ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) _New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is proposing to close loopholes on a state ban on assault weapons and ammunition clips that carry more than 10 bullets in this third State of the State speech.

Cuomo's gun proposal would also require follow-ups for owners of handgun licenses to make sure they are still qualified to possess a gun based on criminal and other records.

He also proposes to raise the minimum wage from $7.25 an hour to $8.75 an hour, an idea he also pitched a year ago.

Cuomo wants to make possession of up to 15 ounces of marijuana seen in ``open view'' to be punishable by only a violation.

He would also eliminate the Long Island Power Authority, which he said failed during Superstorm Sandy.