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. ...

LAKE PLACID — Scott Phillip Lewis announced his bid to represent New York’s 21st Congressional District on Thursday, March 14, becoming the fifth challenger seeking to unseat Rep. Elise Stefanik. Democrats Steve Holden and Paula Collins are working to get on the ballot for their ...

The presidential primary for both major political parties is coming up on April 2, and deadlines to prepare for that vote are coming up later this week. Early voting also begins this weekend. While there are several candidates on the Republican and Democratic party lines on the ballots, all ...