The new law stems from adverse reactions to a crypto-mining operation along Seneca Lake, in the heart of the state’s winemaking region.

The legislation will temporarily pause new large-scale mining operations at dormant, fossil fuel-burning power plants, while the DEC studies the potential environmental impacts of the sector.

The first licenses are going to applicants who were convicted of a marijuana-related offense before the law went into effect and also showed they had run a successful business.

Before approving Ithaca's 2023 budget, Ithaca Mayor Laura Lewis joined city attorney Ari Levine to condemn some of the comments made by city employees, alderpersons and community members during a Common Council meeting earlier this month.

The Ithaca Common Council voted unanimously to allow a bike-share program to operate in the city for the first time since March 2020.

City employees, from building managers to engineers, testified about their frustrations with contract negotiations and what they say are stagnant wages.

President Joe Biden visited Syracuse Thursday to celebrate the $100-billion investment in central New York from the semiconductor and chip company Micron Technology.

Acting Mayor Laura Lewis says given the current job market, she thinks it’s unrealistic for the police department to fill all 15 vacant positions in one year.

“Having Chinese chips in our federal supply chains is a direct threat to our national security."

A unionization effort at Amazon’s fulfillment center in Rensselaer County failed Tuesday.