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Governor Andrew Cuomo on Tuesday today signed legislation requiring all passengers in motor vehicles over the age of 16 to wear a seat belt, effective...

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) — Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo says schools can open this fall. Speaking to reporters late Friday afternoon, the governor said the infection rate...

ITHACA — One in 11 flowers carries disease-causing parasites known to contribute to bee declines, according to a Cornell study in Upstate New York tha...

ALBANY — Rhode Island is the latest state to be added to New York’s coronavirus quarantine list, Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s office reported Tuesday. Traveler...

ALBANY (TNS) — In early April, at the height of the coronavirus pandemic in New York, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo warned that the state may need 40,000 venti...

ALBANY — Democratic and Republican state lawmakers grilled New York’s top health official Monday about the steep, though ultimately unknown, death tol...

NEW YORK (TNS ) — Total hospitalizations due to the coronavirus fell 20 to 536 on Sunday and the percentage of people testing positive for the virus r...

ALBANY — New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo says he opposes raising taxes on the wealthy to help the state weather the coronavirus economic crisis, but it is ...

ALBANY (TNS) — Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Saturday an “initial decision” is coming this week about whether school districts will reopen for in-person lear...

No new cases of COVID-19 were reported Friday in Cattaraugus and Allegany counties as hospitalizations statewide reached another new low since March 1...

ALBANY — Following reports by non-profit organizations of delayed state contracts and payments, state Sen. George Borrello wants to governor to cancel...

UTICA (TNS) — U.S. Rep. Anthony Brindisi, D-Utica, says he stands with the workers at Remington Arms following the announcement this week that the com...

A new study shows coronavirus is leading to an unprecedented number of scams — and New York state residents are the No. 3 most targeted in the nation....

SYRACUSE (TNS) — New York has started accepting application s for its Excelsior Scholarshi p program that aims to provide students with free tuition t...

ALBANY — Travelers from three more states along with Puerto Rico and Washington, D.C., must quarantine for 14 days when arriving in New York. Illinois...

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...