special session

Now that elections are over, leaders of the New York State Legislature are facing pressure from a wide range of groups to reconvene and deal with…

Later this summer, the new Tappan Zee Bridge will be named in honor of former Gov. Mario Cuomo, the current governor’s father. But the renaming of the…

Imagine if your town needed to amend New York's state constitution every time it wanted to straighten a rural road or install a broadband internet line.…

The New York State Legislature finally ended its 2017 session, after the Assembly voted overnight on a privately negotiated omnibus bill, and the Senate…

An ethics reform proposal quietly circulated between Gov. Andrew Cuomo and legislative leaders for a possible special session that also could include a…

Advocates for the homeless say the governor and legislature don’t need to call a special session to free up more money to help create more housing for…

In Albany’s own version of Groundhog Day, Gov. Andrew Cuomo and legislative leaders are still keeping open the possibility of a special session before the…

Discussions over a December special session has turned to finger pointing, as Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Senate Republicans blame each other over lack of…

Talks between Gov. Andrew Cuomo and legislative leaders are still continuing over whether to hold a special session before the holidays — and the clock is…

State lawmakers are considering whether to have a special session this month where they would vote on, among other things, a pay raise for…