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ALBANY — The State Legislature on Thursday began passing a $237 billion state budget that would launch an effort to make New York a leader in artificial intelligence development, combat a spike in infant mortality and criminalize AI abuse, according to bills that were made public.

“We welcome the court’s decision requiring Cold Spring Hills’ management to make their contractually required payments to the workers’ health benefit fund,” 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East said of the judge's actions.

A Garden City business owner allegedly cheated two insurance companies out of more than $235,000 in premiums by underreporting his company’s payroll and number of employees, Nassau County District Attorney Anne T. Donnelly said in a statement.

New York officials on Tuesday released the first installment of a $100 million grant to help start construction of a $3 billion supercollider on the Brookhaven National Laboratory campus in Upton.

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Long Island to receive $87 million for upgrades in new federal spending bills

Long Island has lost nearly 200 inpatient psychiatric beds since 2014, even as the mental health needs of the region have continued to grow, according to a new report released Wednesday by state Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli.