On Monday, New York State Senators voted on nine bills relating to utility affordability.  “This package includes legislation ...

There are also measures to expand flexible payment plans and provide more options for families to manage their bills,” explained Andrea Stewart-Cousins, Senate Majority Leader. One piece of ...

A New York legal loophole makes it hard to prosecute impaired drivers without identifying the specific drug used, hindering ...

For months, CBS News New York Investigates has shared stories of New Yorkers whose lives were altered by impaired drivers ...

State Sen. Zellnor Myrie and Assembly Member Micah Lasher introduced a bill to help prosecutors comply with the law, while ...

There is one piece of genuinely good news: Hochul wisely has built up the state’s reserves, which now amount to more than $21 ...

Neil Breslin, who served 28 years as in the New York State Senate, is expected to continue as a resource for regulating the ...

Students throughout New York state might have to give up their cellphones during school hours starting next fall under a ...

State Sen. Shelley Mayer acted as master of ceremonies for the Rye event that saw speeches praising Latimer as a person as well as for his accomplishments in government service. Among the other ...

The New York State Legislature absolutely should get on board with Gov. Kathy Hochul’s proposal to impose a statewide ban on K-12 students’ use of smartphones during the school day.

“We are on our way to getting there in the Senate. For the first time, the Senate Majority Leader [Andrea Stewart-Cousins] is engaged in the discussion,” she explained. “We still have some work to do.

The sprawling transit agency’s much talked about, multi-year, major-projects plan almost always takes a winding route to the finish line.