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Senator Joseph Griffo has been named to a top-tier leadership post in the State Senate.

Thomas Libous has been sentenced for his felony conviction of lying to the FBI. The 62-year-old former state Senator was sentenced November 24 in Westchester County to six months house arrest and two years probation. He also was fined $50,000...

Former state Senator Thomas Libous has lost a bid to have his conviction for lying to the FBI thrown out. U.S. District Judge Vincent Briccetti rejected the contention of the former senator's attorney that the July conviction by a federal jury was based on insufficient evidence...

State Senator James Seward says he will not be entering the race for the 19th Congressional District seat in 2016.

Former Broome County executive Barbara Fiala says she's the right person to represent the 52nd Senate district in Albany. Fiala - who also served as Department of Motor Vehicles commissioner in the Cuomo administration - discussed some of the issues she'll be running on during a live interview on WNBF Radio's Binghamton Now program...

Frederick Akshar, the Broome County undersheriff, has announced that he is running for the state Senate seat vacated by fellow Republican Thomas Libous.

Governor Andrew Cuomo has started campaigning for Barbara Fiala for the state Senate seat vacated with the federal court conviction of Thomas Libous.

NEW YORK (AP) — A former leader of the New York Senate and his son face new charges in a federal corruption case brought against them.

The New York State Legislature is going into extra innings.

State Senator Thomas Libous returned to the Capitol in Albany June 16, greeting colleagues as he continues to battle cancer.