Letitia James

State lawmakers passed two significant reforms to nursing home operations last summer. Enforcement was set to begin this January, but the laws remain on an extended hold.

All five Democrats who had announced campaigns to succeed Letitia James as New York’s attorney general have now withdrawn from the race after she said she would seek reelection rather than run for governor.

Fordham University law professor Zephyr Teachout has officially dropped out of the race to be New York’s attorney general, days after incumbent Letitia James decided to seek reelection.

New York Attorney General Letitia James is ending her campaign for governor, she said in a statement Thursday, bringing the number of declared candidates in the Democratic primary down to three.

New York’s attorney general released hundreds of pages of transcripts Wednesday of interviews conducted during an investigation into the sexual harassment allegations that forced Gov. Andrew Cuomo from office last summer.

Even before 2021’s elections were over, the 2022 race for governor of New York heated up with State Attorney General Tish James announcing that she’d be running.

Months after getting its first female governor, New York now has two prominent women running to lead the state in the wake of Andrew Cuomo’s resignation in August amid allegations he sexually harassed women.

Letitia James, the New York Attorney General, formally announced her campaign to be New York’s next governor Friday, setting up a primary between her, current Gov. Kathy Hochul, and any other Democrats who jump in the race.

New York Attorney General Letitia James plans to run for governor, according to three people directly familiar with her plans who spoke to The Associated Press on Wednesday.

Former Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who resigned from office nearly two months ago, is continuing to fight an August report by state Attorney General Tish James that found he had sexually harassed 11 women.