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		<title>State Senate Passes Pet Theft Bill</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Apr 2012 14:47:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gino Geruntino</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Albany, NY (WIBX) &#8211; The State Senate passed legislation making the theft of a pet dog or cat a felony. By a vote of 56-2,  the senate voted to pass the bill, changing the existing penal law to include pet theft as grand larceny. Senator Carl Marcellino, the bill&#8217;s sponsor, says pets are a valuable [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Albany, NY (WIBX) - The State Senate passed legislation making the theft of a pet dog or cat a felony.
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		<title>NY Senate Votes In Favor Of MMA</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Apr 2012 14:06:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gino Geruntino</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Albany, NY (WIBX) &#8211; New York is, once again, trying to bring Mixed Martial Arts to the Empire State. The most recent MMA bill, sponsored by Senator Joe Griffo, passed the Senate by a 43-14 vote. Last year, a similar vote was taken, but was shot down in the Assembly. According to Griffo, most states [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Albany, NY (WIBX) - New York is, once again, trying to bring Mixed Martial Arts to the Empire State.
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		<title>No Fees, No Taxes, No Gimmicks, No Deficit</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Mar 2012 12:22:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kristine Bellino</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[New York News]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Albany, NY (WIBX) &#8211; &#8220;No new taxes, no fees, no gimmicks,&#8221; and no deficit.  That&#8217;s according to Governor Andrew Cuomo who says that they have reached a budget agreement in advance of the April 1, 2012 deadline. The Governor met with Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos and Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver.  According to a statement [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Albany, NY (WIBX) - "No new taxes, no fees, no gimmicks," and no deficit.  That's according to Governor Andrew Cuomo who says that they have reached a budget agreement in advance of the April 1, 2012 deadline.</p>
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		<title>Table Gaming May Be In The Cards At Vernon Downs</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Mar 2012 14:39:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kristine Bellino</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Utica, NY (WIBX) &#8211; So-called &#8220;high end&#8221; games like roulette might be in the cards for area casino gamblers. The Oneida County Legislature is officially requesting that Vernon Downs be chosen as one of the 7-privately owned casinos in New York State that are being considered for table games. Governor Andrew Cuomo is pushing for [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Utica, NY (WIBX) - So-called "high end" games like roulette might be in the cards for area casino gamblers.</p>
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		<title>State Senate Cracks Down On Auto Insurance Fraud</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Mar 2012 18:12:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kristine Bellino</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Albany, NY (WIBX) &#8211; It is becoming more and more difficult to commit auto insurance fraud in New York. Today the State Senate passed three bills that together would make staging auto accidents a felony, make it illegal to use accomplices known as &#8220;runners&#8221; to collect insurance money, and would permit insurers to retroactively cancel [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Albany, NY (WIBX) - It is becoming more and more difficult to commit auto insurance fraud in New York.</p>
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		<title>State Senate Passes &quot;Buy From The Backyard Act&quot;</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Mar 2012 15:06:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gino Geruntino</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Albany, NY (WIBX) &#8211; New York&#8217;s agribusinesses are getting another boost, thanks to the state Senate&#8217;s passing of the &#8220;Buy From the Backyard Act.&#8221; Co-sponsored by Senator Jim Seward, the bill requires state agencies with food contracts, such as prisons and universities, to buy at least 20 percent of their food from New York sources. [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Albany, NY (WIBX) - New York's agribusinesses are getting another boost, thanks to the state Senate's passing of the "Buy From the Backyard Act."
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		<title>State Senate Passes Version Of Budget</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Mar 2012 12:31:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kristine Bellino</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Albany, NY (WIBX) &#8211; The state Senate has passed its 2012-2013 budget resolution. Senator Joe Griffo says the resolution aims to control spending, avoid new taxes, fees and unfunded state mandates and helps create new jobs. The Senate budget totals just under $132.5 billion, keeps the total state spending increase below two percent and spends [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Legislation To Protect Grieving Military Families Passes State Senate</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Apr 2011 20:28:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>WIBX</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Utica, NY (WIBX) - A proposal to protect grieving military families from protests and harassment at funeral services, unanimously passed the New York State Senate. Senator Joseph Griffo, who drafted the legislation, says its aim is to make it a crime to interfere with funeral services. He said, &#8220;It will establish a distance marker of 500 feet and [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Utica, NY (WIBX) - A proposal to protect grieving military families from protests and harassment at funeral services, unanimously passed the New York State Senate.
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		<title>WIBX News On Demand</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Feb 2011 23:02:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>WIBX</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Evening Headlines from WIBX Oneida County Exploring Government Consolidation Efforts Frm. Congressman Michael Arcuri Joins Syracuse Law Firm NYS Senate Passes Tough Sex Offender Bill Comptroller Tom DiNapoli Cautiously Supports Gov. Cuomo&#8217;s Budget]]></description>
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<li>Oneida County Exploring Government Consolidation Efforts</li>
<li>Frm. Congressman Michael Arcuri Joins Syracuse Law Firm</li>
<li>NYS Senate Passes Tough Sex Offender Bill</li>
<li>Comptroller Tom DiNapoli Cautiously Supports Gov. Cuomo's Budget
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		<title>NYC OTB Workers Heading To Albany To Lobby For Help</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Jan 2011 14:58:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>WIBX</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Albany, NY &#8211;  Off Track Betting workers from New York City are heading to the State Capital this morning to lobby lawmakers for help. The betting group lost many of their workers last year after the New York State Senate failed to reach an agreement that would have bailed them out and stop the closure [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Albany, NY -  Off Track Betting workers from New York City are heading to the State Capital this morning to lobby lawmakers for help.
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