Gov. Andrew Cuomo cast doubt Thursday that the state will adopt a law to combat climate change that would exponentially increase the price of gas for all New Yorkers. The Climate and Community Investment Act would create a new climate pollution fee or carbon tax on fossil fuel companies to ...

U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand announced Thursday that a bill to move the prosecution of serious crimes in the military — particularly sexual assaults — from the chain of command to independent prosecutors has the bipartisan support needed for passage. Gillibrand, D-N.Y., chair of the ...

WASHINGTON — House Republicans elevated Rep. Elise Stefanik to a leadership post Friday, highlighting how the party whose lodestar has long been conservative policies increasingly views allegiance to Donald Trump as its indispensable key to electoral success. Stefanik, a Trump stalwart ...

TUPPER LAKE — Last Friday, May 7, state Assemblyman Billy Jones visited Tupper Lake to get an update of the new economic developments happening in the village since his last visit. Mayor Paul Maroun scheduled a tour for the assemblyman to see the newly renovated baseball field, the ...

With Rep. Elizabeth L. “Liz” Cheney ousted as House Republican Conference chair Wednesday, Rep. Elise M. Stefanik moved quickly to line up colleagues’ support for her to be named to the position. Rep. Cheney of Wyoming was voted out of the third-highest leadership position within the ...

With Rep. Elizabeth Cheney ousted Wednesday as House Republican Conference Chair, Rep. Elise Stefanik moved quickly to line up colleagues’ support for her to be named to the position. Cheney of Wyoming was voted out of the third-highest leadership position within the Republican party ...