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ALBANY — Two of the top political issues under debate at the state Capitol — wiping criminal records and increasing housing — are on track to be settled in the final days of the legislative session that ends next week. ...

ALBANY — A report released Thursday by the Sierra Club Atlantic Chapter says New York has failed to regulate the spreading of sewage sludge that the group says is contaminated with manufacturing chemicals that can harm humans. The report notes that ...

In December, after the Thruway Authority initially proposed a fresh round of toll hikes, this editorial board said the ask was reasonable, no matter how much New Yorkers might grumble about paying more.  After all, we noted, tolls had not gone ...

ALBANY — Leaders of an historic bank founded by one-time Albany resident Alexander Hamilton visited the Capitol on Wednesday to share memorabilia and stories of their institution’s past with state lawmakers.  Alexander, who fought in the American Revolutionary War and helped ...

ALBANY — An attempt to close a loophole in the state’s lobbying laws, which allowed for undocumented outside influence over the chief judge nomination of Justice Hector D. LaSalle to occur, has stalled in the final week of the legislative session. The legislation ...