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New York lawmakers strengthen abortion laws, legal protections for providers

ALBANY, N.Y. — New York lawmakers are buttressing the state’s abortion laws and providing stronger legal protections for service providers ahead of the potential overturning of Roe v. Wade.

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New York raising age for purchasing semiautomatic weapons to 21 as part of gun law package

ALBANY, N.Y. — Following a pair of heinous tragedies, Gov. Hochul and state lawmakers announced a deal Tuesday on a package of bills that will tighten New York’s already strict gun laws and raise the minimum age to buy a semiautomatic rifle to 21.

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New York begins offering gender neutral driver’s licenses

ALBANY, N.Y. — Nonbinary New Yorkers no longer have to identify as male or female on any state-issued IDs, including driver’s licenses.

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NY Gov. Hochul wants to raise the age to purchase a gun to 21, orders daily State Police check-ins at schools

ALBANY, N.Y. — A day after an 18-year-old gunman slaughtered 19 children and two teachers at a Texas school, Gov. Kathy Hochul said she wants New York to raise the age to purchase firearms in New York to 21.

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Solo sailor Lisa Blair breaks Antarctic circumnavigation record

Australian solo sailor Lisa Blair has broken the world record for fastest unassisted circumnavigation of Antarctica.

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Redrawn congressional lines dividing Democrats, ‘earthquake’ for New York politics

ALBANY, N.Y. — New York’s once-a-decade redistricting process has played out in protracted court battles, sowed confusion among voters as well as candidates and exposed deep divisions within the Democratic Party.

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New York congressional and state Senate maps finalized by upstate court

ALBANY, N.Y. — An upstate judge signed off late Friday on a new set of congressional and state Senate maps drawn up by a court-appointed expert tasked with crafting nonpartisan boundaries.

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National Road Safety Week prompts WA man Greg Cross to share drink driving story

Albany father Greg Cross says young people might look at him and think, 'Poor bugger', but they could be in his situation in the "blink of an eye".

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Hochul to strengthen gun laws, target online extremism and white supremacy in response to Buffalo mass shooting

ALBANY, N.Y. — Gov. Kathy Hochul unveiled a package of executive orders and legislative actions Wednesday strengthening New York’s gun laws and targeting domestic terrorism in response to the deadly race-based mass shooting at a Buffalo supermarket.

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O'Connor MP Rick Wilson spends nearly $2,000 on chartered flight to football game

A Western Australian MP chartered a private plane to fly from Albany to Narrogin return in September last year to attend the Upper Great Southern Football League grand final.

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Drone footage captures shark feeding frenzy off the coast of Albany as whale carcass washes up

A shark feeding frenzy is filmed by a fisher off Western Australia's coast where an alert remains in place for Norman Beach due to a whale carcass in the area.

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Radiation clinic at Albany hospital set to open by end of year, WA government says

Construction of the $13m facility has been delayed by pandemic-driven disruptions, but the government is assuring the people of the Great Southern that they don't have much longer to wait.

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NY Senate Democrats to pass package of bills inspired by deadly Bronx fire

ALBANY, N.Y. — Senate Democrats plan to pass a package of bills this week aimed at addressing issues raised by the deadly January fire that ripped through a Bronx apartment building and left 17 people dead.

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NY voters, lawyers make final arguments as ‘special master’ set to redraw state election maps

ALBANY, N.Y. — The independent expert in charge of drawing up New York’s congressional and state Senate district maps has his work cut out for him.

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Judge slams Democratic-backed lawsuit to keep scrapped NY congressional maps as ‘Hail Mary’

ALBANY, N.Y. — A federal judge on Wednesday denied a Democratic-backed injunction attempting to force the state of New York to move ahead with a June congressional primary using district maps scrapped last week by the state’s highest court.

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Judge to review additional legal challenge against New York’s Democratic-drawn Assembly maps

ALBANY, N.Y. — The upstate judge overseeing the redrawing of New York’s scrapped state Senate and congressional maps will weigh a legal challenge seeking to have Democrat-drafted Assembly district maps voided as well.

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NY Legislature approves bill to boot indicted former Lt. Gov. Benjamin from ballot

ALBANY, N.Y. — Indicted ex-Lt. Gov. Brian Benjamin will remove himself from June’s primary ballot as Democratic lawmakers opened the door Monday for Gov. Kathy Hochul to replace her disgraced running mate.

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NY Court of Appeals strikes down congressional maps, primary elections to be pushed back

ALBANY, N.Y. — New York’s highest court struck down Democratic-drawn congressional and state senate districts Wednesday, a decision that will likely see the state’s primary pushed back until August.

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Gov. Hochul pushing NY Legislature to approve bill removing indicted ex-Lt. Gov. Benjamin from ballot

ALBANY, N.Y. — Gov. Kathy Hochul is attempting to enlist the Democratic-led Legislature’s help in booting former Lt. Gov. Brian Benjamin from June’s primary ballot.

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New York Court of Appeals weighs fate of Democrat-drawn congressional maps

ALBANY, N.Y. — New York’s highest court is set to decide whether the Democrat-led Legislature engaged in gerrymandering when drawing up new congressional districts.

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Poll: New York Gov. Hochul’s primary lead remains strong despite sharp drop in job performance rating

ALBANY, N.Y. — Most New Yorkers think Gov. Kathy Hochul could be doing a better job.

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NY Gov. Hochul claims she was blindsided by Benjamin indictment, on hunt for new lieutenant governor

ALBANY, N.Y. — Brian Benjamin’s indictment on federal bribery charges came as a “surprise” to Gov. Kathy Hochul, who claimed Wednesday she was caught off guard by the scandal that ensnared her hand-picked right-hand man.

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How Russia's war led to an unlikely meeting of two Ukrainian women taking shelter in regional WA

Daria and Vira were unknown to each other in Ukraine but since arriving in regional Australia to escape the Russian invasion their friendship has blossomed amid uncertainty.

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Albany tree house used for kids' birthday parties faces uncertain future after complaint

James McLean says the structure in Albany, WA, is perfectly safe, but worries that a single complaint could be another blow in the battle between screen time and green time.

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NY Gov. Hochul touts union support as Democratic opponents take aim at $220B state budget

ALBANY, N.Y. — With a week-late $220 billion budget in the books, Gov. Kathy Hochul spent Monday hosting a pair of labor-focused campaign rallies in the city.

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