Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand is entering her next term in Congress with some high-level committee appointments. On Thursday, Senate Democrats announced their committee picks for the coming session in Washington. Last month they moved to reelect Sen. Charles E. Schumer as their party leader. He ...
ALBANY — The state Department of Environmental Conservation Interim Commissioner Sean Mahar announced Tuesday the adoption of updated regulations to expand protection of freshwater wetlands across New York. The regulations implement new statutory requirements under the state’s Freshwater ...
ALBANY — New York’s attorney general appointed a veteran district attorney Thursday as a special prosecutor in the death of a man who was beaten by state corrections officers, saying she needed to recuse her office to avoid potential conflicts. Attorney General Letitia James, whose ...
ALBANY (AP) — Pregnant New Yorkers will be entitled to at least 20 hours of paid leave to attend prenatal medical appointments under a law that took effect Wednesday. Gov. Kathy Hochul said the policy makes New York the first state in the country to offer paid leave for prenatal ...
ELIZABETHTOWN — When Kristy Sprague was pondering the idea of applying for law school, her guidance counselor told her to not even bother, because she didn’t have what it takes. Sprague thought differently and applied anyways. Now the 52-year-old from Moriah has officially taken oath ...
NEW YORK — Newly released video of a fatal New York prison beating shows correctional officers repeatedly pummeling a handcuffed inmate, striking him in the chest with a shoe, and lifting him by the neck and dropping him. Body-worn camera footage of the Dec. 9 assault on Robert Brooks was ...