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Zohran Mamdani Wins the New York City Mayoral Election

Voters in New York City elected Zohran Mamdani as mayor, according to the Associated Press. Mamdani secured victory as the ...
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Albany Elects First Black Mayor, Dorcey Applyrs

Democratic nominee Dorcey Applyrs was elected as the mayor of Albany, defeating Republican Rocco Pezzulo on Nov. 4, 2025. She ...
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Change in election law could take the charm out of small-town elections, have an avalanche effect

Candidates running for election Nov. 4 may want to keep their yard signs, as they’ll have to do it all over again soon.
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Suicide Prevention Policy Watching and Available Resources

In recent years, legislation has been enacted that greatly affects the state of suicide prevention at the state and federal ...
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The Legislative Gazette’s podcast is back! Join two of our student interns, Benjamin Nellis and Meyghan Figueroa, and our editor-in-chief, Darren Johnson, as they relaunch our podcast by discussing ...
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The Empire State Plaza Farmer’s Market – Commerce in the Concourse

The Empire State Plaza Farmer’s Market - Commerce in the Concourse Inside Albany’s year-round, literally underground, New ...
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First Episode of the Legislative Gazette’s New Podcast is Now Available

The Legislative Gazette’s podcast is back! Join two of our student interns, Benjamin Nellis and Meyghan Figueroa, and our editor-in-chief, Darren Johnson, as they relaunch our podcast by discussing ...
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Supreme Court hears challenge to New York’s concealed carry laws

A 2013 rally outside the state Capitol in Albany, protesting passage of the New York Secure Ammunition and Firearms Enforcement Act, otherwise known as the SAFE Act. The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral ...
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Experts rank best and worst presidents (guess where Trump lands)

For the sixth time since its inception in 1982, the Siena College Research Institute’s Survey of U.S. Presidents finds that experts rank Franklin D. Roosevelt, Teddy Roosevelt, Abe Lincoln, Thomas ...
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Report Finds Only 6 Percent of Written Criminal Court Decisions Are Published Each Year

The watchdog groups Reinvent Albany and Scrutinize recently released a report that estimates a meager 6 percent of all New York state criminal court decisions are actually published annually. These ...
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Extreme Risk Protection Orders Must Now Be Filed On Statewide Registry

Photo by Mike Groll, courtesy of the Governor’s Office On October 24, 2022, Governor Kathy Hochul announces a major expansion of the state’s Red Flag Law at the State Capitol, following a racially ...
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Siena Poll Finds 70 Percent of NY’ers Happy They Live Here; Half Don’t Feel Safe From Crime

Eighty-five percent of adults surveyed in a new Siena College poll say they have enjoyed the landmarks of the Big Apple such as the Empire State Building. A new Siena poll of New York state residents ...