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ALBANY >> New York City Cardinal Timothy Dolan and bishops from around the state made a lobbying push at the Capitol on Tuesday for a long - sought tax credit that could save Catholic schools from shuttering.

ALBANY >> State Thruway Authority and the state Department of Environmental Conservation on Monday announced they will split the lead agency role over the portion of proposed Pilgrim Pipeline that runs through New York.

ALBANY >> Gov. Andrew Cuomo wants to reopen the bidding for casino licenses in upstate New York to allow for a Las Vegas - style gaming hall in the state's «economically ailing» Southern Tier.

ALBANY >> The field of contenders vying to build casinos in upstate New York came into focus Wednesday, the deadline for interested parties to submit a $ 1 million application fee.

ALBANY >> Dealing the final blow to those hoping for gambling at the former Nevele hotel in Wawarsing, the state's Gambling Facility Location Board has said it will consider only Southern Tier applicants for New York's last available casino license.

ALBANY >> The contenders hoping to open casinos in upstate New York include hometown business owners and gambling giants like Caesars, Genting Group and Foxwoods.

ALBANY >> New York's Senate Democrats have regrouped from the squabbling and disarray that left them out of power four years ago.

ALBANY >> New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo must soon decide whether to authorize hefty fines for many people who offer to rent out their New York City apartments on Airbnb.

ALBANY >> The board tasked with picking locations for casinos in upstate New York will consider Gov. Andrew Cuomo's request to reopen the bidding process so a Southern Tier applicant can get a license, the board's chairman said Friday.

ALBANY >> New casinos in upstate New York will face challenges in drawing customers, and the state should be cautious in making revenue projections, according to a state comptroller's report released Friday.

ALBANY >> State legislators pulled one of their infamous all - nighters Friday, finishing up the 2016 session of the New York State Legislature shortly after 5 a.m. Saturday.

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ALBANY, N.Y. >> Gov. Andrew Cuomo pitched a new big - projects agency as a way to help smooth the way for massive state construction like the planned $ 29 billion mass transit overhaul in New York City, but critics worry about a power grab by the famously hands - on leader.

ALBANY (AP) >> Laying out his priorities for the final month of the legislative session, New York Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver wants lawmakers to accelerate increases to the minimum wage and pass the Dream Act.

ALBANY (AP) >> Laying out his priorities for the final month of the legislative session, New York Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver wants lawmakers to accelerate increases to the minimum wage...

ALBANY, N.Y. >> Environmental groups are citing a provision in a 107 - year - old transportation law in trying to derail an oil pipeline project from Albany to New Jersey.

ALBANY, N.Y. >> Gov. Andrew Cuomo's free SUNY tuition Internet portal went live Wednesday, with 3,200 students applying for a new scholarship program described as both a bold move and one that may be flawed from the start.

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) >> A broad coalition of environmentalists, anti-hunger advocates and agriculture groups is urging New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo to sign legislation giving farmers a tax break...

ALBANY, N.Y. >> As the clock ticks on the last week of session, legislators have agreements on train crossings, pain pills and a «brunch bill» permitting drinking on Sunday mornings.

ALBANY, N.Y. >> The three state - owned ski centers in New York, including Belleayre in Ulster County, have pledged to be powered entirely by renewable energy no later than 2030, Gov. Andrew Cuomo's office said Friday.

ALBANY, N.Y. >> Gov. Andrew Cuomo defended himself Thursday and lashed out at other Democrats, one day after the legislative session ended on a sour note with a number of big issues left undone.

ALBANY, N.Y. >> Thanks to an entire life spent in politics, Gov. Andrew Cuomo knows how to roll with the punches, and that's exactly what he did for much of 2016.

ALBANY, N.Y. >> New York is gearing up to take applications for four new upstate casinos at a time when some gambling operations in the region are in a slump.

ALBANY, N.Y. >> About one - third of state legislators received a failing grade for votes on gun issues since the passage of Gov. Andrew Cuomo's SAFE Act in 2013, the group New Yorkers Against Gun Violence announced Tuesday.

ALBANY, N.Y. >> New York revised its request for a $ 10 billion Medicaid adjustment, which would allow using that money in related health care programs, after federal officials concluded capital investment and some other programs are ineligible.

ALBANY, N.Y. >> How much revenue the state Thruway Authority would get from the proposed Pilgrim Pipeline is among unanswered questions about a process that developers already consider to be behind schedule.

ALBANY, N.Y. >> A 99 - year - old World War II veteran who regretted skipping the chance to meet some of the nation's last Civil War veterans in 1940 is on a mission to visit all 50 states so people who've never met a WWII vet can finally meet one.