Gov. Kathy Hochul's $252 billion Executive Budget addresses concerns over affordability and public safety without increasing taxes. Potential challenges from the federal government, however, are ...

Concerns over individuals eating contaminated fish and differing interpretations of data has put environmental groups at odds with the Environmental Protection Agency after the federal agency’s most ...

The union representing corrections officers in New York is requesting a meeting with the state Department of Corrections and Community Supervision to confront a range of critical issues surrounding ...

After outrage from Republicans and some government watchdog groups, Democrats in the State Legislature are backing off a controversial proposal to change New York State Election Law, which would have ...

A new provision of the state’s "Red Flag Law" took effect on February 6, requiring broader notifications about those who may pose a danger to themselves or others. The Extreme Risk Protection Orders ...

New York state continues to move toward a cleaner and greener future with new legislation signed into law by Gov. Kathy Hochul that will make it easier for New Yorkers living in certain communities to ...

Photo by Darren McGee, courtesy of the governors office. Gov. Kathy Hochul at the new $1 billion Chobani facility in Rome, N.Y. On Tuesday, April 22, Gov. Kathy Hochul and Chobani’s CEO announced the ...

As opioid related deaths continue to skyrocket across New York, many are left wondering what can be done to solve this problem. State and local leaders face some tough decisions on how to combat the ...

On April 5, 2022, Gov. Kathy Hochul and Chief Judge Janet DiFiore presided over the investiture of three new judges to the New York State Court of Appeals, the state’s top appellate court. The three ...

Sen. James Tedisco, R-Glenville, is calling for a moratorium on budget debates and budget bill voting after midnight as a way to increase transparency in the already murky budget process. “For weeks ...

After outrage over DOGE cuts and plummeting stock prices, a number of state lawmakers have asked the state comptroller to pull the plug on Elon Musk’s company, Tesla. Twenty-seven Assembly members ...

Sen. Andrew Gounardes, at podium, is joined by faith leaders on March 5, 2024 to promote one of his bills that would make it easier for churches, synagogues, temples, mosques and other religious ...