Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie

Public schools across New York State will close on January 29 to observe the Asian Lunar New Year, marking the first time this holiday is officially recognized in the school calendar.

Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie stopped by the JMA Wireless Dome to make the announcement, flanked by SU coaches and other officials.

Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie says it's difficult to change the rules while the program is stalled by a court injunction.

Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie, in an appearance Monday in Latham, said the new lines should be drawn by the state's redistricting commission, not a special master.

Supporters of single-payer healthcare travelled to the State Fair Wednesday in hopes of meeting some of the highest ranking people in the State Legislature

Allegations are flying in the various investigations of Governor Cuomo of possible witness intimidation and conversely, of shielding Cuomo from responsibility. Cuomo faces a sexual misconduct probe by the Attorney General, while the State Legislature is conducting an impeachment inquiry over the abuse allegations, nursing-home COVID 19 deaths and other possible ethics issues.

The state legislature took another step this week in its impeachment investigation of Governor Andrew Cuomo, when the Assembly announced it’s hired a…

EDITOR'S NOTE: Dan Clark is host and producer of New York Now at PBS station WMHT in Albany.Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie, D-Bronx, says members of his…

Republicans in the State Senate say that, despite the over $4 billion structural deficit, taxes need to be cut further and a property tax cap must be made…

The often reticent New York Assembly Speaker, Carl Heastie, showed a different side of himself when the lifelong Star Trek fan visited a museum in New…