“We are trying to keep a balance.” That’s what Diego Torres, an activist working to assist immigrants in North Carolina, told a reporter for the Associated Press about tensions between immigrants who have been in the country, trying to obtain a work visa and solidify their legal ...

Nearly a decade ago, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said the Independent Redistricting Commission would “permanently reform the redistricting process in New York to once and for all end self-interested partisan gerrymandering.” Oops. To be fair, Cuomo isn’t the only one who got it wrong. ...

It is no secret this corner has consistently advocated for a regional police department. We would all be better served by one – instead of six agencies – handling north county law enforcement. Though that has yet to happen, despite a number of studies and efforts to bring departments ...

When Western New Yorkers complain that Albany is not properly funding our region, two projects – one in the north county and another in the south county – prove how wrong they are. Voters in both Brocton and Jamestown will be deciding on capital projects at the separate school districts ...

State lawmakers are busy setting priorities for the coming legislative session - and in our opinion, a series of recommendations from Reinvent Albany and Scrutinize should be high on the list. Only about 6% of local court decisions are eventually published in the state record, and judges end ...

It was reassuring to see state Assemblyman Andrew Goodell in attendance at a Common Council meeting last month. As someone who is regularly connected to Albany, he is well aware of the hoops that sometimes have to be jumped through to make things happen. His message last month was simple. ...