Michael Nieves became the 13th person to die on Rikers Island in 2022 in a suspected suicide, The New York Times reported. A ...

Sean “Diddy” Combs’s federal sex-trafficking trial and high-profile case continues on Day 3 as Cassie Ventura testifies on ...

A sponsor of the bill called the measure 'compassionate, commonsense legislation' that will reduce 'needless suffering.' ...

Federal judge orders external manager to take control of Rikers Island jail after reports of violence and mismanagement.

Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman and Suffolk County Executive Ed Romaine were joined by officials from Long Island ...

Many local elections in New York state are going to be moving to even years to line up with national elections.

New York’s governor and state legislature have finally stumbled to completion of this year’s budget negotiations and ...

New York's top court will expedite a hearing on the law moving local elections to even-numbered years, with arguments to come ...

Maryland will become the first state to use money collected from a surcharge on insurance plans sold under the Affordable ...

New York state’s largest bar group is “outraged” that the state budget enables fiscal leaders, if needed, to transfer up to ...

"Kit Bond was a skilled statesman, public servant, and a man who truly loved Missouri," Missouri Governor Mike Kehoe wrote.

It’s a fragile democracy,” James said. “It’s up to each and every one of us to use the law and uphold the constitution.” The New York Attorney General spoke at a tribute breakfast dedicated to the ...