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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.'

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The accident in Orange County Thursday killed Gina Pellettiere, 43, of Massapequa, the school's director of bands, and Beatrice Ferrari, 77, of Farmingdale, a retired social studies teacher who was acting as a chaperone.

Farmingdale High School bus crash update: Five students critically hurt, nearly two dozen passengers hospitalized, officials say

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Students and staff at Farmingdale High School prepared for an emotional day Friday, following the death of the Farmingdale High School director of bands and a retired social studies teacher in a bus crash in Orange County on Thursday. NewsdayTV's Macy Egeland reports.

Farmingdale H.S. student: 'I feel like it's going to be silent all day'

More than 500 mourners, many of them former students, turned out for Ferrari's funeral at St. Kilian Roman Catholic Church.

'She saw your potential': Mourners remember how Beatrice Ferrari shaped students, loved Farmingdale's music community

Since 1968, there have been four fatal crashes of school charter buses carrying Long Island children. 

Farmingdale bus crash stirs painful memories for survivors of past accidents

The bill was prompted by last year's deadly tour bus crash involving the Farmingdale High School marching band.

NYS senate OKs measure requiring seat belt use on charter buses

Crash gates link opposite lanes of a highway and help speed up first responders' access to an accident scene.

Gate installed near Farmingdale bus crash site upstate to speed emergency response

The company's Jarratt, Virginia, plant has been linked to the listeria deaths of at least nine people and hospitalizations of about 50 others in 18 states, including New York.

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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

Gov. Kathy Hochul and religious leaders are looking for a way around what they call 'exclusionary zoning' that has blocked new housing projects, NewsdayTV's Albany reporter Michael Gormley reports.

Looking for ways around zoning

Gov. Kathy Hochul presented her fiscal year state budget proposal in Albany Tuesday, outlining a reduction in state aid for schools. NewsdayTV's Steve Langford reports.

'We are not going to be able to replicate the massive increases' 

Newsday recaps Gov. Kathy Hochul's 2024 State of the State address, covering issues such as affordable housing and crime. 

Recap: Gov. Hochul's State of the State address

Gov. Kathy Hochul delivered her 2024 State of the State address in the New York State Assembly Chamber in Albany.

NewsdayTV's Macy Egeland and Newsday Albany Bureau Chief Yancey Roy report on what can be done to address the migrant crisis.

What can be done to address the migrant crisis? 

Tighter budgets, affordable housing on the state's '24 agenda. NewsdayTV's Jasmine Anderson and Newsday Albany Bureau Chief Yancey Roy report.

What does the state's budget deficit mean for LIers?

The Court of Appeals has ordered the redistricting commission to draw up a new proposal by no later than Feb. 28. NewsdayTV's Virginia Huie reports. 

What congressional redistricting could mean

LIers have mixed feelings about the casino plan and also weigh in on the 2024 election and housing. NewsdayTV's Virginia Huie reports.

LIers weigh in on casino, housing

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