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As Republicans at the state level have, for years, led efforts to repeal the gas tax, Democrats have done the exact opposite and, in many cases, voted to increase the tax. State Democrats, seeing the writing on the wall for the midterms, are now looking to take credit for rolling back the gas tax and in some cases offering cash to drives as the price per gallon has skyrocketed across the country.

Republican Conference chairwoman Elise Stefanik (R-NY) slammed New York Assembly Democrats for designing a gerrymandered map that was struck down as unconstitutional on Thursday.

Republicans on Thursday won a huge redistricting lawsuit in New York, which may cost Democrats three to four seats in the U.S. Congress.

Andrew Cuomo (D) would present a significant challenge to Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) if he decides to run in the Democrat Primary.

Democrat Midterm Chief Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney (D-NY) led Republican challenger New York state Rep. Colin Schmitt in an internal hypothetical matchup poll.

California lawmakers have introduced legislation that would provide unemployment payments to people who are in the country illegally and have lost their jobs.

“This isn’t some regular campaign. This is a rescue mission,” Rep. Lee Zeldin (R-NY) said of his run for New York governor.

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) on Wednesday announced charges against a ring of Chinese agents for monitoring and intimidating Chinese dissidents living in the United States.

Democrats, in the latest attempt to blame Republicans and rile up the base before the midterms, issued a report saying that states that voted for former President Trump have a more significant crime wave than those that voted for President Biden.

Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D), who resigned over the summer in disgrace over a barrage of sexual harassment allegations, is said to be considering mounting a primary challenge to his successor, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D).

A recent audit from the New York state comptroller has revealed disgraced former Gov. Andrew Cuomo failed to account for 4,100 nursing home deaths during the height of the coronavirus pandemic.

Democrats in the New York State Assembly and State Senate are looking to approve $345 million in taxpayer funds to open health insurance rolls to illegal aliens. 

A man in Yonkers was arrested after the alleged beating of a 67-year-old woman who is recovering in the hospital.

The Republican candidate for New York governor, Rep. Lee Zeldin (R-NY), released an internal poll Monday showing that he can beat Democrat Gov. Kathy Hochul, who was only elevated to the position following the former governor’s resignation.

Jamaal Bowman gained another primary challenger due to his “virulently anti-Israel positions” that could cause national security problems.

A family in New York recently added five siblings to their household, becoming a family of 11, and said the decision just came naturally.

A man indicted on a murder charge has reportedly been freed without bail, thanks to a Manhattan judge, while many New Yorkers support tougher bail laws.

Former New York Democrat Rep. Max Rose, unseated by Rep. Nicole Malliotakis (R-NY) in 2020, trashed the program he’s a part of from the Democrats’ campaign arm that aims to help him reclaim his old seat.

Two New York State Senate Democrats have apologized for comparing climate change to the terrorist attacks of September 11.  

Disgraced former Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) blamed “cancel culture” for the end of his governorship during a “campaign-like” speech.

A Soviet-born billionaire linked to sanctioned Russian oligarchs reportedly donated the maximum amount to Gov. Kathy Hochul’s (D-NY) campaign, according to the New York Post.

An alleged intruder was shot in the face after breaking into a NYPD detective’s Rhode Island home Saturday morning.

A food delivery worker was assaulted while working in Manhattan and law enforcement is asking for the public’s help in finding those involved.

The New York State Department of Education has promoted cartoonist Maia Kobabe’s book, Gender Queer: a Memoir, which reportedly features explicit drawings of teens performing oral sex, among other acts. In a statement, the Department of Education claimed it “was not aware of the graphic nature of the contents of the book, which is not apparent from its title.”

On Wednesday New York State Court Justice Joel Cohen ruled that NY Attorney General Letitia James cannot dissolve the National Rifle Association (NRA).

Germany announced Wednesday it will grant an additional $720 million to over 300 international welfare organisations to support disabled and vulnerable Holocaust survivors.

The state of New York will lift its school mask mandate on Wednesday, marking a potential end to the Empire State’s coronavirus restrictions.

Only 36 percent of New York state voters approved of President Biden’s job performance as either excellent or good, a Tuesday Siena College poll found.

SUNY Binghamton administrators have rebuked a professor who implemented race and sex policies in her syllabus that specified she would be calling on non-white and female students first. The university said professor Ana Maria Candela’s “progressive stacking” policy “clearly violates” the school’s principles.

Democrat donor Harry Wilson officially entered New York’s governor’s race as a Republican after poll-testing not voting for former President Donald Trump in 2020 and donating thousands of dollars to anti-Trump politicians.

Roughly two-thirds of NY voters think bail law should be changed to give judges discretion to “keep dangerous criminals off the streets.”

Most voters in blue New York say President Joe Biden is doing a fair or poor job as president, a Siena College Research Institute survey found.

Democrat NY Gov. Hochul withdrew a controversial part of the state’s budget that would have allowed people to rent portions of their homes.

New York City has introduced speed cameras with microphones to ticket cars that breach certain noise levels.

Former New York Democrat Rep. Max Rose, who was unseated by Rep. Nicole Malliotakis (R-NY) in 2020 and is running in an attempt to reclaim his old seat, claimed that the United States is the “Saudi Arabia of white supremacist ideology” during a recent online forum.

A research team reported Tuesday that a woman with leukemia has possibly been cured of HIV after receiving an umbilical cord blood transplant from a donor who is naturally resistant to the virus.