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Republican New York State Assemblyman Steve Katz (AD-99) was arrested Thursday morning for possession of marijuana after he was pulled over for speeding to Albany for a legislative session. The New York State Trooper who pulled over Katz smelled marijuana in the conservative Assemblyman’s car. Katz then surrendered a bag of weed to the...
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New York Governor Andrew Cuomo seemed on the verge of approving limited hydraulic fracturing in the state last month, even presenting a modified drilling plan for up to 40 new sites. But now everything is on hold pending a new study and perhaps a new dialogue with his famous former brother-in-law.
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Conservatives upset with Rep. Richard Hanna (NY-22) might stage a primary challenge against him in 2014. Hanna recently joined 80 prominent Republicans in signing onto a friend-of-the-court brief with the Supreme Court supporting same-sex marriage and challenging California’s Proposition 8, which bans it.
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The Rockland County man who was charged with threatening President Obama, Nancy Pelosi, Harry Reid, Governor Cuomo, and their Democratic supporters lives off $600 in federal housing subsidies and food stamps. How's that for ironic?
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The State Senator's hometown paper is sharing what has been whispered in Albany for months: Grisanti might make a move back to the Democratic Party, or possibly a third party. But the path back might be filled with obstacles.
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Jake N. Oliver and Clifford T. Weathers discuss the recent State of the Union and State of the State speeches. Listen to the podcast of the live broadcast below:
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Opponents of natural gas fracturing in Sanford, New York filed a lawsuit Monday against the town council, alleging that officials silenced them in violation of their First Amendment rights. The city, like many across the state, has become a hotbed of anti-fracking activism as Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) debates whether to lift a statewide...
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The Commissioner of the New York Department of Health, Dr. Nirav Shaw, said today that more time is needed to review the impacts of hydrofracking before his report on its health effects is issued. Shaw's request for more time means that the Department of Environmental Conservation will wait to finalize the Supplemental Generic Environmental...
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Drugs and drug policy are a touchy subject. Prisons are filled with users and small-time pushers. But there is growing sentiment in New York and elsewhere that state and federal drug policies have gone too far, causing too many Americans to be locked up for too long at too great a price, both economically...
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From marijuana to Adderall, drugs and drug policy are a touchy subject. Prisons are filled with users and small-time pushers. But there is growing sentiment in New York and elsewhere that state and federal drug policies have gone too far, causing too many Americans to be locked up for too long at too great...
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