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The email newsletter “Weekly Update from Congressman Nick Langworthy” on Sunday referenced a clip from a 2021 House Foreign Affairs Committee virtual ...

Among the core Israeli national narratives that have been fractured by the Hamas terror attacks and months of war and violence is the notion that Isra...

ALBANY — A state commission that investigates ethical violations in New York was created unconstitutionally, an appeals court said Thursday in a rulin...

The public owes a debt of gratitude to the New York Coalition for Open Government. The volunteers behind the non-profit organization, which advocates ...

In his 31 years in law enforcement, Allegany County Sheriff Scott A. Cicirello has known or worked with six fellow law enforcement officers who died i...

State Sen. George Borrello said New York Democrats “think the rules don’t apply to them” in response to a judge ruling that a proposed amendment to th...

There will be a vote to remove Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson this week and it will fail thanks to Democratic Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries o...

ALBANY — The signers of our Bill of Rights knew that a free press was essential to the health of our democracy. That’s why the First Amendment to the ...

ST. BONAVENTURE — A new book by Dr. Joel Horowitz, professor emeritus of history at St. Bonaventure University, examines the impact of civic associati...

WASHINGTON (TNS) — For two weeks, former President Donald Trump has been cooped up in a Manhattan courtroom on charges that he falsified records to co...

BUFFALO — Democratic state Sen. Timothy Kennedy won a special election Tuesday for the New York congressional seat vacated by Democrat Brian Higgins. ...

U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand is highlighting the Fentanyl Eradication and Narcotics Deterrence (FEND) Off Fentanyl Act, which has been signed into law...

Most Americans appreciate that press freedom is vital to the health of a free and open society. Unfortunately, that appreciation runs an inch deep, as...

WELLSVILLE — In the early part of the year village officials learned of Allegany County’s plan to purchase a property on Chamberlain Street. While the...

CORTLANDT (TNS) — The company that owns the defunct Indian Point nuclear facility in Westchester County is suing New York in federal court over its ba...

NEW YORK — New York can move ahead with a law requiring internet service providers to offer heavily discounted rates to low-income residents, a federa...

ALBANY — Communities without a local newspaper experience higher government spending, lower voter participation and higher levels of civic mistrust. S...

ALBANY (TNS) — After months of demonstrations by supporters and negotiations among lawmakers, the proposed New York Home Energy Affordable Transition ...