Capitol Bureau

A new poll finds Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul ahead of her Republican opponent, Rep. Lee Zeldin in wake of Election Day on Nov. 8.

The Long Island congressman and current Democratic governor commented on abortion at the Business Council of New York State's annual meeting.

After the Supreme Court struck down New York's 100-year-old gun laws, Gov. Kathy Hochul outlined new laws in June. They take effect Sept. 1.

Leaders of teachers' unions say schools need to be better prepared for the grim reality—that classrooms are increasingly a target for mass shootings and a setting for other forms of violence.

More than 100 groups have written a letter to Gov. Kathy Hochul asking that she not appoint another former prosecutor to the role.

As the nation’s economic uncertainty continues, with a volatile stock market, higher gas prices and inflation, New York state’s budget forecast has also suffered a reversal of fortune.

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.

With a little less than three months until Election Day in New York, Gov. Kathy Hochul is comfortably ahead of her challenger, Long Island Rep. Lee Zeldin.

Gov. Kathy Hochul is trying to do damage control after the resignation of her lieutenant governor, Brian Benjamin, who was indicted for corruption.

Budget talks continue at the State Capitol on the late state budget, with some agreements near.