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New state laws are taking effect this month, including an increase in the minimum wage to $10.40 an hour in upstate. That’s a $0.70 increase from the end…
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President Donald Trump says upstate New York is not working and people are "getting very badly hurt." The president made the comments during a recent…
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State Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie started a tour of upstate New York this week, with several stops in the Syracuse area. Heastie, a Democrat from the…
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A Syracuse agency that resettles refugees in Syracuse is beginning to deal with the fallout of President Donald Trump’s executive order barring refugees…
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The Utica Common Council has rejected a plan to build an asphalt plant on the north side of the city that many residents said threatened the community's…
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Each year, ports on the Great Lakes dredge tons of material to keep shipping lanes open. But disposing of the spoils is a big problem. The Port of Toledo…
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A recently released report from the New York state Comptroller's office finds that upstate is lagging behind the rest of the state in recovering the jobs…
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Two high-tech companies in Syracuse are expanding with the help of New York state. Officials say it’s a reflection of a broader trend of economic…
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A quirk in the newly-enacted minimum wage increase could mean that in upstate New York by the early 2020s, fast food workers could be paid significantly…
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An upstate business group is seeking tax cuts for small businesses in the new year, and are opposing Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s plan to phase in a minimum wage…