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New York Gov. Kathy Hochul, center, is sworn into office as as New York's 57th governor by NAACP President Hazel N. Dukes, right, during an inauguration ceremony, Sunday, Jan. 1, 2023, in Albany, N.Y. With them is from left, is Christina Hochul her husband Will Hochul, Katie Hochul her husband Matt Gloudeman, and Bill Hochul. (AP Photo/Hans Pennink)

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Democrat Kathy Hochul sworn in as elected New York governor
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Sun,01/01/23-3:59PM , 183 Reads
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York Governor Kathy Hochul was sworn in for her first elected term on Sunday, making history as the first woman elected to the position in the state.

The Democrat, launching her term as the 57th governor of New York, said her goals were to increase public safety and to make the state more affordable.
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This 2019 photo shows Howard Irwin Fischer in Vermont. Fischer is one supporter who sees human composting as an eco-friendly way to return his remains to the earth as fresh, fertile soil when he dies. (Randee Fischer via AP)

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New York OKs human composting law; 6th state in US to do so
By MAYSOON KHAN - Associated Press/Report for America
Sat,12/31/22-8:48AM , 284 Reads
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Howard Fischer, a 63-year old investor living north of New York City, has a wish for when he dies. He wants his remains to be placed in a vessel, broken down by tiny microbes and composted into rich, fertile soil.
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Puppies play in a cage at a pet store in Columbia, Md., Aug. 26, 2019. New York has become the latest state to ban the sale of cats, dogs, and rabbits in pet stores in an attempt to target commercial breeding operations decried by critics as “puppy mills.” The new law, signed by Gov. Kathy Hochul on Thursday, Dec. 15, 2022, will take effect in 2024. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)

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New York bans pet stores from selling cats, dogs, rabbits
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Thu,12/15/22-3:28PM , 259 Reads
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York on Thursday became the latest state to ban the sale of cats, dogs and rabbits in pet stores in an attempt to target commercial breeding operations decried by critics as “puppy mills.”
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New York restricts families from sending packages to inmates
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Sun,08/14/22-8:17AM , 259 Reads
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — As part of an effort to keep illegal drugs and other contraband out of state prisons, New York is taking away one of the few pleasures of life behind bars: It will no longer let people send inmates care packages from home.
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