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The speaker of the New York state Assembly is heading back upstate for a look at a summer program for children.

The speaker of the New York state Assembly plans to tour the Olana State Historic Site as part of his annual upstate tour.

A measure that would allow New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio to create a new admission system for the city's elite high schools has been approved by a state legislative committee.

If New York legalizes recreational marijuana it must also consider expunging the criminal records of thousands of people who were arrested for using the drug, New York state Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie told reporters Wednesday.

The New York Legislature on Tuesday appointed Barbara Underwood interim attorney general two weeks after Eric Schneiderman suddenly resigned as the state's top legal chief amid allegations he physically abused four women he dated.

State Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie is hitting the road again to start his third state tour.

The state Legislature's most powerful Democrat is planning to take another tour across New York state.

The leader of Planned Parenthood is coming to Albany for her organization's annual lobby day.

The Democrat-controlled state Assembly on Tuesday passed legislation aimed at reducing gun violence in the state, a day after Republicans who control New York's Senate approved bills that focus on school safety but don't address the gun control issue.

Democrats who control the state Assembly say they plan to again pass legislation that would provide state college financial aid programs to students without legal status.