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ALBANY — Forget about a state legislative pay raise this year.

That is, unless lawmakers boost New York’s minimum wage, decriminalize pot possession during stop-and-frisk procedures, and tackle other “reforms,” Gov. Cuomo signaled yesterday.

“I would not even consider — even consider — a pay raise unless the people’s business was being done in a thorough, responsible way,” Cuomo told reporters after attending a graduation ceremony for State Police cadets.

That means hiking the $7.25-an-hour minimum wage to $8.50 and turning possession of 25 grams or less of marijuana into a violation, rather than a crime, when police order citizens to empty their pockets during stop-and-frisk procedures.

Legislative Republicans have resisted both efforts.

The governor also targeted unspecified “reforms” he said he pushed during this year’s legislative session.

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