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ALBANY — State Health Commissioner Dr. Mary Bassett announced Friday that she will be stepping down at the end of the year.

Bassett, who led the state’s response to COVID as well as monkeypox and polio emergencies since joining the Hochul administration last year, said she is returning to her previous position with the Harvard Chan School of Public Health in Massachusetts.

Gov. Kathy Hochul approved the funding mechanism Nov. 23, defining a use for the states ag mitigation fee.

Governor Hochul announced the Executive Chamber's third nominee to the Commission on Ethics in Lobbying and Government.

Governor Hochul issued a proclamation declaring November Transgender Awareness Month to celebrate the trans community in New York State and across the country.

Gov. Kathy Hochul is facing renewed calls for striking down an expansion of the state's wrongful death statute.

NEW YORK — Kathy Hochul became the first woman elected governor of New York on Tuesday after overcoming a tighter-than-expected race and defeating Republican challenger Lee Zeldin. The Democratic incu...

Shortly before 10 p.m., Hochul was besting Zeldin 58% to 40% with roughly two million votes counted, according to unofficial results from the state Board of Elections.

The money funded part of the Buffalo Bills stadium deal.

The U.S. Supreme Court began its new term last week and is poised to answer some major questions in criminal and regulatory law. This term, the Court is tasked with construing the Bank...