The marquee proposal would increase the amount of a home’s value exemption from school taxes to $140,000 from $100,000.

Hudson County is bracing for several intense down-ballot primary fights in June between candidates backed by the county ...

Gov. Phil Murphy on New Year’s Eve signed a law to allow public bodies a reprieve to continue publishing notices in their ...

New York state Assembly newcomer Andrew Molitor did not take long to get charged up over an issue that rankles many of his ...

While other states have similarly implemented public finance funds to incentivize small donors, the Brennan Center for ...

New York state Democrats are working on a bill that would keep Rep. Elise Stefanik's U.S. House seat vacant until June or ...

The matching program’s inaugural run expanded legislative candidates’ reliance on small donors from within their districts.

The legislation, which was introduced by New York lawmakers over the weekend, was quickly dismissed by Monday afternoon. It comes as the seat is expected to be vacated by Republican Congresswoman ...

School districts across New York are trying to figure out how to deal with the upcoming mandate to transition to electric ...

The wide open spaces of rural areas are attractive for renewable energy developers, but local communities haven't been ...

The Trump administration’s many attempts over the past couple of weeks to halt federal spending have met mostly with approval from Republicans on ...

Catch up on the political news of the past week in the latest At the Races newsletter, including fundraising and a special ...