Almost two months late, Hochul signs $268 billion budget into law buffalonews.com/news/local/g...

The NYS Assembly has passed the budget.

ICYMI: buffalonews.com/news/local/g...

Both houses have now passed the latest NYS budget bill.

Assembly, Senate agree to auto insurance reforms in state budget buffalonews.com/news/local/g...

From @justinsondel.bsky.social Buffalo Common Council, Ryan administration reduce tax levy increase to 19% buffalonews.com/news/local/g...

Assembly agrees to auto insurance reforms as state budget heads for approval buffalonews.com/news/local/g...

Buffalo police officer among two shot on Sherman Street buffalonews.com/news/local/c...

Buffalo police officer shot, officials say buffalonews.com/news/local/c...

RIP.

NY state budget to include reform of Tier 6 pension plan buffalonews.com/news/local/g...

Buffalo lawmaker proposes 'India's Law' over woman's 2016 death in Holding Center buffalonews.com/news/local/a...

Lawmakers start passing budget bills, including more than $1B for Buffalo schools buffalonews.com/news/local/g...

Volunteer firefighters and emergency medical service workers would see their personal income tax credits quadrupled under a bill sponsored by a Western New York lawmaker that unanimously passed the state Assembly on Thursday – and not without political sparring.

Assembly passes bill to give tax breaks to volunteer first responders buffalonews.com/news/local/g...

Electric school bus mandate expected to be delayed buffalonews.com/news/state-r...

Four Years Later: The Legacy of 5/14 buffalonews.com/multimedia/v...

State lawmakers are about to finalize their 11th “extender” bill to keep state operations funded while the budget, which was due by April 1, remains late. The $2.9B extender bill will go through Thursday.

Barely a week after the Supreme Court’s curtailing of the Voting Rights Act, Republicans have wiped a majority-Black district off the map, @russellberman.bsky.social and @yvonnewingett.bsky.social write. They report on the “speed and blunt force” of the GOP’s moves:

Happy Mother’s Day to mothers of all kinds, of humans and nonhumans alike! #HappyMothersDay!

Blakeman, who trailed Hochul by as many as 26 points in a January poll, had chopped the governor's lead to 13 points last month. Hochul has now expanded her lead over Blakeman by three points.

I asked @philadelphiaeagles.bsky.social WR AJ Brown what he thought about the @buffalo-bills.bsky.social. This was his response. #Bills

Philadelphia Eagles star WR A.J. Brown speaks in NYS Capitol on Tuesday to support legislation in NY to allow people to communicate with their mental health providers virtually.

[email protected], after announcing that NYS built 22K homes in last fiscal year, the top single-year production in her 5-year housing plan, told reporters the failure to build housing leaves NYS vulnerable to gerrymandering orchestrated by @POTUS she called a form of cheating.

Nassau County exec/Republican gubernatorial candidate Bruce Blakeman visited the Capitol Mon. Asked about statement below - and lack of similar criticism of President Trump, (who once posted depiction of President Biden being kidnapped) Blakeman defended Trump but did not address the inconsistency.

This was Blakeman’s response:

Spokesperson for @governor.ny.gov: "Governor Hochul has never let the political noise distract her from putting New Yorkers first. Under her leadership, crime has fallen, housing is being built, families have access to more affordable childcare — and she’ll continue delivering meaningful results."

Still no budget, but one frustrated lawmaker has a new name for Hochul: Chameleon buffalonews.com/news/local/g...

Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey, among other critics of the actions of federal immigration agents, have said the video of the incidents show Good was not using the car as a weapon and that Pretti was not holding anything in his hands when the agent shot him.

Madison County Sheriff Todd Hood, the running mate for @NassauExec Bruce Blakeman against @governor.ny.gov on the fatal shootings in Minneapolis of Renee Nicole Good and Alex Pretti.

On Thursday, lawmakers passed a $1.4 billion spending "extender" bill to fund state operations through Monday. It is the eight extender bill the Assembly and Senate have enacted since missing their April 1 deadline to enact a timely budget.