NY State News

ALBANY — Democratic New York Gov. Kathy Hochul unveiled a new proposal Wednesday to further restrict so-called “ghost guns” that can be assembled usin...

New waste reduction law requirements in New York state took effect Jan. 1, including a ban on the sale or distribution of polystyrene foam food servic...

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation has completed a multiyear, international effort to restore and stabilize the endangered sp...

The New York National Guard said its soldiers and airmen provided military funeral honors at 6,166 graveside services in 2025. According to a news rel...

New York Farm Bureau's state legislative priorities for 2026 include advocating for funding for current agricultural animal health, promotion, researc...

NEW YORK (TNS) — Gov. Kathy Hochul is looking to pass more safeguards on social media use by youngsters this year, including an expansion of age verif...

SYRACUSE (TNS) — Reports that President Donald Trump’s administration will freeze $10 billion in child care aid for low-income families in New York an...

ALBANY (TNS) — Gov. Kathy Hochul has spent the last six months crafting an energy affordability message that has often put her at odds with fellow Dem...

Following reports of widespread fraud involving taxpayer dollars in Minnesota, members of New York's Senate Republican Conference sent a letter to Gov...

U.S. Rep. Nick Langworthy said the capture of Nicolás Maduro in Venezuela is a step toward "dismantling the narco-terror networks" in South and Centra...

In late December, New York state health officials announced that the state was experiencing the highest number of flu cases ever recorded in a single ...

ALBANY (TNS) — DNA from an animal shot in 2021 has proven that wolves do occasionally traipse into New York. It's been more than 125 years since wolve...

New York state will receive $212 million from the Trump administration to support a statewide plan to improve health care access in rural areas. New Y...

NEW YORK — Zohran Mamdani became mayor of New York City on Thursday, taking over one of the most unrelenting jobs in American politics as one of the c...

ALBANY — Gov. Kathy Hochul wielded her executive clemency powers to grant end-of-the-year pardons and commutations for more than a dozen individuals w...

The New York State Department of Motor Vehicles has unveiled its new Gold Star Family license plate that enables parents, siblings and other relatives...

SYRACUSE (TNS) — State Police seized 170 vehicles and issued more than 1,000 tickets this fall targeting toll evasion and illegal license plates on th...

ALBANY (TNS) — The state's second-highest court ruled that the communications giant that operates Spectrum must pay back millions for a tax break it w...