North Country Rep. Elise Stefanik, who has been teasing a run for governor in 2026, said Wednesday that she will make a “final decision and announcement” after this year’s Nov. 4 election. She made the announcement shortly after Hudson Valley Republican Rep. Mike Lawler announced he ...
JAMESTOWN — Side by side on a sofa inside the National Comedy Center, Gail and Mario Cirasunda chuckled at a clip from the 1980s sitcom “Family Ties” that was playing on a TV screen. The show’s oldest daughter, Mallory, was introducing her unconventional artist boyfriend Nick to her ...
New York is investing millions of state dollars in weather tracking and emergency preparedness, aiming to gird the state against the worst of new, more extreme weather patterns — but state officials are facing challenges as the federal government wipes away billions of dollars in ...
ALBANY — New York is on track to lose out on $750 million in Medicaid funding this year thanks to the federal budget cuts agreed to in Washington last week. State officials also expect to see at least $3 billion in federal funding disappear in the next fiscal year. Blake Washington, ...
New York’s top leaders will need to make tough decisions in the coming months as they confront billions in lost federal funding for the state’s largest and oldest safety net programs. Last week, Congressional Republicans pulled an all nighter to narrowly pass the sweeping “One Big ...
ALBANY — Avi Small, Gov. Kathy. Hochul’s press secretary, has resigned from his position after allegations of sexual harassment were made against him. Confirmed by an official in her office, Small stepped down from his post on July 4. He’d been suspended from Hochul’s office since ...