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Albany, NY (WIBX) - The State Senate has passed legislation attempting to make college more affordable for middle-class families.

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State Senator Joe Griffo's bill regarding convicted felons and serving the duration of their sentences has been approved by the Senate. It was just one of many legislative issues discussed on WIBX First Look on Thursday morning (5/24/14).

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Albany, NY (WIBX) - In order to earn good behavior allowances, certain violent felons will have to prove to the state Board of Parole they won't be a threat to society.

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Whitesboro, NY (WIBX) - Organizers are diligently working to raise money to construct the Kurt B. Wyman Memorial Park.

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Rome, NY (WIBX) - Using an airport hangar at Mohawk Valley Community College's Griffiss park campus as a backdrop, Senator Kirsten Gillibrand joined local legislators, veterans, and instructors to announce the take-off of legislation she is sponsoring to make certain that returning war veterans have jobs to come back to when they come home.

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Utica, NY (WIBX) - Efforts are underway to curb the rise in animal abuse cases across the state.

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Utica, NY (WIBX) - State and local officials are putting those who abuse animals on notice.

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Marcy, NY (WIBX) - SUNYIT is hosting the first in a series of public nanotechnology forums, discussing the industry's growth in the Mohawk Valley.

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Utica, NY (WIBX) - Senator Joseph Griffo says the state Senate will hold a public hearing in Utica next week to examine tougher state actions to curb the alarming rise in animal abuse.

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Utica, NY (WIBX) - The state's plan to close the Mohawk Valley Psychiatric Center and consolidate services with the Syracuse based Hutchings Psychiatric Center, has many up in arms.

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