Gov. Kathy Hochul believes an outside attorney should review how Cornell University handled accusations by a 20-year-old female student that she was drugged and raped by seven fraternity brothers in 2...

Gov. Kathy Hochul signed a bill into law this week that will offer state incentives for commercial landscapers to purchase electric mowers and lawn tools instead of gasoline-powered equipment.

Gov. Kathy Hochul believes an outside attorney should review how Cornell University handled accusations by a 20-year-old female student that she was drugged and raped by seven fraternity brothers in 2...

With less than six weeks left before Election Day, Republican Bruce Blakeman and Democrat Kathy Hochul's contrasting positions on immigration represent arguably their area of starkest disagreement.

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez will visit Buffalo on Thursday and meet with Mayor Sean Ryan in a plan to stir inactive Democratic voters to head to the voting booths in November.

Half the voters sampled in a new Siena University poll said they would vote to re-elect Gov. Kathy Hochul, but her lead over Republican Bruce Blakeman shrunk slightly.

Assembly Majority Leader Crystal Peoples-Stokes billed the state nearly $12,000 for the cost of state vehicles over a one-year period while racking up separate travel and lodging expenses.

Public records provide a closer look at how Erie County legislators spend their time and carry out a part-time elected job.

I was home to cover state primary elections. I had no idea the summer would soon end horrifically, taking close to 3,000 lives that day and changing the world forever, Robert Gavin writes.

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Prekindergarten seats will be available in 100 school districts in Western New York and the Finger Lakes regions this year, Gov. Kathy Hochul announced.

Gov. Kathy Hochul on Tuesday said the state will consider challenging the decision of a federal judge who tossed the state's Climate Change Superfund Act.

Licensed hunters in Niagara County will be allowed to continue to use rifles to hunt big game – such as bear and deer – under a bill Gov. Kathy Hochul signed into law on Friday.

The state will increase aid to rape crisis and other victim services by $36 million following an outcry from providers, advocates and lawmakers that critical programs were being shortchanged, Gov. Kat...

Guests staying at lodging locations in the towns of Amherst and Lancaster, the City of Batavia and Village of Ellicottville will pay new motel occupancy taxes under bills Gov. Kathy Hochul has signed ...

The union that represents New York's public school teachers has endorsed 190 candidates for the State Legislature this fall, but it took no position on seven races in Western New York.

WNY lawmakers travel more than four hours to reach the State Capitol, the seat of state government. Had the suspected terror plot of an Albany woman come to fruition, they might not have come back ali...

A woman who reportedly pledged allegiance to ISIS planned to unleash a terrorist bomb attack on the State Capitol and massacre senators before her suspected plot was thwarted, federal prosecutors said...

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One sexual assault services program in Genesee, Orleans, Wyoming, Livingston and Monroe counties said it's facing a 49% reduction in its funding, even as demands for their services have increased.

One sexual assault services program in Genesee, Orleans, Wyoming, Livingston and Monroe counties said it's facing a 49% reduction in its funding, even as demands for their services have increased.

A Siena University poll released Wednesday showed Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman trailing Gov. Kathy Hochul by 10 percentage points in the first sampling of likely New York State gubernatorial...

Nurul Amin Shah Alam was picked up from Erie County jail by border patrol and dropped in freezing temperatures outside a closed restaurant. He was found dead five days later.

Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman, who has repeatedly bragged about making his county the safest in America, scoffed Wednesday at statistics that showed crime increased under his watch compared t...

A prison watchdog association wants Inspector General Lucy Lang and an independent agency to investigate claims that Lakeview Shock Incarceration Correctional Facility inmates were subjected to abuse,...

The governor asked the president to scrap his administration's plans to cut federal subsidies next year for Medicare Part D, which have helped lower the price of prescription drugs for seniors and oth...

When Officer Joshua Patchett’s girlfriend got pulled over for speeding and erratic driving on the Kensington Expressway, he did more than just help offer his sympathy.

Committees for Gov. Kathy Hochul and Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman have billed their campaigns for stays in upscale hotels, swanky fundraising venues, expensive airfare and meals at exclusive...

Committees for Gov. Kathy Hochul and Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman have billed their campaigns for stays in upscale hotels, swanky fundraising venues, expensive airfare and meals at exclusive...

An audit found that Erie County municipalities and nonprofit organizations failed to take advantage of a state program designed to help disabled veterans.

Western New York candidates for the State Legislature have collectively received more than $2.5 million in taxpayer-funded matching funds this year, helping several of them build lopsided financial ad...

Gov. Kathy Hochul refunded more than 500 donations to her re-election campaign totaling more than $1.7M, including sizable contributions from some high-profile WNY business executives and the ex-wife ...

Hochul, a Buffalo-born Democrat seeking her second full term, had a campaign balance of $21,030,466. Blakeman, the Nassau County executive, had $4,591,461, according to State Board of Elections campai...

The state will pump $1 million into law enforcement agencies and anti-crime programs in Erie and Niagara counties to respond to the surge in gun violence.

The state Department of Environmental Conservation and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will update residents on Monday on findings in their joint investigation into the scope of potential radioac...

Hochul doubled down on her executive order to impose a one-year moratorium on hyperscale data centers, expressing scant concern it could entice businesses to move their facilities to other states.