Albany

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Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan, R-Smithtown, left, speaks to members in the Senate Chamber at the Capitol on the opening day of the legislative session on Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2017, in Albany, N.Y. (AP Photo/Hans Pennink)

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Sen. Liz Krueger, D-New York, speaks to members of the New York State Senate during opening day of the 2017 legislative session at the Capitol on Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2017, in Albany, N.Y. (AP Photo/Hans Pennink)

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New York Court of Appeals Chief Judge Janet DiFiore, left, swears in newly elected Sen. James Tedisco, R-Glenville, as his son Andrew Tedisco, center, and wife Mary Tedisco right, look on during a ceremony in the Senate Chamber at the Capitol on the opening day of the legislative session on Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2017, in Albany, N.Y. (AP Photo/Hans Pennink)

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New York state Senators meet in the senate Chamber at the Capitol to be sworn in on the opening day of the legislative session on Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2017, in Albany, N.Y. (AP Photo/Hans Pennink)

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Members of the New York state Assembly meet in the Assembly Chamber at the Capitol on the opening day of the legislative session on Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2017, in Albany, N.Y. (AP Photo/Hans Pennink)

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Assembly Majority Leader Joseph Morelle, speaks to members in the Assembly Chamber during opening day of the 2017 legislative session at the Capitol on Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2017, in Albany, N.Y. (AP Photo/Hans Pennink)

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Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie, D-Bronx, applauds in the Assembly Chamber on the opening day of the legislative session on Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2017, in Albany, N.Y. (AP Photo/Hans Pennink)

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New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo speaks during an economic development awards ceremony on Thursday, Dec. 8, 2016, in Albany, N.Y. (AP Photo/Mike Groll)

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Assemblyman Bill Nojay, R-Lakeville, during a gun-rights rally on Tuesday, June 11, 2013, in Albany, N.Y. (AP Photo/Mike Groll)

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Assemblyman Bill Nojay, R-Pittsford, left, and Assemblyman Steve McLaughlin, R-Troy, talk in the Assembly Chamber at the Capitol on Tuesday, March 1, 2016, in Albany, N.Y. (AP Photo/Mike Groll)

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Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., delivers his "Where We Go From Here" speech, Friday, June 24, 2016, in Albany, N.Y. (AP Photo/Mike Groll)

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Hartford head coach Jennifer Rizzotti reacts during the second half of her team's 61-52 loss to Albany in their NCAA college basketball game in the championship of the America East Conference tournament on, Saturday, March 16, 2013, in Albany, N.Y. (AP Photo/Mike Groll)

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New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo talks to media members outside his office at the state Capitol on Wednesday, March 30, 2016, in Albany, N.Y. (AP Photo/Mike Groll)

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New York Lotto slips are displayed on a rack along with Mega Millions and Powerball slips at the Lasting Impression shop at the Empire State Plaza in Albany, N.Y. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

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In this July 22, 2015, file photo, supporters of a $15 minimum wage for fast-food workers rally in front of a McDonald's in Albany, N.Y. (AP Photo/Mike Groll, File)

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Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos, R-Rockville Centre, arrives at his office at the Capitol in Albany, N.Y., on Monday, May 4, 2015. (AP Photo/Tim Roske)

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A sign rests on a sandstone carving on the Great Western Staircase before a rally against solitary confinement Wednesday, April 22, 2015, in Albany, N.Y. (AP Photo/Mike Groll) ** FILE **

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Eva Moskowitz of Success Academy Charter Schools during a charter school rally outside the state Capitol on Wednesday, March 4, 2015, in Albany, N.Y. (AP Photo/Mike Groll)

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Former Republican presidential candidate and U.S. Sen. Rick Santorum speaks during the New Yorker's Family Research Foundation legislative day event on Tuesday, March 17, 2015, in Albany, N.Y. (AP Photo/Mike Groll) ** FILE **

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FILE - In this June 17, 2014 file photo, people rally for an increase in the minimum wage on the Great Western Staircase at the Capitol in Albany, N.Y. With the Assembly remaining in control of downstate Democrats and the Senate is now more firmly in the hands of upstate and Long Island Republicans, the New York Legislature is likely looking at stalemate in 2015, when it comes to boosting the minimum wage beyond its next two incremental increases. (AP Photo/Mike Groll, File)