A lawyer and Democrat from New York City has announced his plans to run for Congress in New York’s 21st District. Matt F. Putorti, a 37-year-old Glens Falls-born, Whitehall-raised man who has worked in New York City’s legal industry since 2010, announced his candidacy with a video ...

ALBANY — New Yorkers would avoid jail time for nonviolent parole violations, and children under age 12 could no longer be arrested as juveniles under bills that passed the state Legislature Thursday. The state Senate and Assembly passed the Less is More Act as state lawmakers wrapped ...

ALBANY — New York lawmakers wrapped up this year’s legislative session this week, but legislative leaders said they may return. The state Assembly continued its work into the early morning hours of Friday, ending a legislative session marked by the legalization of pot sales and ...

A bill to help stop the spread of invasive aquatic species in the Adirondacks has now been passed in the state Assembly as well as the Senate, clearing the way for the governor’s approval. “Invasive aquatic species present a serious threat to both our environment and our economy,” ...

SARANAC LAKE — Harrietstown Democrats gathered Tuesday evening and selected council member Jordanna Mallach to run for supervisor — even though she will be stationed overseas with the military for the next nine months — plus council member Tracey Schrader to run for reelection and ...

ALBANY — The Clean Slate bill is set to pass the state Legislature before session ends this week after lawmakers negotiated a deal overnight to change the measure to seal, and no longer expunge, New Yorkers’ criminal records after completing a prison sentence. Initially, Clean Slate was ...