Gov. Kathy Hochul’s plan to send checks to middle income New Yorkers is getting pushback from her own party — as state lawmakers say there are better ways to spend the dough. Hochul wants to ...

Gov. Kathy Hochul unveiled her $252 billion budget proposal stuffed with handouts on Tuesday — but she’s already blaming the Trump’s administration if issues arise in propping up the ...

Gov. Kathy Hochul is funding the police — and her $252 billion budget includes a push to recruit more cops as she tries to address Republican attacks over crime. She wants to raise the mandatory ...

Minnesota’s Democratic Sen. Tina Smith announced Thursday that she will not seek reelection in 2026, a decision that could spark a competitive Democratic primary as the party faces a challenging ...

Kathy Griffin isn’t afraid to admit that the past few years have been tough for her, as the comedian continues to receive blowback from the infamous 2017 photo shoot featuring the Emmy-winning ...

Bloomington, for one, is saving $1 million with a school repurposing that also helps build enrollment in the long run. (Richard Tsong-Taatarii/The Minnesota Star Tribune) ...

On Thursday, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul rejected Louisiana’s request to extradite Dr. Margaret Daley Carpenter, who late last month was indicted in Louisiana for prescribing abortion pills via ...

ST. PAUL, Minn. — The power dispute at the state House is now in the hands of the Minnesota Supreme Court. At the center of two cases before the justices is the question of quorum, which is the ...

ST. PAUL, Minn. — The Minnesota Supreme Court on Friday sided with Democrats in their interpretation of the quorum question at the center of a power dispute in the state House, ruling that 68 ...

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says his wife, Cheryl Hines, will halt sales of her cosmetics line if he’s confirmed to lead the Department of Health and Human Services. The “Curb Your Enthusiasm ...

Cheryl Hines is a devoted Romona Keveza fan, the celebrity and bridal designer who created her wedding dress when she married Robert F. Kennedy Jr. in 2014 at the Kennedy Compound in Cape Cod.