New York will ban the construction of new schools within 500 feet of a highway after Gov. Kathy Hochul signed a law inspired ...

The alternative, privately managed, publicly funded schools are popular with parents for their rigor but fiercely opposed by ...

From updates to the state’s Foundation Aid formula to the uncertainty posed by a second Trump presidency, here are the top ...

A federal appellate court has revived a challenge brought by pro-life organizations and a church against a New York law they ...

Business owners warn the deeply unpopular charge will affect everyone in the city, as they will be forced to pass on their ...

This last line prompted outrage from Jon Campbell, a reporter for WNYC and Gothamist – and a Lockport native – who diligently ...

New York filed an amicus brief supporting Louisiana's district map while criticizing a push to change the federal Voting ...

Canyon Independent School District sparked outrage after revealing earlier this month that it would be culling the Bible to ...

In America, states now celebrate not just flowers but their own desserts, minerals, neckwear—even firearms. Is there any ...

Mary Ann Krupsak, who became the first woman elected to statewide office in New York when she was voted in as lieutenant governor in 1974, has died. Krupsak died Saturday at her home on Seneca Lake, ...

New year, new transportation laws. The arrival of 2025 brings with it a list of New York driving laws going into effect in ...

As 2024 comes to a close we look back at the year in local news. We have chosen these as the top 10 stories, in no particular ...