ALBANY — The state Legislature passed a $237 billion state budget almost three weeks late on Saturday, April 20, following five budget extensions and a cyberattack on April 17 that slowed the drafting process. The budget is supposed to be passed by April 1, which is the beginning of the ...

ALBANY — The state Legislature passed a $237 billion state budget 19 days late on Saturday, April 20, following five budget extensions and a cyberattack on April 17 that slowed the drafting process. The new financial plan includes packages aimed at addressing the statewide affordable housing ...

ALBANY — Legislators at the New York State Capitol have begun voting on bills for the late state budget and expect that a fiscal plan may be finalized by Saturday, April 20. Assemblyman Billy Jones, D-Chateaugay Lake, said shortly before 9 a.m. Friday that the Assembly had passed four of ...

LAKE PLACID — An agreement between the town of North Elba and the state Olympic Regional Development Authority, which authorizes ORDA to operate the town’s Olympic venues, has been expired since at least 2007, the Lake Placid News has found. Despite the expired agreement, the town has ...

LAKE PLACID — Jeff Erenstone resigned as chairman of the Lake Placid Sports Council this month, less than one year after the council was reinstated. His resignation comes as the town of North Elba and state Olympic Regional Development Authority work on creating a new version of a ...

ALBANY — On Wednesday, March 20, the Empire State Local News Coalition, a statewide advocacy group of more than 150 local news outlets, and elected officials rallied at the state Capitol in support of the Local Journalism Sustainability Act. The industry-saving bill, sponsored by Sen. ...