NY State News

DUNKIRK — The former Dunkirk city treasurer, who served for more than two decades, faces charges of public corruption, grand larceny and falsifying ci...

ALBANY — Get your W-2s, 1099s and all your receipts ready for the annual tax filing season. The New York State Department of Taxation and Finance repo...

The American Red Cross in Western New York says it is facing a severe blood shortage as requests from hospitals exceed the available supply of blood, ...

SYRACUSE (TNS) — In a decision that seemed almost inevitable, state regulators on Thursday agreed that New York utility customers will pay billions of...

ALBANY — A judge on Wednesday threw out the boundaries of the only congressional seat in New York City represented by a Republican, ordering the state...

These days, young adults are finding the transition into independent living more difficult than ever. A sluggish job market coupled with rising housin...

New York City lost nearly 5,000 businesses early last year as employers closed their doors or left for other low-tax states, according to a new report...

Gov. Kathy Hochul unveiled a new $260 billion budget Tuesday that holds the line on taxes but calls for about $8 billion in increased spending, includ...

SYRACUSE (TNS) — U.S. Rep. Claudia Tenney has been accused of misusing campaign funds in a new report. A Politico investigation said the Republican co...

ALBANY — Local projects to improve water quality in streams received a major boost from the state. The state Department of Environmental Conservation ...

ALBANY (TNS) — Utility companies in New York are being targeted over the state's rapidly rising energy bills by Gov. Kathy Hochul, who proposed a seri...

WASHINGTON — Two senators from opposite parties are joining forces in a renewed push to ban members of Congress from trading stocks, an effort that ha...

ALBANY — School districts and some other municipalities will see the highest allowable property tax cap this budget year, the state’s fiscal watchdog ...

U.S. Rep. Nick Langworthy applauds the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s announcement that it will purchase $20 million worth of Concord grape juice th...

President Donald Trump signed the Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act of 2025 into law on Wednesday, giving schools flexibility to offer flavored and unfl...

NEW YORK — New York State Dairy Ambassador Olivia Shawley, the former Cattaraugus County Dairy Ambassador, proudly represented New York’s dairy commun...

ALBANY (TNS) — Gov. Kathy Hochul plans to scale back environmental regulations to make it faster and cheaper to build housing in New York, an effort m...

NIAGARA FALLS (TNS) — The identification of a gray wolf in Otsego County several years ago has received additional attention in recent weeks, with the...