Nearly a quarter of New Yorkers plan to spend more money on holiday gifts this year compared to last. Marijuana can officially be sold in Connecticut next month. A report finds New York’s poverty rate is above the national average. And animal advocates want Governor Kathy Hochul to ban puppy mills in New York.
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