New York State Legislature

A report from the National Association of Social Workers New York Chapter finds there's a racial disparity in social-worker salaries. The report finds 16.3% of people earning $60,000 to $70,000 a year identified as white, 6% are people of color and 3.8% are Hispanic.

This week brought startling low temperatures just ahead of a record-breaking holiday travel season.

Democrats who lead the New York State Senate and Assembly voted to raise their pay by $32,000 a year to an annual base salary of $142,000.

The legislation would make New York lawmakers the highest paid in the nation.

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.