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Gov. Cuomo cleared his desk Monday before heading off on vacation, signing a long-awaited ethics reform bill and a measure to ban smoking on outdoor train platforms.

New York made history last night as the State Senate voted "aye" on gay marriage. Senators passed the bill 33 to 29 as the normally somnolent chambers erupted in a raucous chant of "USA! USA!" "As I have said many times, this is a very difficult issue and it will be a vote of conscience for every member of the Senate," said GOP Majority Leader Dean Skelos (R-Nassau).

New York insurers would have to cover an array of autism services under a bill approved by the Legislature yesterday.

New York legislative leaders are pushing new protections for student athletes who get concussions, immediately benching those who may have a mild traumatic brain injury and keeping them sidelined from sports or gym classes until they're symptom-free for at least 24 hours and get written authorization from a doctor.

In response to a recent tax decision that cost a Connecticut couple $1 million, two Long Island lawmakers have introduced legislation in Albany to exempt some out-of-state residents with New York homes from paying additional taxes.