A coalition of civil rights groups are suing New York's Board of Elections in federal court over what they say is a design flaw in the way new electronic voting machines are set up that could lead to thousands of votes being thrown out.

New York Governor David Paterson says he may have to lay off state workers if lawmakers don't approve his budget plan by June.

New York-based drugmaker Pfizer says it will reduce its global workforce by 6,000 employees over the next several years.

Suffolk County Executive Steve Levy made it official today -– he’s switching from the Democratic Party to become a Republican and run for governor.

AG Andrew Cuomo says the former investment officer for NY's state pension fund admits to funnelling money in a "pay-to-play" scheme.

An effort to rein in Albany’s notorious overspending.

A week after his boss left the New York State Police, the acting superintendent says he's retiring too.

New York congressman Eric Massa announced that he is resigning today.

Religious leaders in Queens have pledged their support for Hiram Monserrate in the special election to fill the expelled State Senator's seat on March 16.

A defiant Governor Paterson says he's not stepping down.

Gov. David Paterson will not run for election this year, but insists he will serve out the remainder of his term in office.

State Democratic Party Chairman Jay Jacobs says now that Gov. David Paterson won't run in the fall, momentum will build to support Andrew Cuomo as the Democratic candidate for governor.

David Paterson launched his campaign for a full four-year term as governor with a combative speech that mocked recent reports about his job performance and personal life.

State lawmakers can no longer run a private business out of their government offices, now that Gov. David Paterson has signed an ethics bill to close what's known as the "Bruno Gap."

New York's State Senate expects to vote tomorrow on whether Senator Hiram Monserrate should be censured or expelled from office.

Gov. David Paterson says there's "no time like the present" for Attorney General Andrew Cuomo to let New Yorkers know whether he plans to run for Paterson's job.

The state is down to what Comptroller Tom DiNapoli calls "petty cash," after paying its biggest end-of-year bills yesterday.