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Thursday, May 17, 2012  Workers replacing utility lines on one of the University at Buffalo's campuses have uncovered the remains of about 50 people who were buried more than a century ago in a cemetery for the poor.

Thursday, January 05, 2012  While outlining an aggressive agenda to boost New York's economy during his second year in office, Gov. Andrew Cuomo advocated several measures to help the poor and dispossessed such as better access to food stamps, new offices to protect tenants' rights and help homeowners avoid foreclosure, establishing a health insurance exchange and improving care for disabled adults.

Tuesday, August 16, 2011  Gov. Andrew Cuomo has signed a bill into law that will allow governments to donate their used computers to senior citizens and the poor, in addition to schools and nonprofit groups.