NY Legislature

Members of the New York State Senate work in the Senate chambers at the Capitol in Albany, N.Y., last summer. Today, the Senate Health Committee will take up a bill to allow marijuana to be used in medical treatment.

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SYRACUSE, N.Y. -- Happy school budget day! Don't forget to vote for school boards and spending plans.

Wondering how those billions of dollars get spent? Look up per pupil spending across the entire state. FYI: the polls close at 9 p.m.

It's a big day for medical marijuana in Albany: the Senate Health Committee is scheduled to take up Sen. Diane Savino's bill.

Savino, D-Staten Island, says she has 40 votes for legislation that would allow the state to sanction marijuana use for patients with certain conditions. But first it must pass through the Senate Health Committee; the meeting starts at noon.

That end-of-session excitement is beginning to stir:

Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, D-Manhattan, says the Dream Act and minimum wage, are back on the table.

Another proposal to help mothers with postpartum depression -- which Gov. Andrew Cuomo vetoed last year -- is back.

The outlook for mixed-martial arts, once again, looks dim.

Who's going to be No. 2? Gov. Andrew Cuomo's selection of a new running mate is the big unknown for this week's state Democratic Party convention. Names on the (rumored) short list? Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone, Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown, former Syracuse Mayor Matt Driscoll, former U.S. Rep. Kathy Hochul.

Former Senate majority leader Joseph Bruno wants the state to pay his $4 million in legal fees.

Check out U.S. Rep. Richard Hanna's voting record to see how often he breaks with his fellow GOP colleagues.

Credit Suisse AG is facing a $715 million fine from state regulators in connection with accusations the bank helped clients open off-shore accounts and avoid tax bills.

Some motorcyclists say they are being profiled.

Heroin is flowing into New York City in higher volumes than seen during the past two decades.

Big sodas are nothing: Mayor Bill de Blasio wants to ban new construction of wood-burning fireplaces.

By a nasal strip -- and California Chrome can wear his.



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