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ALBANY – A proposal to create three new state judicial districts, including one consisting solely of Erie County, passed both houses of the State Legislature on Thursday.

Departing New York State Assembly Majority Leader Crystal Peoples-Stokes concludes her farewell speech to the Assembly on Friday, June 5, 2026.

ALBANY – Assembly Majority Leader Crystal Peoples-Stokes on Friday concluded the final session of her nearly 24-year career in the State Capitol, but

New York State Assembly Majority Leader Crystal Peoples-Stokes gives her farewell speech as she steps down from the Assembly on Friday, June 5, 2026.

ALBANY – Assembly Majority Leader Crystal Peoples-Stokes on Friday concluded the final session of her nearly 24-year career in the State Capitol, but not before the Buffalo Democrat urged colleagues not to be silent at a time when she said people of color are being suppressed at the national level.

Assembly Majority Leader Crystal Peoples-Stokes concluded the final session of her nearly 24-year career in the State Capitol, but not before the Buffalo Democrat delivered a moving speech.

Bostonians like to complain, but there's plenty to like in our latest list of Tech Power Players.

Gov. Kathy Hochul on Thursday urged President Trump and border czar Tom Homan to reconsider deploying a surge of federal immigration officers to New York during the FIFA World Cup, calling it a recipe for chaos and disruption.

Gov. Kathy Hochul on Thursday urged President Trump and border czar Tom Homan to reconsider deploying a surge of federal immigration officers to New York during the FIFA World Cup, calling it a recipe for chaos and disruption.

Buffalo News environmental reporter Mackenzie Shuman explains the controversy surrounding a proposed data center in the Town of Portland in Chautauqua County.