legislation

{child_byline}By BRENDAN J. LYONS Times Union {/child_byline} ALBANY (TNS) — Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo could face criminal exposure for a former aide’s all...

ALBANY (TNS) — New York lawmakers reached an agreement Tuesday to rescind and limit Gov. Cuomo’s sweeping emergency pandemic powers. With the governor...

ALBANY — New York’s sports arenas and large concert venues can reopen later this month with COVID testing, capacity limits and other protocols in plac...

ALBANY (AP) — A New York state law from the 1970s aimed at curbing prostitution but that critics said had been enforced discriminatorily, particularly...

Olean Police Salamanca Police , Desiree M. Root, 44, of 211 Clinton St., was arrested on a bench warrant and subsequently charged with second-degree o...

ALBANY (TNS) — State Sen. Patrick M. Gallivan and more than 90 Buffalo-area restaurants have filed a petition challenging Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo’s execu...

ALBANY — State Sen. George Borrello and members of the Senate Republican Conference unveiled a package of legislation Tuesday they hope will “Reset Ne...

ALBANY (TNS) — New York’s rollout of its plastic bag ban last year was so muddled and confusing that a judge awarded court fees to the plaintiffs who ...

The administration of Gov. Andrew Cuomo has a reputation for secrecy, but even by the governor’s opaque standards the stonewalling around the issue of...

BUFFALO (AP) — Some Erie County restaurants that had filed a lawsuit against New York state over a coronavirus restriction that bans indoor dining got...

WASHINGTON — U.S. Reps. Tom Reed and Josh Gottheimer said Monday that the 117th Congress include the continuation of the Problem Solvers Caucus’ conse...

ALBANY (TNS) — Starting later this year, drivers with outstanding traffic tickets who can’t pay their fines will be allowed to keep driving if they st...

Political parties and candidates have different positions on issues, but should at least support the fundamentals of our system of government. Sounds ...

NEW YORK (AP) — A federal appeals court on Monday upheld challenges to New York state’s attendance restrictions at houses of worship to curb the sprea...

ALBANY — New York will freeze evictions and certain foreclosures for two months under a bill the governor said Monday he plans to sign. Renters who ar...

ALBANY (AP) — New York lawmakers plan to convene remotely for a special session Monday to pass a bill extending the state’s ban on residential evictio...

ALBANY (TNS) — New York lawmakers are mulling legislation that would potentially allow health officials to decide whether coronavirus vaccinations sho...

WASHINGTON (TNS) — Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer said New York will receive more than $50 billion in various forms of relief from a massive C...