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New York Legislature closes amid cautious electorate mood
Albany reports show the 1977 bicentennial session ended with a tempered tone as lawmakers passed key measures on mental hygiene, parole, marijuana decriminalization, worker benefits, and no fault auto insurance while avoiding divisive reforms. Crime priorities rose with elder protections, but housing and higher education issues were largely left untouched amid partisan strain between the Democratic Assembly and Republican Senate.
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Albany
N.Y
New York
Carol Bellamy
Department of Mental Hygiene
New York City
Assembly
Perry B. Duryea
R Montauk
L.I
Senate
Carey
Stanley Fink
Brooklyn
Lake Erie