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Roy Cohn, the mafia lawyer who nurtured Donald Trump’s contempt for the rule of law, once infamously stated, “Don’t tell me the law, tell me who the j...

NEW YORK (TNS) — New York students may no longer have cellphones with them from “bell to bell” under Gov. Kathy Hochul’s proposed ban, but public scho...

ALBANY (TNS) — Gov. Kathy Hochul on Tuesday released the full details of her massive spending proposal that she said would make New York less expensiv...

Assemblyman Joe Sempolinski called Gov. Kathy Hochul’s $252 billion executive budget proposal, which she unveiled Tuesday, “grossly irresponsible” and...

Mark Heberling said the "optimism and positive energy" was palpable in Washington, D.C. over the weekend as Americans from every corner of the country...

WASHINGTON — Donald Trump was sworn in as the 47th president Monday, returning to power with a promise to end America's decline and to "completely and...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (TNS) — President Joe Biden’s farewell address to the nation was quintessential Biden. He wove in folksy stories of America’s past. He...

The New York State Senate Republican Conference, including Southern Tier Sens. George Borrello and Tom O'Mara, have unveiled “Liberate New York,” a le...

WASHINGTON — Texas and Florida are growing rapidly. New York, California and Illinois are shrinking. With America's population shifting to the South, ...

Allegany resident Ashley Smith, the Cattaraugus County attorney, a Republican and experienced litigator, launched her campaign for district attorney o...

Assemblyman Joe Sempolinski said Gov. Kathy Hochul's State of the State address on Tuesday recognized that New Yorkers face an "unprecedented" afforda...

In the dying days of 2024, Gov. Kathy Hochul signed the Climate Change Superfund Act (S.2129/A.3351) and an expansion of the existing ban on hydraulic...

NEW YORK — Former Gov.Andrew Cuomocould be gearing up for a campaign this year, according to a new report fromCNN. With 2025 being a mayoral election ...

Republican members of New York's congressional delegation are set to meet with President-elect Donald Trump this weekend and push for an increase to t...

ALBANY — Every student in New York could get free breakfast and lunch at school under a proposal announced Friday by Gov. Kathy Hochul. If approved by...

NEW YORK (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump was sentenced Friday to no punishment at all in his hush money case, an outcome that cements his historic...

WASHINGTON (TNS) — For my entire career, it's seemed, theRepublican Partyhas run againstJimmy Carter. From my novice reporter days inTexasbeginning mi...

ALBANY — After a slow rollout, New Yorkers have been flocking to pot shops since legalized weed became available for retail sales two years ago, and t...