Suffolk lawmakers voted 17-0 to confirm him as the 16th police commissioner in the department's 65-year history.

Nassau County, on Long Island, becomes the second county in New York State to join a federal program that uses local law ...

Democratic chairs in the 15-county district on Tuesday agreed to put the 48-year-old Lisbon man on the ballot line once Gov.

New York Attorney General Letitia James sent a letter to health care providers regarding state gender-affirming care ...

U.S. President Donald Trump has named a longtime National Labor Relations Board lawyer and one-time board member as the ...

The Great Lakes State’s first Black lieutenant governor, who was previously eyeing a Senate bid, is instead considering a ...

Gov. Kathy Hochul's $252 billion state budget proposal calls for lower-bracket income tax cuts and one-time cash payouts for ...

Former Gov. Andrew Cuomo has not entered the race for mayor of New York City. But private planning suggests he is laying the ...

The most common reasons for a state executive vacancy include officeholders resigning, dying, leaving for a new job, being elected or appointed to a different office, or receiving a legal conviction.

Persistently failing schools should be slammed shut, and students should be offered the chance to attend another school ...

Robinson conceded that “continuing to pursue retribution from CNN is a futile effort," and said he is done with politics.

North Carolina's former Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson has withdrawn his defamation lawsuit against CNN challenging a report that he made explicit posts on a pornography website's message board over a decade ...