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Hochul says she’ll sign Medical Aid in Dying Act next month
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By JIM ECKSTROM jeckstrom@oleantimesherald.com 
Dec 17, 2025
Assemblyman Joe Sempolinski says the governor's intention to sign into law medical aid in dying — what he calls assisted suicide — is "tragic." Gov. K...
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County recognizes Seneca Parker for posthumous admission to NY Bar
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KELLEN M. QUIGLEY kquigley@oleantimesherald.com 
Dec 12, 2025
LITTLE VALLEY — Ely Samuel Parker, a Seneca leader and Civil War officer serving under Ulysses S. Grant who was posthumously admitted to the New York ...
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Hochul weighs AI regulations as Trump sets federal rules
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By CHRIS WADE The Center Square 
Dec 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
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By CHRIS WADE The Center Square 
Dec 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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By JIM ECKSTROM jeckstrom@oleantimesherald.com 
Dec 04, 2025
U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand called on Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth to resign Thursday in response to  a Pentagon inspector general's report find...
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Langworthy’s Energy Choice Act can go before full House
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By JIM ECKSTROM jeckstrom@oleantimesherald.com 
Dec 03, 2025
U.S. Rep. Nick Langworthy's legislation, the Energy Choice Act, has passed out of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, clearing the final hurdle f...
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