The State Assembly is asking a judge to bar the state Division of Human Rights from holding a public hearing on a sexual discrimination complaint a woman filed against Buffalo-area Assembly Member Patrick Burke.
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The district's policy change and a new Siena poll come as Gov. Kathy Hochul has been conducting a statewide listening tour on the possibility of a statewide ban on students having cellphones in public schools.
Erie County Legislature Chair April Baskin is heading into her November election for state Senate with a campaign war chest more than five times the size of opponent Jack Moretti, the latest campaign filings show.
Experts on election law say it’s a false interpretation of Biden’s order that was designed to promote information about voter registration.
Edward M. Kindt, 41, clad in an orange jail outfit, appeared Thursday before Administrative Law Judge Michael Marasa in a Department of Corrections and Community Supervision office in Poughkeepsie.
Endangered Species Act protection for grizzlies could end or be revised by January under a new FWS plan in response to demands by Montana, Idaho and Wyoming leaders.
Gov. Kathy Hochul announced the payouts Tuesday, saying the $350 million in statewide payments will go to the more than 1 million families across the state that were eligible for the state’s Empire State Child Credit on their 2023 tax returns and received a credit of at least $100.
A $36.8 million road reconstruction project on the I-90 that will cover nearly 54 miles between Genesee and Monroe counties was announced Monday by Gov. Kathy Hochul.
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Gov. Kathy Hochul said she thought the swift support shown by herself, the state Democratic Party and delegates for Vice President Kamala Harris's candidacy for president was a "really good shot in the arm."
Western New York's top Democrats fell in line on Monday behind Vice President Kamala Harris' bid for the White House, less than a day after President Biden abandoned the quest for a second term that those same Democrats had long supported.
More than 600 Indigenous people, and allies who support them, will come together in Niagara Falls this week to better understand the causes of these losses, as well as strategies to support those at risk and who grieve for lost loved ones.
The decision comes after escalating pressure from Biden’s Democratic allies to step aside following the June 27 debate. Biden plans to serve out the remainder of his term in office.
The State Assembly is asking a judge to bar the state Division of Human Rights from holding a public hearing on a sexual discrimination complaint a woman filed against Buffalo-area Assembly Member Patrick Burke.
A 2022 report found that anglers and Burmese refugees who ate fish caught in the Great Lakes area had PFAS in their blood in levels up to six times higher than the general United States population.
The district's policy change and a new Siena poll come as Gov. Kathy Hochul has been conducting a statewide listening tour on the possibility of a statewide ban on students having cellphones in public schools.
Erie County Legislature Chair April Baskin is heading into her November election for state Senate with a campaign war chest more than five times the size of opponent Jack Moretti, the latest campaign filings show.
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The uncle of the Uvalde, Texas, school shooter who killed 19 students and two teachers begged police to let him try to talk his nephew down. In a 911 call released Saturday, Armando Ramos told police that his nephew always listened to him and that if he could talk to him he might be able to get him to stop shooting. The call came in about 1 p.m. on May 24, 2022, about 10 minutes after Ramos' nephew, Salvador Ramos, was killed by authorities.
Donald Trump is putting immigration at the heart of his campaign to retake the White House. He is pushing the Republican Party towards an aggressive strategy of deporting millions of people. The plans have raised the stakes of this year’s election beyond the border security that conservatives have typically prioritized to a fundamental change in the American approach to immigration. After the southern border saw a historic number of crossings during the Biden administration, Democrats have also moved rightward on the issue, often leading with promises of border security before talking about relief for the immigrants who are already in the country.
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