This story was published more than 1 year ago. Cast as many as 3,000 votes a year — and in theory in a way most of their constituents want. Pass a state spending plan when there’s likely to be a ...

The political drumbeat is sounding about a renewed effort to flip the state Senate long controlled by Republicans next year. The relatively narrow GOP hold of the Senate with a 27-23 split and ...

Rather than running to replace Rep. Jerry Nadler, Bottcher will now run to replace state Sen. Brad Hoylman-Sigal.

The state Senate and Assembly released their one-house rebuttals to Gov. Kathy Hochul’s executive budget proposal, enabling official negotiations on this year’s state budget to begin in earnest. State ...