Robert Gavin has been the Albany Bureau chief at The News since 2024. He can be reached at rgavin@buffnews.com
- Robert Gavin Albany Bureau Chief
Gov. Kathy Hochul, a Democrat, and her Republican challenger, Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman, both agree that New Yorkers face an affordability crisis. Where they differ is in how each would handle the problem as governor.
- Robert Gavin Albany Bureau Chief
Assemblyman Pat Burke apologized for his characterization of a bill that would close what advocates consider a loophole in the state鈥檚 laws against rape and sexual assault.
- Robert Gavin Albany Bureau Chief
Gov. Kathy Hochul appointed on Friday Attorney General Letitia James to investigate reported gang rape of a 20-year-old woman at a Cornell University fraternity house in 2024.
- Robert Gavin, The Buffalo News
Assembly Member Karen McMahon will be part of an Assembly steering committee to look at New York鈥檚 laws governing sex crimes, in the wake of the alleged gang rape of a student at Cornell University.
- Robert Gavin Albany Bureau Chief
Assembly Member Karen McMahon will be part of an Assembly steering committee to look at New York鈥檚 laws governing sex crimes, in the wake of the alleged gang rape of a student at Cornell University.
- Robert Gavin, The Buffalo News
Gov. Kathy Hochul believes an outside attorney should review how Cornell University handled accusations by a 20-year-old female student that she was drugged and raped by seven fraternity brothers in 2024.
Gov. Kathy Hochul signed a bill into law this week that will offer state incentives for commercial landscapers to purchase electric mowers and lawn tools instead of gasoline-powered equipment.
Gov. Kathy Hochul believes an outside attorney should review how Cornell University handled accusations by a 20-year-old female student that she was drugged and raped by seven fraternity brothers in 2024.
With less than six weeks left before Election Day, Republican Bruce Blakeman and Democrat Kathy Hochul's contrasting positions on immigration represent arguably their area of starkest disagreement.
The union that represents state correction officers endorsed Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman for governor, blaming Gov. Kathy Hochul for problems in the prison system she oversees.
Assembly Majority Leader Crystal Peoples-Stokes billed the state nearly $12,000 for the cost of state vehicles over a one-year period while racking up separate travel and lodging expenses.
Half the voters sampled in a new Siena University poll said they would vote to re-elect Gov. Kathy Hochul, but her lead over Republican听Bruce Blakeman shrunk slightly.
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez will visit Buffalo on Thursday and meet with Mayor Sean Ryan in a plan to stir inactive Democratic voters to head to the voting booths in November.
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The house had "several animals" inside, responders said.
Seneca Nation President J. Conrad Seneca, who has repeatedly criticized Gov. Kathy Hochul鈥檚 administration, is hosting a fundraiser Monday for Republican gubernatorial candidate Bruce Blakeman at the Seneca Niagara Resort & Casino.
More than 21,000 New York households applied for utility bill relief within the first two weeks, according to an announcement from Gov. Kathy Hochul.听
Gov. Kathy Hochul is expanding a program aimed at encouraging adults to train for in-demand careers by allowing them to attend community college at no cost. The state last year launched SUNY Reconnect, which enabled New Yorkers between ages 25 to 55 to enroll in a SUNY associate degree program in high-demand fields for free, as long as the applicant did not already have a college degree. SUNY ...
Robert Gavin has been the Albany Bureau chief at The News since 2024. He can be reached at rgavin@buffnews.com
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The license is being sought for the nation's Lakeside Enterprises businesses.
The purpose of the operation was to identify people who target children online.
The sheriff's office said he was located in St. Lawrence County.
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Both candidates have released TV ads, which was once unheard of for the Auburn-area Assembly race.
Robert Gavin has been the Albany Bureau chief at The News since 2024. He can be reached at rgavin@buffnews.com
Susman has three times more money in the bank than Valdina entering the closing month of the campaign.
Fandrich served two terms as Cayuga County Surrogate Court judge.

