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ALLENTOWN (TNS) — Now that the state Supreme Court has upheld the constitutionality of mail voting, it’s time for critics to stop whining about it and...

WASHINGTON (TNS) — Pennsylvania’s U.S. lawmakers are urging the State Department to recognize the plight of a Pittsburgh-area resident who has been se...

Now that quiet has returned to the evening, late night and early morning, and the family dog has emerged from hiding following the barrage of Independ...

After state House Republicans managed to rid themselves of Rep. Nick Miccarrelli in 2018, after he allegedly sexually harassed fellow Republican Rep. ...

ALBANY (TNS) — After 11 tumultuous years, New York’s Joint Commission on Public Ethics conducted its final meeting on Tuesday. On July 8, the commissi...

ALBANY (AP) — New York Gov. Kathy Hochul said she is bringing state lawmakers back on Thursday to consider gun safety legislation in response to the S...

ALBANY (TNS) — The U.S. Supreme Court overturned the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision on Friday, shifting governance over when a pregnancy can be terminated ...

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — State House Republicans blocked a proposal to prevent those ages 18 to 21 from possessing assault-style rifles by completely ch...

ALBANY (TNS) — The deans of New York’s 15 accredited law schools on Wednesday announced a rigorous vetting process to select nominees for the state’s ...

BELVIDERE — Democratic Congressional hopeful Max Della Pia made a whistle stop at the Quicklee’s truck stop in Belvidere Sunday where he was greeted b...

ALBANY (TNS) — In December, state Attorney GeneralLetitia Jamescalled for funding to support abortion access for people coming toNew Yorkfrom states w...

NEW YORK (TNS) — It’s time forFEMAto pay up for COVID-related costs to the state’s hospitals, say members of New York’s congressional delegation. Demo...

ALBANY (TNS) — With a 2019 state law calling for a zero carbon economy by 2040, a broad coalition of environmental and social justice activists Wednes...

Ballotpedia tracks what it calls a “personal gain index” showing how much each member of Congress’ personal wealth has changed while in office. For th...

Yes, our national discourse has been consumed with an incendiary lie about a stolen presidential election that’s become a mass delusion — and New York...

NEW YORK — Democrats on New York’s redistricting commission threw up their hands Monday, a day before a bipartisan panel — apparently in name only — w...

{child_byline}By MARINA VILLENEUVE / Associated Press{/child_byline} ALBANY — New York would boost state school aid, provide sweeping property tax rel...

ALBANY (TNS) — Lawmakers started the new year with a thumbs down for redistricting maps and made election-related bills their top priority Monday as t...