Michael Gormley

ALBANY — New York Republicans swelled the ranks of early voters in the general election this month to as much as three times their number four years ago, when party leaders shunned the alternative as a dangerous gateway to fraud.

ALBANY — Republicans say voters in this month's national and state election showed a "realignment" of New York politics, while Democrats say they need to heed some hard lessons to unify the party.

HFC emissions are a major contributor to greenhouse gases, state and federal regulators said.

ALBANY — Dozens of Long Islanders are among the more than 2,500 New Yorkers who will get a piece of a $4.8 million recovery following an investigation

ALBANY — Gov. Kathy Hochul on Monday proposed sending checks of up to $500 to New Yorkers as an "inflation rebate."

ALBANY — The aide who accused Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo of sexual harassment in 2020 dropped her federal lawsuit Monday, according to a statement by the woman's attorney.

ALBANY — New Yorkers have improved their view of Gov. Kathy Hochul slightly, although the ratings remain low, according to a poll released Tuesday.

ALBANY — Most of the 1,000 top earners on New York State government's $16.5 billion payroll work for hospitals and public universities and research centers, a quarter of whom are on Long Island.

ALBANY — Gov. Kathy Hochul has vetoed a bill intended to expand an 1847 law that limits court awards to families that suffered a "wrongful death" in medical care by ruling out payments for grief and anguish.

ALBANY — The state has restricted the use of "super pollutant" gases used in food stores, hospitals, high-tech bio storage facilities and other