ALBANY — State Senate Democrats announced that they will hold a confirmation hearing on Monday to consider the nomination of liberal Court of Appeals Associate Judge Rowan Wilson to become chief ...

In its latest session, the New York State Senate passed a sweeping antitrust enforcement bill, SB 335.  This bill marks the ...

Schumer highlighted various effects that a federal rescission package would have in different parts of the state, especially ...

The unexpected state Senate passage of the bill comes as Albany Democrats push to wrap up their legislative business for the year on Friday.

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10)—The New York State Senate passed eight bills this week to protect survivors of domestic violence. One of those bills helps ensure that they’ll have faster access to ...

NYS Senate passes Recycling Act ROCHESTER, N.Y. – The New York State Senate has passed a bill aimed at reducing packaging waste and improving recycling efforts.

The Senate narrowly approved Trump's so-called "One, Big Beautiful Bill" on July 1 on a 51-50 vote after three Republicans ...

State Senator Lea Webb announced the passage of a legislative package geared toward protecting the rights of domestic and sexual violence survivors.

The New York State Senate passed a bill that would approve medical aid in dying, which opponents call physician-assisted suicide. Newsday Albany Bureau Chief Yancey Roy reports.

Under current law, New York employers are statutorily required to provide a 21-day review and seven-day revocation periods in employment separation agreements in two scenarios: (1) if the employee ...

In the State Senate’s rules, there is no provision allowing votes taken by lawmakers to be retroactively altered, nor is there any rule dictating the amount of time a lawmaker has to request ...