A fun day to relax, walk around, and enjoy some nice warm chili while having a freshly grown out beard. Flannel fest, a place ...

Researchers, regulators and public-health advocates urged New York lawmakers at a hearing on November 29th to strengthen ...

A 2013 rally outside the state Capitol in Albany, protesting passage of the New York Secure Ammunition and Firearms Enforcement Act, otherwise known as the SAFE Act. The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral ...

Since August 2022, DEA and other law enforcement agencies nationwide have seized brightly-colored fentanyl and fentanyl pills in 26 states. Dubbed “rainbow fentanyl,” this trend appears to be a new ...

Candidates running for election Nov. 4 may want to keep their yard signs, as they’ll have to do it all over again soon. That’s because who you elect this fall may not be allowed to serve their full ...

A coalition of good-government groups is applauding the Senate and Assembly for including $114.5 million for the New York State Public Campaign Finance Program in their one-house budget bills, ...

Meet the Fall 2025 Legislative Gazette staff writers, comprised of SUNY New Paltz students: The Legislative Gazette is a student-staffed newspaper dedicated to covering the politics, policy, and ...

At the beginning of a new administration in Albany, a group looking to attract independent and moderate voters is asking for four major changes it says will “clean up a state government with a long ...

Earlier this session, the New York Senate voted on a bill (S.830) sponsored by Sen. Leroy Comrie, automatically restoring the right of formerly incarcerated individuals convicted of a felony to ...