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NEW YORK — Gov. Andrew Cuomo has been crushed by accusations of sexual misconduct, as well as allegations that he covered up COVID-19 deaths in nursin...

I am so glad to see that everything in Congress has been taken care of. The pandemic is under control, the stimulus is taken care of, the economy is h...

To Rep. Tom Reed, in the late 1980s, as a Democrat, I ran against state Sen. Jess Present. I was unsuccessful, but during the campaign and after, I ga...

ELLICOTTVILLE — The Cattaraugus County Industrial Development Agency updated its eligible projects policy earlier this week in a way that could impact...

The Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association winter sports season will begin on time Friday, but the high school postseason will have a diffe...

ALBANY (TNS) — Staten Island Democrats Sen. Diane Savino and Assemblyman Mike Cusick have put forth a bill that would provide relief to the hospitalit...

SALAMANCA — The Museum Association of New York (MANY) has announced that 98 museums from across New York state have been selected to participate in it...

One of Joe Biden's first priorities as president will be to risk stoking a new migrant crisis. After much trial and error, President Donald Trump came...

Amy Coney Barrett has accomplished many things in her career. Becoming an authority or a policy maker on healthcare isn’t one of them. At Notre Dame, ...

ALBANY (TNS) — New York’s coronavirus quarantine policy doesn’t just apply to U.S. states and territories. Since March, the state has required quarant...

ALBANY (TNS) — An independent investigation of the state’s nursing home policies during the COVID-19 pandemic is not needed, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo said...

ALBANY (TNS) — New York had its lowest percent positive COVID-19 rate Saturday since testing began in March. The number of people testing positive for...

ALBANY (TNS ) — With roughly a week left for New York lawmakers to vote on a constitutional change that would give legislators more influence in the s...

It is reasonable for communities across this country to have principled policy debates over the utility of multifamily and single-family housing. But ...

NEW YORK — Walmart will require customers to wear face coverings at all of its namesake and Sam’s Club stores, making it the largest retailer to intro...

On a recent episode of “The Glenn Show,” a podcast hosted by Brown University professor Glenn Loury, academic and linguist John McWhorter asked the na...

“I can’t believe the death of one man caused all of these protests.” The murder of George Floyd is one of many of its kind. Over the past week, thousa...

JAMESTOWN — Bringing the voices and perspectives of small business owners, farmers and other employers into the discussion on public policy is the goa...