VIDEO: Gov. Cuomo's 2013 State of the State

Associated Press

Updated: Jan 9, 2013 4:56 PM

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — On Wednesday, January 9, 2013, Governor Andrew Cuomo addressed the people of New York in his annual State of the State address.

A few of the items he discussed: better education for struggling areas, decriminalizing small amounts of marijuana, tougher gun laws, more casinos, an agency to market products made in New York, and a minimum wage increase to $8.75 an hour.

You can read the full State of the State address here. And note: there are times during Governor Cuomo's address when the video cuts to black. This was due to high winds on Wednesday cutting the signal to the satellite

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