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ALBANY — A legislative investigation released Monday found “overwhelming evidence” that former Gov. Andrew Cuomo sexually harassed women and that he o...

NEW YORK (AP) — Democrat Jumaane Williams, New York City’s elected public advocate, is running for governor, making the self-described activist perhap...

NEW YORK (TNS) — Some workers in New York’s tourism and hospitality industries will get over $2,700 in payments under a new program announced Monday b...

ALBANY (TNS) — Six prisons across the state will close next year,Gov. Kathy Hochulannounced Monday, citing a declining prison population and savings t...

Cattaraugus County health officials reported two new COVID-19 deaths and 66 new cases of infection over the weekend. The county health department said...

Thirteen Republicans in the U.S. House helped provide the margin to get the Democrats’ $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill passed late Friday, including...

ALBANY (TNS) — The rejection of a constitutional amendment that would have tweaked the state’s troubled redistricting process has left reform advocate...

ALBANY — The Albany County district attorney’s office, citing Friday a “potentially defective” criminal complaint filed against former Gov. Andrew M. ...

ALBANY (TNS) — For the first time ever, the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree is coming from Maryland, while residents of the Empire State won’t be ab...

NEW YORK (TNS) — Democrats have forged a compromise to partially lift the so-called SALT tax deduction cap that hit the New York metro area particular...

ALBANY (TNS) — Before voters went to the polls Tuesday, the state Conservative Party spent $3 million attempting to defeat three proposed constitution...

ALBANY (TNS)— State voters broadly approved a constitutional amendment guaranteeing New Yorkers the right to "clean air and water and a healthful envi...

New Yorkers will get paid family leave to care for siblings thanks to a bill signed into law Monday by Gov. Kathy Hochul. “Taking care of your family ...

ALBANY (AP) — New Yorkers are voting Tuesday on several proposed changes to the state constitution, including two that could make it easier to vote. O...

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court will hear a gun rights case that could lead to more guns on the streets of New York and Los Angeles and threaten restri...

Most of what we hear about Washington these days is how dysfunctional it is, and the reputation is well earned. We are in an era when political power ...

NEW YORK — A bill signed into law Friday by Gov. Kathy Hochul aims to cut down on illegal, noisy modifications to mufflers and exhaust systems on vehi...

SALAMANCA — Members of the Common Council are leaning towards opting in on allowing licensed marijuana dispensaries in the city following a public hea...