A bill sponsored by Senator George Amedore and Assemblywoman Patricia Fahy to further update the New York State Alcoholic Beverage Control Law would allow distilleries to sell beer, wine, and cider by the glass, allowing for further cross-promotion of local craft beverages.

The ins and outs of BANs create a headache for Knox.

Some state legislators are eager to make it a felony to cruelly kill a wild animal, although a spokesman for the state’s Department of Environmental Conservation said such acts are rare.

A bill allowing schools to include a veterans' tax exemption was met with hesitation by many school boards this past year. A second one, not yet passed, is aimed at including another exemption.

Cruelty to animals is an issue Assemblyman James Tedisco hopes people statewide will rally around. Siobhan Duncan says her husband wasn't responsible for a recent case, in Westerlo, with a slain horse that caught media attention. 

The Democratic state senator's announcement came two months after her opponent in 2012, Republican George Amedore, made his.