State Sen. Sean Ryan elected next mayor of Buffalo
New York state Sen. Sean Ryan has been elected the next mayor of Buffalo, according to the Associated Press,…
N.Y. must modernize disability housing policies
Lawmakers said the state legislature must act to give New Yorkers with disabilities more housing options and force…
As election night approaches, so does a Stefanik decision
U.S. Rep. Elise Stefanik has been teasing a run for governor for months, leaving an official decision up…
New York’s pre-K funding needs to be restructured
New York’s funding for pre-K education is not keeping up with inflation, according to a new report. New…
Nearly 1.2 million New Yorkers took voted early in 2025
Nearly 1.2 million people took part in early voting for the 2025 general elections in New York state,…
Rep. Langworthy looks to ban N.Y. state’s natural gas law
LANCASTER, N.Y. — As a New York state deadline looms to prohibit natural gas from new building and home…
State lawmakers to take on sports betting regulations
State lawmakers want to take on further regulations around mobile sports betting this upcoming session. Assemblymember Carrie Woerner,…
Issues that pushed Onondaga County residents to vote early
Early voting in Onondaga County began on Oct. 25 and runs through Nov. 2. Some residents said they…
Voting rights organization seeks to take on DOJ
As the Trump administration’s attempt to collect voter registration information of New Yorkers heads to court, a long-standing…
An unusual request comes before the Adirondack Park Agency
Unconventional Concepts, a professional engineering and technical consulting firm specializing in counterterrorism analysis, has a five-year lease to…
State’s fiscal outlook improves as federal impact looms
The state released its mid-year budget update this week revealing a $26.8 billion cumulative budget gap by 2029.…
Court order to fund SNAP won’t affect $65M for NY food banks
An extra infusion of $65 million in state aid for New York food banks will be sent to…