New York Assembly

NY Calls For Fracking Health Study

AP | MARY ESCH | Posted 05.13.2012

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ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Environmental and health groups are praising the New York State Assembly for including an independent health impact study of hyd...

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New York State Assembly Approves Same-Sex Marriage Bill

Reuters | Dan Wiessner | Posted 08.15.2011

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By Dan Wiessner ALBANY, June 15 (Reuters) - The New York state Assembly approved same-sex marriage on Wednesday and the bill is likely to face ...

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Teen Tan Ban Coming To New York?

AP | By MICHAEL GORMLEY | Posted 07.04.2011

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ALBANY, N.Y. -- Fulfilling the "Jersey Shore" mantra of G.T.L. – gym, tanning, laundry – may soon be a lot harder for teenagers in New Yor...

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Ed Koch: You're Either on the Side of the Angels, or You're a Bum

Blake Fleetwood | Posted 05.25.2011

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Blake Fleetwood

I am intrigued by former Mayor Ed Koch's Don Quixote campaign to rid the New York State's dysfunctional legislature of all the crooks and bums.

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The One-Two Punch of Autism

Liane Kupferberg Carter | Posted 05.25.2011

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Liane Kupferberg Carter

Last month both the Assembly and state Senate unanimously passed groundbreaking bipartisan legislation that will put New York at the forefront of a nationwide effort to provide health insurance coverage for people with autism.

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