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Union leaders representing hundreds of thousands of federal workers urged both parties to negotiate as their members prepared to receive their last paychecks until the standoff is resolved. By Eileen ...

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ALBANY — Lawmakers are discussing a compromise that would ensure a controversial environmental bill becomes law — if its implementation is delayed one year, a key senator said Monday. Under the ...