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CDL licensure, release of info cited in lawsuit against NY
Local News, News, NY State News
By CHRIS WADE The Center Square 
February 3, 2026
Information about whether the New York Department of Motor Vehicles is giving commercial drivers' licenses to noncitizens has led to a lawsuit filed b...
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Feds probe NY woman who wanted to ‘kill’ ICE agents
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By CHRIS WADE The Center Square 
January 29, 2026
Federal authorities say they are investigating an Upstate New York woman who allegedly wanted to buy firearms to "kill" ICE agents. The Department of ...
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Report: NYC lost nearly 5,000 businesses in 2025
Local News, News, NY State News
By CHRIS WADE The Center Square 
January 20, 2026
New York City lost nearly 5,000 businesses early last year as employers closed their doors or left for other low-tax states, according to a new report...
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Hochul seeks ban on AI in political advertising
Local News, News, NY State News
By CHRIS WADE The Center Square 
January 12, 2026
Doctored photos and video footage and ads twisting candidates’ words have been used for decades in political campaigns, but the rise of artificial int...
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Hochul grants round of pardons, commutations
Local News, News, NY State News
By CHRIS WADE The Center Square 
January 1, 2026
ALBANY — Gov. Kathy Hochul wielded her executive clemency powers to grant end-of-the-year pardons and commutations for more than a dozen individuals w...
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Looking ahead to a new political year in New York
Commentary, Opinion
By CHRIS WADE The Center Square 
December 30, 2025
New York politics enters uncharted territory in 2026 as Democratic Socialist Zohran Mamdani takes over the reins of the nation's most populous city fo...
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Hochul weighs AI regulations as Trump sets federal rules
Local News, News, NY State News
By CHRIS WADE The Center Square 
December 12, 2025
ALBANY — New York Gov. Kathy Hochul is weighing plans to regulate the state's artificial intelligence sector, even as President Donald Trump seeks to ...
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New York’s top cannabis regulator is out amid shakeup
Local News, News, NY State News
By CHRIS WADE The Center Square 
December 10, 2025
ALBANY — New York’s top cannabis official has resigned at Gov. Kathy Hochul’s request after the withdrawal of a major state enforcement case against a...
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