New York State Legislature

Two bills passed in May introduced measures that aim to prevent predatory hospital billing, a practice that has led many Americans to face medical debt.

Local Republicans claim the Democratic majority in Albany has failed to make living in the state more affordable for struggling families and businesses.

The legislative session is scheduled to end on Thursday, and Governor Kathy Hochul and the Legislature hope to accomplish several major issues, including further protecting abortion rights and more gun safety measures.

A Syracuse-area state lawmaker plans to help move forward legislation that appears more urgent after a leaked document shows the Supreme Court may permit outlawing the procedure.

The state Appellate Division in Rochester ruled New York's congressional maps violated the state constitution.

Though Republicans challenge the state’s newly drawn congressional lines, Democrats said they reverse decades of Republican gerrymandering.

New York City Mayor Eric Adams is one of the officials encouraging Hochul to change the law that ended cash bail.

The New York state legislature is scheduled to end its session in mid-June. Lawmakers have a long list of priorities they hope to finish before…

New Yorkers United for Justice and the President of the NAACP in Syracuse say the state’s parole system is unfairly locking up Black and brown residents…

Election Day brought mixed results for Democrats and Republicans in New York’s congressional and legislative races. Republicans were quick to claim…