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N.Y. Gov. Cuomo plans to request at least $30 billion in aid to repair infrastructure damaged by Superstorm Sandy.

Members of New York’s largest union of state employees have agreed to accept major wage and benefits concessions sought by Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo.

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is calling a special election Sept. 13 to replace disgraced Democrat Anthony Weiner in Congress.

Carl P. Paladino, the Republican nominee for governor of New York, said he could have chosen his words better.

New York GOP gubernatorial candidate Carl Paladino criticized gays, saying he didn't want children thinking "homosexuality is an equally valid or successful option."

Former United States Representative Rick A. Lazio has agreed to have his name removed as the Conservative Party's candidate for governor, in a decision that bolsters the candidacy of the Republican candidate, Carl P. Paladino.

A day after one poll showed the race for New York governor tightening, another poll shows Andrew M. Cuomo far ahead.

State Attorney General Andrew M. Cuomo has selected the Robert J. Duffy, the 55-year-old mayor of Rochester and former police of chief of the city, to be his running mate in the governor's race. Mr. Cuomo, a Democrat who launched his ...

The scheduled 4 percent pay rise was set to go into effect on Thursday and is on top of a 9 percent raise in the last three years, Governor David Paterson said. He reminded unions that in the past two years, more than 300,000 New Yorkers have lost jobs and nearly 9 percent of workers are unemployed.

Steve Levy, a popular Long Island Democrat, is planning to become a Republican and is said to be preparing a run for governor.