Environmentalists plan a belated Earth Day celebration and lobby day at the State Capitol Monday, when the legislature returns from a two and a half week break. Among other things, they want new rules for the controversial practice of natural gas extraction known as hydro fracking.
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The New York State legislature returns May 2nd, after taking half of the month of April off for spring break. They have a busy agenda in the remaining two months of the session, including a push for a property tax cap, and gay marriage.
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The State Senate held a panel discussion with major health care stakeholders, on how New York will implement the federal health care reforms proposed by President Obama and passed by Congress.
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Governor Andrew Cuomo did not rule out suspending the state's gas tax for part of the summer, as prices continue to climb.
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College students from around the state concerned about the natural gas extraction process known as hydro fracking presented Governor Andrew Cuomo's office with petitions to study the practice more carefully.
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Governor Cuomo may have achieved an on time budget for only the third time in 25 years, but there is one April 1 deadline that he missed. State worker contracts expired March 31st, and a new deal with public employees has not been reached.
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Several gay rights and human rights groups have banded together to convince enough state Senators to vote yes on a bill to legalize gay marriage in New York State this legislative session.
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Governor Cuomo says he may be willing to soften some of the provisions of his property tax cap proposal, which calls for a 2% across the board limit on the growth of school and local property taxes.
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Governor Andrew Cuomo has settled his first union contract with the prison guards union, which includes benefit and pay concessions.
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Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver is losing a long time senior aide, Dean Fuleihan, but the Speaker says he has no intention himself of leaving after 17 years in the Assembly's top spot.
