ny legislature

Three local lawmakers had different takes on a measure to raise their own pay at the end of last year.

Binghamton City Councilwoman Sophia Resciniti and Robin Alpaugh are looking to unseat nine-term incumbent Assemblywoman Donna Lupardo (D-123).

“Yes we punish the criminals, but [make sure] that the punishment fits the crime, and that you don’t continue to pay for the crime long after you’ve done the time.”

An estimated $350 million in annual revenue is expected from the 13 percent sales tax on the drug, with 40 percent of the revenue going to a community reinvestment fund.

“That's no way to run government. That's no way to have an actively participating legislature."

New York lawmakers want fewer elections. They say they can save millions of dollars by consolidating primaries for state and federal offices into one day,…

After an embarrassing controversy over stipend payments, the beleaguered group of breakaway Democrats in the state Senate is trying to change the subject.…