New York state Senate

New rules regarding who can be held on bail in New York state took effect Thursday.The new law rolls back some bail reform measures passed in 2019, and…

Western New York Sen. Robert Ortt is the New York State Senate's new minority leader. Ortt replaces John Flanagan, who is leaving at the end of the...

After five years of leading Republicans in the State Senate — first in the majority, and more recently in the minority — Senate Republican Leader John...

The New York State Legislature Wednesday wrapped up passage of a package of bills on police reform, as the Senate Leader delivered a very personal speech…

The New York state Assembly and Senate approved the repeal of a measure that’s been used to shield police disciplinary records from the public. But…

The New York State Legislature met in session at the state Capitol Monday, to begin work on a package of bills aimed at reforming the police. Gov. Andrew…

Senate Republicans on Tuesday attempted to offer an amendment to repeal New York’s Green Light law, which permits undocumented immigrants to apply for…

A proposal in the state Senate to rollback part of the state’s recently enacted bail reforms produced an angry backlash from supporters of the law, which…

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York state Sen. James Seward announced Monday that he’ll retire at the end of his 17th term this year, citing his ongoing battle…

The backlash to New York’s new law that ends most forms of cash bail continues at the Capitol, but the Senate leader said she does not want to rush to…