Grace Ashford

In the final hectic days of the legislative session, data centers, redistricting and algorithmic pricing vie for New York State lawmakers’ attention.

The state also passed legislation that begins a two-year process to allow lawmakers to draw new congressional district lines more often. Efforts to contain plastics stalled for a third year.

ALBANY, N.Y. -- New York state lawmakers gaveled out Friday, ending a session with its share of triumphs and disappointments.

A bitterly fought Democratic primary in New York’s Hudson Valley will determine who takes on Representative Mike Lawler, one of the more vulnerable Republicans this cycle.

State party leaders are backing Assemblyman Robert Smullen. But a local businessman and provocateur, Anthony Constantino, has President Trump’s endorsement.

Anthony Constantino defeated Assemblyman Robert Smullen, the state Republican Party’s chosen candidate, in a right-leaning upstate district.

The party secured key victories in New York City, but battles across the state suggest a larger fight awaits in the fall.

Even as Cait Conley took the stage Tuesday night to thunderous cheers from her supporters celebrating her primary win in a critical House swing district in New York’s Hudson Valley,

Assemblyman Robert Smullen, who lost a Republican primary, will not run on the Conservative Party line in his bid to replace Representative Elise Stefanik.

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul signed an executive order Tuesday placing a one-year pause on the construction of the largest data centers, putting the