ALBANY – In the final weeks of the legislative session, Albany lawmakers are examining a proposal that would allow wine and liquor store owners in New York to own more than one location.
Though linked by the mass killings, New York and Texas are on opposite ends of the spectrum when it comes to gun control policy.
At least three Western New York counties have declared states of emergency aimed at blocking New York City from sending an overflow of migrants and asylum-seekers to area hotels.
Gov. Kathy Hochul's husband, William Hochul, is senior vice president, general counsel and secretary at Delaware North, which has an interest in two racinos that directly compete with the Seneca Nation’s three casinos.
Bail reform was one of a number of newsworthy issues Hochul addressed in a 30-minute meeting at The News' offices in Larkinville as she touted the terms of the final state budget that passed last week.
Chautauqua and Niagara counties both showed 8.4% jumps, while Erie County had a 5.8% increase. Statewide, sales tax collections totaled $5.5 billion, an increase of 7.1% compared to the same time last year.
Health Foundation for Western & Central New York announced that it will use money from MacKenzie Scott for the first time to give grants to six rural health networks in the Buffalo and Syracuse regions that focus on addressing those realities.
This removes a major hurdle to passing a state budget, but means New York will likely not pass any major housing initiative in 2023.
The leader of the State Senate says the main issue holding up Albany budget negotiations – potential changes to the state’s bail law – is “very close to a general agreement.”
LeChase Construction, based in Rochester, has been seeking a taxpayer grant – $260 million, according to two sources – to cover cost overruns, stating that it otherwise risks financial collapse.
As of March 31, the state said, there were about 5 million tickets worth $78 million that had been unclaimed. Most of those are small prize winners, but some are worth $1 million or more.
Here are highlights from the documents filed with the Erie County Legislature that lay out the terms of the final stadium agreement among Erie County, New York State and the Buffalo Bills.
The potential surcharge would shift the local cost of ongoing maintenance and improvements at the stadium from Erie County taxpayers to the fans who go to the games, County Executive Mark Poloncarz said.
Because the State Legislature is required to pass the stopgap budget "extender" without making any changes, Republicans in Albany are urging Gov. Kathy Hochul to use her leverage to include bail reform language in the bill.
For thousands of Western New Yorkers, efforts to avoid a future environmental disaster – such as an en masse transition to electric vehicles and heat systems – raise a vital regional question: How will these technologies work in winter weather?
"New York State will not waiver in its support for the Jefferson Avenue neighborhood and its residents as it continues to heal from this tragedy," Gov. Kathy Hochul said.
New York will use this funding to expand access to low-income families in affordable housing developments, said Jacob Leibenluft, the U.S. Treasury Department's chief recovery officer.
A federal court in New York City issued a ruling Tuesday that opens the door for cannabis retailing in Western New York and most other areas of New York State where it had been restricted.
President Biden has approved a major disaster declaration to help in recovery from the Christmas blizzard, Gov. Kathy Hochul reported Wednesday night on Twitter.
The Long Island Republican and son-in-law to former President Richard M. Nixon, who served as New York's GOP chairman for a decade until 2019, has secured the support of enough Republican leaders to return as chairman when the committee meets Monday in Albany.
Progress at the former Tonawanda Coke property is revealed by what isn't there anymore.
If menthol cigarettes are prohibited in New York State, there are two fears: that it will open up an illegal black market for cigarettes from other states, and it will make Blacks a target for police enforcement.
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The New York Civil Liberties Union announced Monday that it has filed a lawsuit against the agency that maintains the state's prison and parole system for denying access to records regarding misconduct by corrections officers inside the state prisons.
Some in Conklin, a town with 5,200 residents near Binghamton – with 89% of them white – express sympathy for the parents of Payton Gendron. But they’re reluctant to talk publicly about them.
The blizzard that swept through Buffalo Niagara late last month caused widespread devastation and prompted serious questions about why, in key ways, the municipal response was lacking.
In statements explaining opposition, Democratic senators have characterized Justice Hector LaSalle’s record as “anti-union” or “anti-worker” and, on the issue of abortion, “anti-choice” or “anti-woman.”
Here are disciplinary records for New York troopers assigned to Troop A, which is headquartered in Batavia and patrols Western New York.
In the last 10 years in WNY, state police troopers have been accused of myriad wrongdoing. None of the troopers lost their jobs, even those who abused their authority.
New York lawmakers interviewed last week were surprisingly optimistic about what they could accomplish in the new, divided Congress that will take office in January.
New York has not elected a Republican governor since 2002, when George Pataki won his final term.