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Starting this election season, public funding can be used in state races in New York, including contests for the NYS Assembly and Senate, and as a result, there's an uptick in candidates challenging incumbents locally.

A candidate for New York State's 53rd Senate seat is warning constituents that "civil war is coming" and they should "prepare to take the lives of their liberal neighbors" in a now-deleted post on X, formerly Twitter.

The court appointed special master given the task of redrawing the gerrymandered district lines in the New York State Senate released his draft of the map late Monday and Senator Griffo's district is still split in Oneida County.

Peralta died Wednesday night at Elmhurst Hospital, spokesman Chris Sosa said. The cause of death has not been determined.

For years, a small group of renegade Democrats in the New York state Senate broke with their party to support Republican control of the chamber. The faction folded earlier this year but some Democrats aren't willing to forgive and forget.

Monday, August 22nd, 2016

16 Republican NYS Senators signed a letter in support of embattled Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos on Wednesday, just after 11 p.m.. They included local State Senator James Seward of Oneonta who represents a portion of the Greater Utica area...

Fumbling for paperwork during the next cop stop?  Well, soon there may be "an app for that."

Albany, NY (WIBX) - The State Senate passed legislation making the theft of a pet dog or cat a felony.

Albany, NY (WIBX) - New York is, once again, trying to bring Mixed Martial Arts to the Empire State.