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Lawmakers react to what one group says would be a 55-cent per gallon tax increase on gasoline. Author: Kelly Dudzik Updated: 7:39 PM EDT May 3, 2021 BUFFALO, N.Y. — We're continuing to answer your questions as you send them into to our newsroom. Ryan H. asked, "I would like to know if it is true that New York State legislators and the governor are secretly trying to ramrod a 55 cent gas tax hike through to help close the state deficit?" To answer Ryan's question, we found the proposed bill he's asking about. It is not a secret, and it is not being done in sec...

Democrats in New York will move to curb a handful of Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s pandemic-related directives Wednesday, including one that has required patrons at

The Executive Mansion in Albany, NY. Photo Matt H. Wade, Creative Commons, some rights reserved Apr 22, 2021 — Several Republican office holders who are interested in running for governor next year made their case to the state’s GOP county leaders at a meeting in Albany this week. The meeting comes as Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who has said he wants to run again, has been weakened by a series of scandals.   New York has twice as many enrolled Democrats as Republicans, and it’s been almost 20 years since anyone from the GOP won a statewide office. Republicans lost control of t...

3:49 Several Republican officeholders who are interested in running for governor New York next year made their case to the state’s GOP county leaders at a meeting in Albany this week. The meeting came as Democratic Governor Andrew Cuomo, who has said he wants to run again, has been weakened by a series of scandals.   New York has twice as many enrolled Democrats as Republicans, and it’s been almost 20 years since anyone from the GOP won a statewide office. Republicans lost control of the state Senate in 2018. But Republicans see new hope as Cuomo struggles with several scandals....

Several Republican office holders who are interested in running for governor next year made their case to the state’s GOP county leaders at a meeting in Albany this week. The meeting comes as Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who has said he wants to run again, has been weakened by a series of scandals.  New York has twice as many enrolled Democrats as Republicans, and it’s been almost 20 years since anyone from the GOP won a statewide office. Republicans lost control of the state Senate in 2018. But Republicans see new hope as Cuomo struggles with several scandals. Cuomo is facing allegati...