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With about six and a half weeks until Election Day, the two candidates for governor of New York still have not agreed to a single debate.
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New York’s new laws governing the carrying of concealed weapons take effect Thursday, after the U.S. Supreme Court threw out the state’s century old laws.
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As a new school year begins, the state’s largest teachers unions and other education experts are calling for better responses to threats of violence.
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As the new school year is about to get underway, it will begin with fewer incumbent school board members.
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New York’s Democratic Party leaders are criticizing a fundraiser to be held Sunday by the Republican candidate for governor, Lee Zeldin, with Florida Governor Ron DeSantis.
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New York state has begun the application process for licenses to run retail cannabis stores, nearly one and half years after the drug became legal for adult recreational purposes.
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Wednesday marks one year since Kathy Hochul became New York’s governor. Hochul, who was the state’s little-known lieutenant governor, is now running to win a full term and become the first female governor elected to the post.
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Governor Kathy Hochul said COVID-19 rules will be eased for New York’s schoolchildren this year and masks and social distancing will no longer be required. The governor and state health officials also gave an update on the spread of monkeypox, which for the first time has infected a child.
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The second of New York’s two primary voting days is being held on Tuesday August 23, with some hotly contested races. Although, as Karen DeWitt reports, turn out is expected to be low.
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New York Governor Kathy Hochul met with the heads of the major downstate utilities in preparation for the upcoming hurricane season, she wants to make sure everyone is prepared as possible for any potential extreme weather.