ALBANY — Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie, D-Bronx, has introduced a bill that would take away some of the governor’s leverage in state budget talks, by restarting legislators’ paychecks if the executive asks for non-fiscal things in negotiations over the state spending plan. First ...
LAKE PLACID — Tennis and pickleball enthusiasts have something new to look forward to when they take to the courts this season. The North Elba Park District has been working to get the public tennis courts, which are located above the intersection of Parkside and Mirror Lake drives, ...
WASHINGTON — Some Democratic-led states and cities are pushing back on a Trump administration threat to cut education funding over diversity, equity and inclusion programs, creating a standoff that could test how far the White House is willing to go to press its demands on the nation’s ...
The Trump administration said Tuesday that it’s not backing off its latest deadline for New York to end its $9 congestion toll on drivers entering the most traffic-snarled parts of Manhattan, despite a recent court filing that indicated the charge would remain at least through the ...
JENA, La. (AP) — An immigration judge in Louisiana said she would terminate the case against Mahmoud Khalil if the government does not provide evidence this week justifying their attempted deportation of the Columbia University student activist. At a hearing Tuesday in Louisiana, Judge ...
NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to take up a challenge to gun laws in New York that ban firearms from certain “sensitive” locations and require that handgun owners be of “good moral character.” The high court did not give an explanation on why it chose ...