Albany, NY (AP) More than 1,000 demonstrators have again filled a park outside the state Capitol calling for repeal of New Yo...

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — The state Assembly voted Tuesday to increase the minimum wage to $9 an hour with automatic incr...

ALBANY, N.Y. (WBEN/AP) — Republicans in the state Senate said they are trying to scale back parts of the landmark gun c...

New York lawmakers agreed to pass the toughest gun control law in the nation and the first since the Newtown, Conn., school s...

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) -- New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo called for closing loopholes on a state ban on assault weapons and ammunition...

The leaders of New York’s Legislature say they are poised for a banner 2013 session and they are — on paper.A Sen...

Buffalo (WBEN) -- Two area state lawmakers are leading a push get their colleagues to approve publicly-financed election camp...

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - Senate Republicans and the Independent Democratic Conference say they've struck a deal to take contro...

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - Officials say a months-old proposal to raise the minimum wage for millions of New Yorkers is dead.The Ass...

(WBEN) Governor Cuomo is praising the just passed state budget... and is hinting at progress on one of the stickier issues in...

Albany, NY (AP/WBEN) Gov. Andrew Cuomo, the Assembly Democratic and Senate Republican majorities say they've agreed on th...

New York's state Legislature and Gov. Andrew Cuomo are scheduled to adopt a $132 billion budget within days for the 2...

(AP) Former New York City Mayor Ed Kochsays Gov. Andrew Cuomo's path on redistricting will break his promise to reform th...

Albany, NY (WBEN)Assembly Speaker SheldonSilversayshewillbackapay raisefor state lawmakers. Buthewarnslawmakersmustearn it.&q...