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FILE - This Dec. 12, 2018 file photo shows State Assemblyman Ron Kim, center, as he speaks at a rally opposing New York's deal with Amazon, on the steps of New York's City Hall. Gov. Andrew Cuomo warns that what he calls “political pandering” to critics of Amazon’s proposed secondary headquarters could sink New York’s biggest-ever economic development deal. But opponents say they’ll keep fighting a project they see as corporate welfare. Friday’s back-and-forth came after The Washington...

NY gov raps Amazon critics amid report company’s rethinking

by Jennifer Peltz Associated Press, and David Klepper Associated PressFebruary 9, 2019

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo speaks as he marks his primary election ballot at the Presbyterian Church of Mount Kisco, in Mount Kisco, N.Y., Thursday.

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Cuomo defeats Nixon in gubernatorial primary

by David Klepper Associated PressSeptember 14, 2018

A private jet carrying rapper Post Malone is seen after making s successful emergency landing at Stewart Airport in Newburgh, N.Y, Tuesday, Aug. 21, 2018. The jet blew two tires after taking off from a small New Jersey airport. Malone was on his way to England before the blown tires interrupted the flight. (Allyse Pulliam/Times Herald-Record via AP)

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Rapper’s jet blows 2 tires, lands safely

by David Klepper Associated PressAugust 21, 2018

FILE - In this March 15, 2016 file photo, the state Capitol provides a backdrop as supporters of a 15 minimum wage rally at the Empire State Plaza in Albany, N.Y. Millions of workers across the U.S. will see their pay increase as 19 states bump up their minimum wages as the new year begins. California, New York and Arizona are among the states with increases taking effect Saturday, Dec. 31 or Sunday, Jan. 1, 2017. New York state is taking a regional approach, with the wage rising to 11 in New York City, 10 in its suburbs and 9.70 upstate. (AP Photo/Mike Groll, File)

Minimum wage to rise in 19 states

by David Klepper Associated PressDecember 29, 2016

Plaintiff attorney Jason Forge speaks after a hearing for a lawsuit against President-elect Donald Trump and the now-defunct Trump University Friday, Nov. 18, 2016, in San Diego. Trump agreed Friday to pay $25 million to settle several lawsuits alleging that his former business venture for real estate investors defrauded students who paid up to $35,000 to enroll in Trump University programs. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)Gregory Bull

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Following campaign pledge not to settle university lawsuit, Trump agrees to $25 million settlement

by David Klepper Associated Press, and Elliot Spagat Associated PressNovember 19, 2016

New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman discusses a lawsuit against Volkswagen, Tuesday, July 19, 2016, in New York. He is joined by Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey, right. The states are suing Volkswagen and its affiliates Audi and Porsche over diesel emissions cheating, alleging that the German automakers defrauded customers by selling diesel vehicles equipped with software allowing them to cheat emissions testing. In response, the company said, "The allegations in complaints filed by certain states today are essentially not new and we have been addressing them in our discussions with U.S. federal and state authorities." (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)

NY, Mass. sue VW over emissions fraud

by David Klepper Associated PressJuly 19, 2016

Republican Assemblymen Donald Wagner, left, Jim Patterson, center, and Devon Mathis, confer before the Assembly voted on a measure to gradually raise California's minimum wage to a nation-leading 15 an hour by 2022, Thursday, March 31, 2016, in Sacramento, Calif. Wagner and Patterson both spoke in opposition to the bill, SB3, but it was eventually approved by both houses and sent to Gov. Jerry Brown. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

$15 minimum-wage movement sets sights on more states

by Jennifer Peltz Associated Press, and David Klepper Associated PressApril 1, 2016