After Sean Ryan’s swearing‑in as Buffalo’s new mayor, voters will soon decide who fills his former State Senate seat.

New York’s Court of Appeals, the top bench in the state, sided with Republicans in a 2022 case that threw out Democratic maps. But the makeup of the court has become friendlier to the left since then, and the judges sided with Democrats in a different redistricting case in 2024.

New York Governor Kathy Hochul unveiled a swath of proposals aimed at tackling the state’s affordability crisis, tapping into a message that catapulted New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani to City Hall as she seeks reelection in November.

Redistricting battles in Texas and California grabbed national attention for months — but all the while, an attempt to re-gerrymander New York’s congressional map has been quietly underway in a Manhattan courtroom.

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has delivered her State of the State address, pitching proposals to fight President Donald Trump's agenda while also moving to capture progressive excitement surrounding Mayor Zohran Mamdani.

Gov. Kathy Hochul used her fifth State of the State address to set up her 2026 re-election campaign, casting herself against the Trump administration and in sync with progressives who scored big wins last year with the election of New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani.

UTICA, N.Y. -- Assemblywoman Marianne Buttenschon of the 119th district has announced she will not seek re-election. Buttenschon, a democrat, has been in the Assembly since January of 2019. Below is her full statement.