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Taxes, climate on Albany's agenda as budget deadline nears
Gov. Kathy Hochul and the Democrat-controlled Legislature don't appear far apart on spending.
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Former LIPA trustee urges Hochul to release findings of IG probe
Drew Biondo's resignation from the LIPA board last year helped trigger a state investigation of the utility.
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Blakeman denied matching funds, a blow to his campaign
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Poll shows Blakeman gaining ground in race against Hochul
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NY lawmakers miss budget deadline, grant extension
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Water rates to jump in Suffolk $16 a year
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Albany looks at a better retirement deal for many workers, with cost at issue
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Battle for Suffolk Democratic Party boss becomes proxy fight for group's direction
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Hot topic in Albany: Democrats considering dozens of bills to combat harms of AI
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Paperwork error could cost Blakeman in his bid for governor
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Higher LIPA power costs drive up to 20% increase in customer bills
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Legislators take aim at lawyers who steal clients' real estate deposits
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Nassau criticized over transfer of $14M related to opioid settlement funds
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LI wineries, farms prepare for spring as threat of ICE raids loom
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LI village under 'significant fiscal stress'
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Why your NY tax refund may be delayed this year
Names of Blakeman's armed volunteer deputies revealed
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Nassau restricts sale of 'whip-its,' nitrous oxide cannisters
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Even-year elections will proceed as Supreme Court declines to hear appeal
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With ICE coming to airports, immigration attorneys urge caution
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Hochul running mate visits LI businesses struggling amid ICE raids
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NYC sanitation worker whose sons found 'American success story' on LI dies at 90
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Loss of matching funds could deal large blow to Blakeman's campaign
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Hochul: NY's clean energy goals need more time
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Democrats question funding for Blakeman's governor bid
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Critics take aim at companies that use customer data to set personalized prices
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No questions allowed? League of Women Voters quits event.
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Mayors reelected in Northport, Old Field, and preservationist slate prevails in Garden City
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Mamdani seeks overhaul of how police handle mental crisis calls
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Vance and Rubio's differing postures on Iran war highlight their challenges ahead of 2028 election
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Trump signs order directing creation of a national voter list, a move already facing lawsuit threats
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A hearing on extending Zimbabwe president's term erupts in chaos
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Lula keeps Alckmin as his running mate for Brazil's general election in October
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3 FBI agents fired after investigating Trump file class action suit alleging 'retribution campaign'
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European Union official says reports of violence during Serbia vote unacceptable
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GOP sheriff in California pauses election probe as legal challenges grow
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International observers urge violence-free elections after clashes at Serbia vote
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Central African Republic's president sworn in for a third term after disputed election
Mark Sanford makes a last-minute bid to return to Congress — again — in South Carolina
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Israeli parliament passes budget, allowing Netanyahu to avoid early elections
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A youth-led push for change threatens Orbán's 16-year rule in Hungary's elections
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Republic of Congo constitutional court confirms leader Sassou-N'Guesso's election win and fifth term
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Trump's conflicting messages sow confusion over the Iran war
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Nepal police arrest former prime minister and former home minister over September protest deaths
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With their candidates losing in metro Atlanta, Georgia GOP seeks to remove party labels
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Missouri court says new Trump-backed US House districts are in effect ahead of midterm elections
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California and a voting rights group filed legal challenges to stop GOP sheriff's ballot seizure
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Voting rights advocates hail Virginia's return to multistate voter roll system
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Florida congresswoman Cherfilus-McCormick committed 25 ethics violations, House panel finds
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LI defense manufacturers brace for surge in orders amid Iran war
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Picture This: That time a little girl was saved after being held for 16 days underground
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Female entrepreneurs team up at Babe Cave
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Out East: Where the buffalo roam
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LI woman who survived LaGuardia crash: 'The pilots really saved all of us'
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"If you get the vibe, it just makes everything better'
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LI overdoses plummet as opioid use declines
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Body cam footage shows Justin Timberlake being pulled over in 2024 DWI arrest
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Ex-boyfriend charged in acid attack on LI college student
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