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Under the structured increase, "Trainee 1” level workers — newer entrants into the public workforce — saw annual pay increase to $52,198 from $49,363, while "Trainee 2” title workers across the state had their wages raised to $58,247 from $52,198.

"This is great news," said Suffolk County Executive Edward P. Romaine. "Now we will have the resources to start replacing cesspools and septic [systems] that are polluting our groundwater. It is a monumental victory for Suffolk County’s environment."

New Yorkers overwhelmingly have approved a constitutional amendment supporters say will protect gender expression and abortion rights.

Election Day results show 62% of people who cast a vote on Proposition 1, also known as the Equal Rights Amendment, supported it while 38% opposed.

Long Island received less than 1% of the $5 billion that New York State received from the $1.2 trillion federal infrastructure bill enacted in 2021.

Union polling finds outreach is swaying voters

With less than a week to go until the election, unions say their collective campaigning is making a difference, even if the ground game remains challenging.

Albany will serve as one major hub of a bigger organization, the National Semiconductor Technology Center, which will focus on computer chip research and development, Mr. Schumer’s office said.