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Even as Democrats reel from draconian impact of Republicans’ success at stacking the U.S. Supreme Court, the Biden administration is in danger of leav...

WASHINGTON — A bill designed to encourage more semiconductor companies to build chip plants in the United States passed the Senate on Wednesday as law...

It should not go unnoticed, as lawmakers in Albany recessed for the summer, that they are leaving unfinished their obligation to have an earnest go at...

ALBANY (TNS)—DemocratsinNew Yorkare not a happy bunch at the moment, what with the finger-pointing, the accusations and recriminations, the in-fightin...

NEW YORK (AP) — A new lawsuit is attempting to throw out new political maps setting the boundaries of New York state Assembly districts, a challenge t...

JAMESTOWN — State Sen. George M. Borrello officially announced he is seeking re-election to the New York State Senate to represent the 58th District. ...

PORTVILLE — State Sen. George Borrello presented members of the Portville girls volleyball team with Senate resolutions honoring their New York state ...

Justice Stephen G. Breyer has made many rulings during a long and distinguished career, but his most consequential may turn out to be his decision to ...

Democrats ran in 2020 on a long list of policies they planned to enact and implement, and now they are going through the agony of trying to make good ...

After months of wrangling, the U.S. Senate plans to vote this week on an ambitious Democratic bill on voting rights. The bill is already doomed. Senat...

Proclaiming himself “tired of being quiet,” President Biden Tuesday proposed retiring the filibuster — the 60-vote threshold for getting almost anythi...

Bob Dole first emerged as a national figure in the early 1970s, defending President Richard Nixon’s Vietnam policies and excoriating such Democratic o...

New York’s Independent Advisory Redistricting Commission is having its 24th and final public hearing Sunday , where ordinary New Yorkers can weigh in ...

Democrats should leave in place a cap on deductions that wealthy taxpayers can claim based on their state taxes — the one good part of the Republicans...

Republicans have a chance to take back the Senate after what was for them a disastrous 2020-21 that saw control of the chamber go to the Democrats. To...

ALBANY (TNS) — Gov. Kathy Hochul is leaving the door open for a potential investigation into how former Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo is spending roughly $18 m...

ALBANY (TNS) — New Yorkers worried about not being able to pay rent because of the pandemic got an extension Wednesday as lawmakers earmarked more fin...

ALBANY (TNS) — Key players in New York’s push to establish its marijuana market are encouraged that Gov. Kathy Hochul, who took office on Aug. 24, has...