John Mannion

With gas prices continuing to surge in New York, state and local lawmakers in central New York have proposed cutting or capping gas taxes as one way to ease the pain at the pump.

Central New York health care providers are joining a statewide campaign to urge the state to pass the Fair Pay for Home Care Act.

An independent commission determining what election districts will look like in New York next year recently released a pair of draft maps. Boundaries proposed by Republicans on the commission would ultimately combine the two Syracuse-area state Senate districts currently represented by Democrats.

Central New York state Sen. John Mannion (D-Syracuse) is spearheading an effort to urge the state to deal with a serious workforce shortage of the people who care for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

Gov. Kathy Hochul is expected to pick Harlem state Sen. Brian Benjamin to be the next lieutenant governor.

Some New York state lawmakers say now is the time to get serious about cleaning up Albany.

The New York State Legislature for the first time rescinded some of Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s restrictions that were put in place because of the COVID-19…

Saying that the “reports of accusations concerning the governor are serious,” Democratic leaders of the New York State Assembly announced Thursday that…

Onondaga County's two state senators help make up what is now a supermajority of Democrats in the chamber and they hope to use that support, and their…

Democrat John Mannion is claiming victory in the 50th State Senate District race over Republican Angi Renna, who led by more than 7,000 votes on election…