WASHINGTON — Northern New York’s senior elected officials were almost universally disappointed by the news that the Supreme Court may be poised to overturn long-standing case law and end federal abortion protections. While Republicans decried the leak that sparked the news but lauded the ...

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on Tuesday blasted a “radical” Supreme Court draft opinion that would throw out the landmark Roe v. Wade abortion rights ruling that has stood for a half century. He warned that other privacy rights including same-sex marriage and birth control are at risk ...

WASHINGTON — Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer angrily denounced as an “abomination” the Supreme Court’s leaked draft decision that would overturn the nation’s landmark Roe v. Wade ruling and vowed that if it stands the Senate will vote on legislation to uphold women’s access to ...

ALBANY — U.S. Rep. Antonio Delgado will serve as New York’s next lieutenant governor, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul announced Tuesday. Delgado, a Democrat, will take on the largely ceremonial role previously formerly held by Brian Benjamin, who resigned following his arrest for federal ...

ALBANY — When New York Gov. Kathy Hochul took office last year after her predecessor resigned in a sexual harassment scandal, one of her first big decisions was appointing a lieutenant governor who could help restore trust in government. Her choice — and attempt at a reset — imploded ...

There have been several explanations offered for why crime has increased in New York over the last few years, but Harry Wilson thinks decisions made by state government officials have contributed, if not fueled, the problem. Wilson, one of four Republicans running for governor this year, ...