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Gottfried is retiring from the 75th district this year, ending his run as the longest-serving lawmaker in state history. He was elected at age 23 and just marked his 75th birthday.
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The New York State Assembly held a hearing Monday on whether the state should strictly limit the use of a type of pesticide that has been linked to the die off of honeybees and population decline in other insects and birds.
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The commission tasked with drawing new district lines for New York's Congressional and state legislative seats will hold nine public hearings that they describe as a virtual listening tour to involve the public in how the districts should be structured.
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The former speaker of New York's Assembly has started his prison sentence, while the man who gunned down John Lennon has been denied parole again.The…
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Former New York Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver was sentenced Monday to 6 1/2 years in prison in the corruption case that drove him from power as a judge…
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Minority party Republicans in the New York State Assembly have a new leader. The change comes as new details become public about the DWI arrest of his…
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Assembly Minority Leader Brian Kolb, who was arrested New Year’s Eve for drunken driving, has resigned his leadership post, saying he does not want his…
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Jon Rivera, an administrator in Erie County’s Department of Public Works, is now vying to become Buffalo’s Assembly member. Rivera, a special assistant to…
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A Buffalo Public Schools teacher is planning a run for state Assembly. Sean Kaczmarek, an English as a new language teacher at P.S. 45 International…
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A measure in the New York State Assembly has been introduced by Northern Brooklyn representative Joseph Lentol that would establish mental health…