Sentences with phrase «as state lawmakers grapple»

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The meetings will be held on Oct. 25 in Cortland and Nov. 14 in Newburgh as state lawmakers and other policy makers grapple with how to combat addiction, which has afflicted rural, suburban and urban parts of the state.

ALBANY — As they grapple with how to respond to the arrest of a top leader for what has long been a legally risky line — raking in money from outside employers who could benefit from official actions — some state lawmakers are openly discussing whether it's finally time to make legislating a full - time job.

The vote comes a month after some board members questioned whether the position, which involves lobbying state and county lawmakers for funding, should be filled as the school grapples with funding shortfalls and the search for a full - time president.