago.

Thursday, June 02, 2011  New York's Senate Democrats will unveil a late-session jobs program that they hope to fund with savings from budget cuts.

Thursday, November 04, 2010  The fight for control of New York's Senate is coming down to just a few hundred votes, with Republicans already declaring they seized control in Tuesday's elections.

Tuesday, July 20, 2010  Millions of people stuck on the jobless rolls would receive an extension of unemployment benefits averaging $309 a week under a Senate bill that appears set to break free of a Republican filibuster.

Tuesday, July 13, 2010  A defiant Pedro Espada is rejecting efforts by New York Democratic leaders to oust him from the party.

Tuesday, January 26, 2010  Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand is accusing Harold Ford Jr. of childish and pathetic attacks on her as he considers whether to challenge her in the Democratic primary.

Tuesday, January 06, 2009  New York Senate Democrats say they've unanimously chosen Sen. Malcolm Smith to lead their historic majority.