Proposals to realign New York judicial districts are on the table in the Lower Hudson Valley and Rochester areas, while ...

Jim Shoemaker (left) and Jerry McNerney (right) compete to represent District 5 on the State Senate, an electorate which now includes parts of the Tri-Valley. (File photos courtesy Livermore ...

Gov. Hochul's "bell-to-bell" mobile phone ban in NY schools is facing pushback from the state Senate, which proposes a less ...

Should phones be banned from bell to bell? Or only during instructional periods? That’s at the heart of an emerging divide.

Two bills primarily sponsored by state Sen. Joe Addabbo Jr. (D-Woodhaven) recently passed the state Senate.S1194-A would enhance transparency and consumer protection by requiring gas and electric corp ...

Assembly Member Steven Raga has helped secure $750 million in funding for the preservation of Mitchell-Lama housing ...

New York State Assemblyman Robert Smullen, R,C-Mohawk Valley and the Adirondacks has issued a statement in response to the Assembly one-house budget proposal for FY 2025-26.

Reinvent Albany showed in a February 2025 report that the MTA capital plan is big, big business for New York. Over ten years, the MTA paid a whopping $30 billion to businesses across the state for ...

Gov. Kathy Hochul’s $13.5 million proposal to ban cell phones in K-12 public schools remains a hot topic as the state budget ...

The village of Gouverneur will be getting a boost from New York State to invest in its historic downtown area. Governor Kathy ...

For years, the East Ramapo school district operated on a shoestring, citing a looming deficit. Then surpluses were discovered.

Texas Senate OKs proposal to carve out prayer time in school, nears final vote on mandatory display of Ten Commandments in ...