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The legislature approved one budget bill, to authorize the state to continue paying its debts, and adjourned until next Tuesday, April 2, one day after the budget is due.
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New York lawmakers are expected to miss the state's budget deadline as negotiations over housing and education funding remain ongoing.
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The STEAM School will serve 250 students per class, with 150 students in each class from Syracuse City School District.
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New York will evaluate its troubled recreational marijuana licensing program as lawsuits and bureaucratic stumbles have severely hampered the legal market and black-market sellers have flourished.
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The Zoo leadership is looking for $750,000 in yearly payments from local government funding for at least five years, split evenly between the City of Watertown and Jefferson County.
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Onondaga County Executive Ryan McMahon delivered his State of the County address, highlighting key areas of investment and improvement.
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Once again, local advocates for the disabled are urging Albany to boost state funding for services for people with disabilities.
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The Assembly and Senate want to restore Gov. Kathy Hochul's reductions to school aid, embark on an ambitious affordable housing program, and raise taxes on the rich.
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The Syracuse Common Council has voted to secure pay increases for some city elected officials and is looking to receive federal funding for community development and assistance.
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Oneida County is now split between Congressional districts following approval of a new set of district lines.
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New York State Trooper Robert Stawicki received the Police Officer Medal of Valor for his work on December 15, 2021, when he responded to a structure fire in the Town of Granby in Oswego County.
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With little debate, the lines drawn by Democrats, who lead both the Senate and Assembly, were approved, with a handful of Republican minority party lawmakers also voting yes.