Syracuse, N.Y. – The partisan battle over a local term-limits law, which Onondaga County Executive Ryan McMahon meant to veto but accidentally approved, may head to court soon. Today, over McMahon’s objection, the clerk of the legislature sent the term-li... See more
Editor’s note: This story was updated at 7:12 p.m. with new comments from the Republican elections commissioner. Syracuse, N.Y. – Two hours after he announced his intention to veto a local law imposing term limits on his job and the county comptroller’s, ... See more
Upscale CNY village shocks residents with 76% tax hike; ‘Not everybody here has a lot of money’Village officials say they are making up for 'decades' of neglected infrastructure. Data centers descend on needy Upstate NY towns. Is anyone looking out for us... See more
Former Gov. George Pataki pushed the idea during the dot.combubble, hoping to lure to New York the fast-growing new companies that provided “internet website services.” At the time, the Pataki administration estimated the exemption would cost the state $9... See more
The amount of standby electric power that New York grid operators could call upon in a summer heat wave has shrunk to its smallest level in recent history, according to the New York Independent System Operator. That doesn’t mean blackouts are likely this ... See more
