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Disgraced former LG Brian Benjamin will remove himself from the statewide ballot as the Legislature is expected to change election law Monday evening.

The former lieutenant governor offered his first public comments since his arrest on corruption charges

Former Lieutenant Governor Brian Benjamin says he will sign the necessary documents to remove himself from the state primary ballot.

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul is vetting candidates for a new lieutenant governor, following her previous pick's resignation after being charged with corruption

Police are asking for help from the public in a shots fired incident that took place at 12:45am on April 25, 2022 on the 400 block of Depeyster Street in Rome, NY.

New York’s highest court makes the monumental and correct decision to throw out the congressional and state Senate districts approved by Gov. Hochul and the Legislature as violating the state Constitution. The Legislature and governor respond not by moving all primaries to the new late August date, but by cooking up an instant bill to get the arrested former lieutenant governor off the ballot. That’s a bad look.

The program bill, from Hochul’s office, would allow someone who is indicted, charged or arrested to remove their name from the ballot. It is expected to pass early next week, sources familiar with the process said.

State Senate leaders introduced legislation late Friday that would remove former Lt. Gov....

An initial 63-page background check revealed two red flags in Mr. Benjamin’s past, but it failed to turn up a subpoena issued to his political campaign.

Marquise Howard (age 25) of Utica was arrested after police say they found a 9mm Ruger in his Eagle Street home on April 28, 2022.