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ALBANY (TNS) —Senate Republicansare considering filing a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the governor's recent nomination ofCaitlin Halli...

ALBANY (TNS) — More than 130 nursing homes are suing the state alleging that a requirement to designate 70 percent of their profits for care of reside...

ALBANY (TNS) — Gov. Kathy Hochul says the state will stockpile the medication mifepristone in light of last week’s ruling by a judge in Texas invalida...

The United States Constitution and all the state constitutions establish legislatures and give those legislatures the authority to set their own rules...

Rowan Wilson, who for six years has sat on the New York Court of Appeals, the state’s highest court, is highly qualified to be the next chief judge an...

ALBANY — Daniel Prude was suffering a mental health crisis when he died during an encounter with the police in Rochester three years ago, spurring wav...

ALBANY — Gov. Kathy Hochul and fellow Democrats are buying themselves some more time to talk about bail and housing as budget negotiations pick up aga...

ALBANY — Gov. Kathy Hochul announced Monday she is nominating Court of Appeals Associate Judge Rowan D. Wilson to become the next chief judge and also...

Between today and April 23, 15 days from now, Gov. Hochul is required by law to nominate one of the seven highly qualified lawyers on a list to be the...

Assemblyman Joseph Giglio, R-Gowanda, urged Gov. Kathy Hochul and legislative leaders to reconsider bail reform that includes allowing judges to weigh...

ALBANY (TNS) — Facing an unexpected firestorm of opposition from environmentalists, Gov. Kathy Hochul on Wednesday removed from budget negotiations a ...

I have watched with dismay as lawmakers, local jurisdictions, and my fellow citizens have jumped on the emotional bandwagon of vilifying Eddie Kindt, ...

NEW YORK — A stone-faced Donald Trump made a momentous courtroom appearance Tuesday when he was confronted with a 34-count felony indictment charging ...

ALBANY (TNS) — A broad coalition of environmentalists and climate activists are battling Gov. Kathy Hochul over what they say are last-minute changes ...

ALBANY (TNS) — After Aaron Judge lifted a hanging slider into the left field seats in the Bronx on Sunday, Capital Region viewers watching the Yankees...

ALBANY (TNS) — This year’s debate on proposed changes to the state’s bail laws are again at the center of annual budget negotiations, a subject that i...

The new slate of possible nominees to head New York’s highest court shows just how big of a battle Gov. Kathy Hochul has ahead of her. First, the good...

ALBANY (TNS) — Tuition hikes at several of the most competitive State University of New York campuses could grow by 9% each year, thanks to a loophole...