Robert Gavin

Gov. Kathy Hochul held a roundtable in the Red Room of the State Capitol on Thursday to discuss the executive order she issued two days earlier to impose a one-year

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul talks about downtown during the press gaggle following an event at the Cheektowaga Senior Center on Wednesday, March 25, 2026.

ALBANY – Gov. Kathy Hochul refunded more than 500 donations to her re-election campaign totaling more than $1.7 million, including sizable contributions from some high-profile Western New York business executives and Melinda French Gates, ex-wife of Microsoft founder Bill Gates.

ALBANY – Western New York candidates for the State Legislature have collectively received more than $2.5 million in taxpayer-funded matching funds this year, helping several of them build lopsided financial advantages.

An audit found that Erie County municipalities and nonprofit organizations failed to take advantage of a state program designed to help disabled veterans.

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ALBANY – The campaign trail in New York's race for governor is paved with luxury. Overall, New York Gov.

Niagara County Sheriff Michael J. Filicetti said his office would abide by a new state law that bars local police agencies in New York from allowing their officers and resources to be used by federal agencies in civil immigration actions.

ALBANY – Gov. Kathy Hochul on Wednesday asked President Trump to scrap his administration's plans to cut federal subsidies next year for Medicare Part D, which have helped lower the price of prescription drugs for seniors and others on Medicare.

ALBANY – A prison watchdog association wants Inspector General Lucy Lang and an independent agency to investigate accusations from inmates at Lakeview Shock Incarceration Correctional Facility that staff subjected them to physical and sexual abuse, racism and forms of torture.