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New York's environment commissioner says the proposed state budget doesn't include money for regulating hydraulic fracturing because "considerable work" needs to be done on 61,000 public comments about the natural gas drilling technology.

New York's Legislature will consider taxes at its next public hearing on Gov. Andrew Cuomo's proposed budget.

New York officials are warning people about a lottery scam involving phony checks that appear to have been issued by the state.

A longtime appointee of Gov. Andrew Cuomo has been chosen to police ethics in the governor's administration, the Legislature and lobbying.

New York's largest union is launching a statewide ad campaign calling for locally developed teacher evaluation systems that put less emphasis on standardized test scores.

U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer says domestic violence is rising fast and new, tougher federal laws are needed to help police battle the crime.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo is threatening to impose his own teacher evaluations if unions continue to block the initiative.

The New York Daily News reports that former Syracuse ball boy Bobby Davis says in an affidavit the wife of former Orange assistant coach Bernie Fine had sex with the players.

The new $76 million bridge over Lake Champlain has cracks in the concrete on the span's support pillars, but New York transportation officials say there's nothing to be concerned about. Video

Twelve protesters who participated in a New York City march in support of Occupy protesters in Oakland, Calif., have been arrested.