Rebecca C. Lewis
Rounding up the week’s political news.
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Some moderates voted against the revenue bill, while Democratic Socialists changed their vote at the last minute.
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State lawmakers scored major victories on taxes, education funding and aid for undocumented immigrants.
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Charged state budget talks about aid for undocumented immigrants has revealed fractures among Democratic lawmakers.
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The plan is enmeshed in state budget negotiations, with a gap between Gov. Andrew Cuomo and state Senate Deputy Majority Leader Michael Gianaris.
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Rounding up the week’s political news.
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Between Democratic supermajorities and mounting crises, the governor seems to have caved on some major sticking points on legal weed.
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Pay stubs and bank statements could prevent undocumented workers from receiving retroactive pandemic relief.
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Rounding up the week’s political news.
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Details are emerging from a deal that is expected to legalize cannabis in New York state.
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