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The state's "Clean Slate" has gone into effect, sealing some convictions once a person has completed their sentence. NewsdayTV's Ken Buffa and Newsday Albany bureau chief Yancey Roy report.

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A state audit calls for better use of public money to redevelop coastal areas after damaging storms, including building affordable housing. Newday Albany correspondent Michael Gormley has more on the report.

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There is "only a slight chance," given the current forecast, that the auroras will be visible from Long Island.

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A judge said canceling a subscription should be as easy as signing up and the company should not have required customers to deal with a live agent when canceling.

Sirius XM's policy for canceling subscriptions ruled illegal

Fire departments from all over Long Island helped fight the fire, which has consumed more than 5,000 acres upstate

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He worked in the radio and voice-over industry for more than 50 years.

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The state's request for information last week noted that generation projects under consideration can only be located north and west of the lower Hudson Valley.

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Experts said the state has to balance dishing out more cash with the potential strain on employers and taxpayers.

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A new Siena College Research Institute poll shows former President Donald Trump is trailing Democratic challenger Vice President Kamala Harris in the presidential race among registered voters statewide. NewsdayTV's Virginia Huie reports. 

Double-digit lead in New York poll

NewsdayTV's Joye Brown talks one-on-one with GOP candidate Michael Sapraicone, who's running against Democratic incumbent Kirsten Gillibrand, at NewsdayTV studios.

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Many Long Islanders are feeling the impact of the $10,000 SALT tax cap, especially those with high property values. NewsdayTV's Drew Scott reports.

'We're taxed to death'

The shipment of major goods was shut down as tens of thousands of dockworkers formed picket lines at dozens of ports across the Atlantic and Gulf coasts. NewsdayTV's Ken Buffa reports.

'Could cost the economy nearly $5 billion a day' 

In response to the Farmingdale High School marching band charter bus accident, a proposed state bill would require most passengers in charter buses to wear safety belts or face fines.

Tragedy prompted seat belt bill

Gov. Kathy Hochul announced there will be a new congestion pricing plan by the end of the year. 

New congestion pricing plan is on the way 

Gov. Kathy Hochul cited the high cost of living in New York City as a reason to delay the implementation of congestion pricing.

'New Yorkers are getting hammered on costs'

Suffolk County Comptroller John Kennedy says TPVA and BusPatrol need to come up with a corrective action plan. NewsdayTV's Shari Einhorn reports. 

 'A ticket is no good unless it results in money. Dead presidents.'

Suffolk's dismissal of $2 million worth of tickets drew criticism from the state lawmaker who sponsored the program. NewsdayTV's Shari Einhorn reports. 

'This is the biggest scam' 

Suffolk County's red light camera program could come to an end, in part because no state senator has stepped forward to carry the legislation in Albany.

Suffolk's red light camera program could come to a halt

Thomas Valva's death has some family law experts and state legislators rethinking state confidentiality laws in some circumstances.

Romaine, Tierney urge changes to law

The red flag law, which allows law enforcement to confiscate weapons from those deemed a potential threat, was ruled constitutional. NewsdayTV's Ken Buffa and Newsday Albany Bureau Chief Yancey Roy report.

Red flag gun law upheld as constitutional by appeals court

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