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New York State has mandated vaccines for its workers.

A newly formed coalition is joining with key state lawmakers to campaign for a ballot measure to give New Yorkers a constitutional right to clean air and clean water.

Responding to complaints by New York’s senior senator about the state’s slowest-in-the-nation rate of distributing federal rent relief dollars, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said a new streamlined application process for tenants begins Tuesday.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo, in his first public appearance since being questioned by the state Attorney General’s Office on allegations of sexual harassment, cast doubt on the motives of the investigators, saying it’s likely that “politics” are involved.

New York State is not imposing vaccine mandates on workers, for now.

Buffalo-based apparel company 26 Shirts was presented with a NYS Assembly Resolution after surpassing $1 million in charitable contributions

Sen. Charles Schumer is blasting Albany for not getting out the billions of dollars intended for paying rent to keep people from being evicted.

State University of New York Chancellor Jim Malatras was at SUNY Brockport Friday to announce that the system will commit another $24 million to enhance mental health and wellness services for students.

A member of the State Assembly impeachment inquiry committee said he’s concerned that the Cuomo Administration might be trying to intimidate potential witnesses in an ongoing investigation by the state’s attorney general on sexual harassment allegations against the governor. Meanwhile, remarks by Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie drew fire from the attorney representing one of the women who say Cuomo harassed them.

As social restrictions imposed due to the COVID-19 pandemic have begun to ease, New York State's economy is showing signs of rebounding.