new york state senate

The New York State Assembly is expected to pass an increase in the minimum wage today to nine dollars an hour.

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Albany, NY (WIBX) - State Senate Republicans and the Independent Democratic Conference, consisting of five members, are joining forces in Albany.

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Albany, NY (WIBX) - A little more than a week remains on the public comment period for the proposed Thruway toll hike.

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Utica, NY (WIBX) - New legislation coming from a bipartisan group of lawmakers, promises to reduce the rising use of a drug commonly known as "bath salts."

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Albany, NY (WIBX) - Calling a loophole in the law "shocking," the State Senate has now made the viewing of child pornography a crime.

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Albany, NY (WIBX) - New York brewers are "hoppy" about a new round of legislation designed to help grow the craft beer industry in the state.

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Albany, NY (WIBX) - A new law is in effect allowing parents who give birth to a baby, resulting in a stillbirth, to receive a "Certificate of Still Birth," issued by the state Department of Health.

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Marcy, NY (WIBX) - What happens to counterfeit clothing after police have taken it off the streets? In many cases it's incinerated. But, State Senator Joe Griffo wants to change that.

Griffo is sponsoring legislation aimed at distributing counterfeit merchandise to the needy, once the items have been altered to ensure they are marked as imitations and safe

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Albany, NY ()WIBX)- The state Senate has passed legislation co-sponsored by Senator James Seward that would expand New York's DNA database.

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Albany, NY (WIBX) - Mixed Martial Arts is one step closer to becoming legal in New York.

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