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ALBANY (TNS)— Staff members of the state Assembly have announced their intent to form a union, hoping to get Democratic leaders in the Legislature to ...

Alle-Catt Wind Energy filed an application this week with the New York State Siting Board seeking authorization to use bigger wind turbines and taller...

ALBANY (TNS) — After former Cohoes Mayor Shawn M. Morse pleaded guilty to federal criminal charges in August 2019, the situation unsettled his colleag...

ALBANY — New York Gov. Kathy Hochul was sworn in for her first elected term on Sunday, making history as the first woman elected to the position in th...

ALBANY (TNS) — While much of today’s column will be about the massively generous pay raise state lawmakers gave themselves, I thought I’d start with a...

ALBANY — A handful of familiar fights and recurring themes will be at the heart of the upcoming legislative session as Gov. Hochul enters her first fu...

ALBANY (TNS) — The comforting memories of a late-night slice at Paesan’s Pizza on Ontario Street brought the Republican gubernatorial nominee back to ...

ALBANY (TNS) — As state lawmakers voted Thursday to boost their own pay during a special legislative session, their staff members — often deemed the b...

New York state lawmakers gave themselves a nice Christmas present Thursday: a 29% pay raise that would make them the nation’s highest-paid state legis...

ALBANY (TNS) — Lawmakers could head to the state Capitol as early as today to consider adding another $32,000 to their annual salaries — while placing...

ALBANY (TNS) — Advocates and progressive lawmakers are renewing their push for legislation that would grant New York renters more protections as Gov. ...

ALBANY (TNS) — A Brooklyn lawmaker is looking to Texas as he wants to make it easier for New Yorkers to sue oil and gas companies and hold them accoun...

LITTLE VALLEY — Cattaraugus County lawmakers approved $85,000 in budgeted funds Wednesday for the city of Olean to use for Olean Municipal Airport imp...

There’s a lot of hyperbole in the opposition to gun control, where seemingly every regulation is a “gun grab” and every lawmaker who proposes one is “...

I heard John Mayer’s “Daughters” playing in the grocery store recently, and though it had been years since I listened to the 2003 classic, the chorus ...

LITTLE VALLEY — County lawmakers urged the state to hold off on a proposal to increase regulation on cemeteries, citing the high cost of compliance fo...

PITTSBURGH (TNS) — When it comes to autonomous vehicles, there isn't just one way to go about safety. State regulators draft legislation. Independent ...

BELMONT — The Allegany County Office for the Aging, Age-Friendly Allegany County and county lawmakers will host 13 town hall sessions across the count...