By Benjamin Oreskes and Grace Ashford Reporting from the State Capitol in Albany, N.Y. The late-night scene beneath the New York State Capitol was unusual, even by Albany standards. Lawmakers from ...

The budget was supposed to be approved by the April 1 start of New York’s fiscal year, but leaders in Albany missed the deadline. Hochul and legislators spent weeks struggling to reach consensus ...

ALBANY, New York — Gov. Kathy Hochul shored up her public safety agenda this week when state lawmakers agreed to loosen the legal standard for involuntary commitment of the mentally ill — a ...

Albany, N.Y. — The names of two Central New York police officers killed in an April 2024 ambush in Salina have been added to a state memorial honoring fallen officers. Syracuse police officer ...

The FBI and US Attorney’s Office in Albany have launched a criminal investigation into mortgage fraud claims against New York Attorney General Letitia James, a source familiar with the probe ...

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEXSTAR) — Gov. Kathy Hochul signed New York’s $254.3 billion budget on Friday morning, ending a five-week delay that left schools scrambling and froze lawmakers’ pay.

ALBANY — New York state residents are encouraged to check if they have unclaimed funds as lost money. Unclaimed funds reached more than $20 billion this year, according to the state Comptroller ...

Albany, NY (WRGB) — Governor Kathy Hochul announced that 15 landmarks across New York State will be illuminated blue on the evening of May 16 in recognition of National Police Week, which runs ...

President Donald Trump has endorsed Rep. Mike Lawler for re-election in New York's 17th Congressional District. In a post on X, Trump praised Lawler as a "Strong Champion, and Highly Effective ...

ALBANY — New York is now one step closer to allowing doctors to help terminally ill patients die by prescribing life-ending medication that can be used when it’s determined they have less than ...

Wind gusts appeared strongest in eastern New York, near Albany. Animated weather footage from windy.com indicated winds in this area were gusting near 35 mph. Elsewhere in the nation, severe ...

ALBANY — New York’s proposed state budget includes $340 million to cover the cost of school meals for all of the state’s 2.76 million students, but education advocates and state lawmakers ...