Political News

Buffalo sets forth new tow truck law

May 18, 2012 10:17 PM

The City of Buffalo is implementing a new nine-point law, aimed at stopping the "turf wars" between towing companies.

May 18, 2012 4:57 AM
Defense Authorization Act vote
On Friday, the House is set to vote on an act that could save hundreds of local job

May 17, 2012 10:53 PM
Gov ends fingerprinting for Food Stamps
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is ending the finger printing of recipients seeking Food Stamps.

May 17, 2012 6:18 PM
Court:town prayer violated Constitution
An upstate New York town violated the constitutional ban against favoring one religion over another by...

May 17, 2012 5:56 PM
Land bank to help deal with vacancies

The three cities of Erie County now have a new tool to keep vacant properties from turning into eyesores.

22 states join campaign finance fight

May 20, 2012 9:28 AM

Montana Attorney General Steve Bullock is seen at an event in which he announced the start of his 2012 gubernatorial campaign on in this Sept. 7, 2011 file photo taken in Billings, Mont. (AP Photo/Matthew Brown, File)

Twenty-two states and the District of Columbia are backing Montana in its fight to prevent the U.S. Supreme Court's 2010 Citizens United decision from being used to strike down state laws restricting corporate campaign spending.

May 16, 2012 10:53 AM
George W. Bush unlikely in Romney bid
After months of silence, George W. Bush finally weighed on the presidential race. "I'm for Mitt...

May 16, 2012 8:44 AM
Romney wins Nebraska, Oregon primaries
Nebraska and Oregon Republicans, as expected, have made clear their preference for the GOP nomination...

May 14, 2012 3:51 PM
Ron Paul ends active campaigning
Ron Paul, the congressman from Texas and a favorite of tea partyers, effectively ended his presidential...

May 14, 2012 8:35 AM
Obama seeks to undercut Romney on jobs
President Barack Obama is casting Mitt Romney as a greedy, job-killing corporate titan with little concern...

White House News

May 20, 2012 2:00 PM
What to look for at the NATO Summit
A look at the main issues for the NATO alliance at the summit meeting for heads of government in Chicago on Sunday and Monday.

May 20, 2012 2:04 PM
Protesters prepare for larger NATO demo
Protesters gathering in Chicago for the NATO summit were gearing up for their largest demonstration Sunday, when thousands…

May 19, 2012 4:46 PM
3 NATO protestors detained in Chicago
Three men accused of making Molotov cocktails had been planning to attack President Barack Obama's campaign headquarters,…

U.S. Congressional News

May 18, 2012 3:56 PM
Edwards trial will resume Monday
A jury deliberated for about five hours Friday over whether John Edwards broke campaign finance laws and the panel made…

May 18, 2012 2:58 PM
House OKs $642 billion defense bill
Ignoring a White House veto threat, the Republican-controlled House approved a $642 billion defense budget Friday that breaks…

May 18, 2012 10:47 AM
House OKs detention of suspects
A divided House on Friday endorsed the indefinite detention without trial of terrorist suspects, even for U.S. citizens…

Supreme Ct News

May 3, 2012 6:33 AM
Disruptions seen if health law struck
Tossing out President Barack Obama's health care law would have major unintended consequences for Medicare's payment systems,…

Apr 26, 2012 7:53 AM
6 reasons it's the Year of Big Money
This is the first presidential race since the courts changed the rules, clearing the way for secret cash and freeing billionaires…

Apr 25, 2012 5:13 PM
High court hints OK: AZ immigration law
Bucking the Obama administration, Supreme Court justices seemed to find little trouble Wednesday with major parts of Arizona's…

New York (change)

Democrat Andrew Cuomo is Governor of New York. Two Democrats represent NYS in the U.S. Senate, and NY has 29 representatives in the U.S. House: 21 Democrats and 8 Republicans.