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Governor Andrew Cuomo's plan to permit three casinos outside of New York City is "evolving," top lawmakers said after a closed-door meeting on Wednesday. Senate Republican Leader Dean Skelos said he'd like to see casino-enabling legislation stripped from the state budget, which must be passed by March 31. Other lawmakers have been pushing for a role in choosing the locations for casino e

New York’s top anti-smoking groups are attacking Governor Andrew Cuomo’s budget proposal as the latest cut to effective programs aimed at saving lives and keeping teenagers from smoking. In a letter sent to Cuomo over the weekend, the groups urged the governor to back off on what they say would be another state budget cut to anti-smoking programs, including TV ad campaigns.

New York City’s northern suburbs will be out of the running for the state’s first three casinos, according to Governor Andrew Cuomo’s budget proposal.

Governor Andrew Cuomo on Tuesday unveiled the proposed 2013-14 executive budget and management plan that builds on two years of balanced, fiscally responsible budgeting and invests in economic development and education reform.

In his state budget proposal delivered to the State Legislature on Tuesday, Governor Andrew Cuomo asked lawmakers to boost the state’s minimum wage from $7.25 to $8.75 effective July 1, 2013.

Almost three quarters of New Yorkers support an assault weapons ban and seven-bullet limit to a magazine clip, according to the poll from the Siena Research Institute. Those are the two main tenants of the law Governor Andrew Cuomo signed Tuesday.

In an effort to help the public, a website and hotline have been established to answer all questions about the New York SAFE Act, which was signed into law last week by Governor Andrew Cuomo. The governor’s office has established nysafeact.com.

A day after Governor Andrew Cuomo signed the most sweeping state-level gun control legislation, he had high praise for what President Barack Obama laid out in a 23-point federal program.

On Tuesday afternoon Governor Andrew Cuomo signed a new measure to tighten the state’s gun laws. He said the legislation broadens the definition of banned assault weapons and increases penalties for illegal gun possession.

Lawmakers in Albany passed the nation's first gun-control bill since the shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary in Newtown, Conn., last month. It now heads to Governor Andrew Cuomo's desk to be signed into law.