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Gov. Andrew Cuomo has launched a new program aimed at assisting immigrants through the complex and expensive process of becoming a U.S. citizen. Under this new program, up to 2,000 immigrants will be eligible to submit naturalization applications free of charge, with the beneficiaries selected via a lottery system. […]
Stores risk losing lottery and liquor licenses if they are caught selling K2 and other forms of synthetic ‘marijuana’ Following a recent incident in Brooklyn where more than 30 people were sickened after ingesting synthetic marijuana, Gov. Andrew Cuomo has ordered an aggressive statewide crackdown on the sale […]
Dashboard cameras are growing in popularity in recent years because of the security they provide for drivers. They can help sort out culpability in court cases and insurance fraud. Sometimes they even capture footage of interesting events such as the earthbound meteor in Russia that was caught on thousands […]
Senate Democrats are calling on Republican Conference Leader John Flanagan to call a hearing on the ongoing Hoosick Falls water crisis. A letter signed by Senate Democratic Conference Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins and Sen. Brad Hoylman, the ranking member of the Environmental Conservation Committee, calls for a hearing as soon […]