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Gillibrand Wants Apple Exports Exempt from Double Inspection
U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, a newly appointed member of the president’s export council, urged the president to exempt bulk shipments of apples to Canada from double inspection.
State Smoking Ban Reaches 10 Year Anniversary
New York City is marking the 10th anniversary of its ban on smoking in bars, restaurants and other indoor public spaces.
Mayor Michael Bloomberg said Wednesday there are about 500,000 fewer smokers in the city than there were a decade ago. He says there also are about 10,000 fewer deaths linked to smoking during that period.
Senate Passes Legislation Making Carjacking with Child Inside a Felony
The New York State Senate passed legislation that would increase criminal penalties for carjacking a vehicle when there is a child inside.
The legislation comes less than two weeks after a woman and her 10-year-old daughter were abducted in a carjacking in the Onondaga County town of Clay.
Silver Says State Developing Electronic Handgun Permit Database
New York will spend over $27 million to develop a statewide electronic handgun permit database as part of its new gun control law, Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver said Tuesday.
Silver said the measure in the tentative state budget will create a central database of handgun permit records now kept at the county level. The new database will allow faster statewide cross-checking with records of crimes
Seward Pleased with Education Aid in Budget
As a member of the joint budget conference committee on education, State Senator James Seward worked to boost school funding by $1 billion.
State Family Rebate Tax Details Emerge
Lawmakers initially said all children younger than age 17 would make a taxpayer eligible for a $350 rebate check slated to hit mailboxes in the fall of 2014. But children will actually have to be almost 2 years old before that time for their parents to qualify.
Specific details on the rebates finally emerged when the last batch of four budget bills was finalized and introduced late Sunday. The bud
Schumers Asks FDA to Reconsider Rules for Generic Oxycodone
U.S. Senator Charles Schumer announced that he is urging the Food and Drug Administration to take steps to prevent a potentially significant increase in violent prescription drug thefts.
Federal Government Seeks Reimbursement from New York State
Based on a Federal audit released Tuesday, New York is directed to return $27.4 million received in reimbursement from Washington. The refund is sought for money paid to support the state's soon-to-be-closed network of residential treatment centers for mentally ill youths.
State Budget Offers Funding Increases to Highway Repairs
As the 2013-14 state budgets is finalized, Senator James Seward announced Monday that local counties will receive a substantial increase in funding to support highway improvements.
State Invests $25 Million in High-Speed Internet Access
Assemblyman Pete Lopez welcomed an announcement by Governor Andrew Cuomo that the state is investing $25 million in new funding to expand high-speed internet access across the state.