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Fired girls basketball coach apologizes for hair-pulling incident with player

NORTHVILLE (AP) — A coach who was fired within hours of pulling a player’s ponytail after a loss in a New York girls basketball state championship game issued an apology Sunday, saying his actions were unacceptable. Jim Zullo, formerly the coach of the girls team at Northville Central, ...

Hochul asks for mask ban in state budget talks

ALBANY — Budget negotiations continued at the state Capitol this week, and Gov. Kathleen C. Hochul now wants to use the deal to pass a statewide mask ban. This week, Hochul told reporters that she is concerned about face coverings and their connections to crime, particularly in New ...

Cuomo failed to disclose lobbyists who bundled donations

It’s no surprise that lobbyist Tonio Burgos is fundraising for Andrew Cuomo’s campaign for New York City mayor. Burgos worked for 15 years for Andrew’s father, former Governor Mario Cuomo. He has long been loyal to the family. But you wouldn’t know that from the mayoral candidate’s ...

Top state court strikes down New York City’s noncitizen voting law

ALBANY — New York City’s plan to let noncitizen residents vote in local elections is dead, struck down by the state’s highest court in a ruling issued Thursday morning. The state Court of Appeals issued its decision in the case that has been making its way through the courts since ...

Lawmakers propose unemployment bailout

It’s never a good time to lose your job — but now may be an especially bad time to get laid off in New York. That’s because the state’s unemployment benefit has been frozen for six years, so the maximum weekly payment is $504. That’s less than a full-time salary at the state’s ...