NEW YORK (AP) — King Charles III and Queen Camilla visited the site of the Sept. 11 attacks, met with schoolchildren and business titans and socialized with celebrities during a busy swing through New York City on Wednesday — the first visit to the city by a reigning British monarch in 16 years. Charles laid […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s acting attorney general on Thursday signed an order reclassifying state-licensed medical marijuana as a less-dangerous drug, a major policy shift long sought by advocates who said cannabis should never have been treated like heroin by the federal government. The order signed by Todd Blanche does not legalize marijuana for […]
By Anthony IzaguirreAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) — For months, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has resisted calls to increase taxes on the wealthy, beating back progressives who have hounded her from Manhattan to Puerto Rico bellowing chants of “tax the rich.” Now she is pitching a compromise. The moderate Democrat says she will push […]
New Yorkers pay some of the highest auto insurance premiums. Estimates suggest that drivers in New York pay about 65% more for minimum coverage and 15% more for full coverage and it has created significant political pressure to address insurance costs. The issue of uninsured motorists remains a significant concern across the United States. With […]
By Jake OffenhartzAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Federal prosecutors are investigating whether a New York City Council member and her sister, an aide to Gov. Kathy Hochul, accepted bribes or kickbacks in connection with the appropriation of city funds to a migrant shelter provider, according to a copy of a search warrant obtained by […]
Senator April N.M. Baskin and Assemblymember Al Stirpe were joined Tuesday by lawmakers, advocates, and stakeholders from across New York to call for the FRESH Communities Act (A8692/S6017) to be included in the final FY2026-27 State Budget. The legislation – formally known as the Food Retail Establishment Subsidization for Healthy Communities Act – has already […]
By Jake OffenhartzAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) — New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani on Thursday unveiled a new office dedicated to community safety, a tentative first step toward fulfilling a key campaign pledge to reduce the role of police in responding to mental health emergencies. Mamdani initially envisioned a $1 billion-per-year agency that would […]
By Grace JiangAlbany Times Union ALBANY — When a fire alarm sounds at 2 a.m. in many rural areas of New York, there is no guarantee anyone will answer. That was the central warning from a coalition of fire officials, including chiefs and commissioners, who gathered with state lawmakers at the Capitol on Wednesday to […]
By Kathleen MooreAlbany Times Union ALBANY — The state university system is on track to stop running a deficit in a decade — and only if it keeps increasing its enrollment by nearly 3% each year, according to its latest financial report. SUNY released the report Sunday. It details which SUNY campuses are now in […]
By Anthony IzaguirreAssociated Press ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Republicans are looking to the U.S. Supreme Court to stop the boundaries of the only red congressional seat in New York City from being redrawn, after suffering a bruising loss in state court on Thursday. The attempts to stop U.S. Rep. Nicole Malliotakis’ district from changing are […]
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — A lawyer appointed by judges to be the U.S. attorney for northern New York was immediately fired by the Justice Department in the latest clash between the Trump administration and the judiciary over the process for selecting top federal prosecutors. Donald Kinsella spent less than a day in the position before […]
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York Gov. Kathy Hochul on Wednesday announced a new reelection running mate — as her current lieutenant governor has launched an increasingly caustic primary challenge to unseat her. Hochul, a moderate Democrat, named Adrienne Adams, the former speaker of the New York City Council, as her replacement lieutenant governor pick […]
Tax filing season is underway, and the IRS expects 164 million people will file returns by April 15. The average refund last year was $3,167. This year, analysts have projected it could be $1,000 higher, thanks to changes in tax law. More than 165 million individual income tax returns were processed last year, with 94% […]
By Brendan J. Lyons,Albany Times Union ALBANY — Gov. Kathy Hochul unveiled a $260 billion budget proposal on Tuesday that she said will expand access to mental health services, child care and housing at a time when New York’s high cost of living continues to be a significant challenge for her administration. Her office said […]
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul delivered the 2026 State of the State address this week announcing a number of proposals including a plan to expand pre-kindergarten programs statewide. The governor sought to unveil an agenda focused on accountablity and affordability as she faces opposition from both the GOP and her own party in her bid […]
