2+ hour, 39+ min ago  (130+ words) 12: 00: Raj Goyle, candidate for New York State comptroller 1: 00: From the classroom to the area: Rochester students take on robotics challenges We continue our coverage of the Democratic primary for New York State comptroller. Raj Goyle is a former Kansas legislator....

5+ day, 10+ hour ago  (529+ words) Upstate cities from Albany to Buffalo will receive millions of dollars in added state assistance to help close budget gaps. The funding boost " criticized as a bailout by Republican lawmakers " is in addition to the more than a billion dollars…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago  (217+ words) Schools in New York will receive close to $6 billion in payments under the latest budget extender passed Monday by state legislators. The 13th budget extender funds state government through Wednesday and comes as negotiations continue over the final state budget, which…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago  (40+ words) Budget confusion continues to swirl in the state capitol; meanwhile, the City of Rochester solidifies it's 2027 spending plan. New York leaders scramble to figure out major changes coming to SNAP, and Rochester considers automated traffic controls with human safeguards....

3+ week, 5+ day ago  (37+ words) There are conflicting reports on the fate of the state budget; Monroe County tentatively agrees to pay a Rochester police officer blinded while on duty; and top Democrats urge New York to join the national redistricting wars....

1+ mon, 3+ day ago  (46+ words) New York's governor seeks a new way to lower car insurance rates; Rochester General updates its security plan after an armed man threated staff; and a local firefighter faces a criminal charge after using a high-powered hose to get a…...

1+ mon, 4+ day ago  (413+ words) Gov. Kathy Hochul has proposed a tax on second homes in New York City to help raise more revenue there. Now, a Capital Region lawmaker is proposing a similar tax upstate. The proposed New York City pied--terre tax would…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (420+ words) Gov. Kathy Hochul made her rounds in New York State Wednesday, starting in Cheektowaga, to urge support for budget proposals as the U. S. contends with what many call an affordability crisis. Among the governor's agenda items discussed Wednesday were housing affordability,…...

4+ mon, 1+ week ago  (773+ words) Gov. Kathy Hochul's budget proposal maintains a landmark criminal justice law " heading off concerns she'd make changes that result in more teens being charged as adults, and avoiding a fight with her party's progressives in this year's re-election race. Hochul…...

4+ mon, 1+ week ago  (468+ words) Gov. Kathy Hochul defended changes to the Consumer Directed Personal Assistance Program, or CDPAP, despite continued criticism from some advocates and state legislators. During her budget presentation this week, Hochul said the transition to a single fiscal intermediary for the…...