Gov. Kathy Hochul underwent a procedure Friday morning to remove a small cancerous growth on her nose recently discovered by her doctor during a routine checkup.

Hochul, 66, said on Thursday the doctor identified a "tiny speck" as basal cell carcinoma, the most common type of skin cancer.

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — The hunt for homeware continues after years of a worker shortage affecting families since the pandemic. Many have grown to rely on the Consumer Directed Personalized Assistance Program (CDPAP) to survive their day to days.

CDPAP is a medicare program that provides essential, personalized care to elderly, sick or disabled New Yorkers in the comfort of their own home.

Post-presidential debate chatter and all the political comments can lead to political fatigue, according to the Pew Research Center.

Some people might want to just throw in the towel before Election Day and check out with all the verbal sparring.

Under a cloud of questions and a federal probe, Edward Caban resigned as commissioner of the NYPD on Thursday. Caban was tapped by Mayor Eric Adams to be NYPD commissioner in July 2023, replacing Keechant Sewell and was the first Latino to hold the position. The news of Caban’s resignation comes after sources told NY1 last Thursday that federal investigators visited his house and took his phones, and seized electronic devices from several other NYPD executives. NY1 investigative reporter Courtney Gross, NY1 criminal justice reporter Dean Meminger and political director Bob Hardt look at Caban’s decision to step down, the federal investigation into the NYPD’s nightclub enforcement practices and Caban’s interim replacement, Tom Donlon, a retired FBI officer.

After that, the “Off Topic” team looks at the many members of the Adams administration currently under investigation and the announcement that state Senator Jessica Ramos will challenge Adams in the 2025 primary.

Democratic state Sen. Jessica Ramos said she is entering the race for New York City mayor.

The Queens lawmaker is joining a Democratic field that so far includes City Comptroller Brad Lander, with former City Comptroller Scott Stringer and state Sen. Zellnor Myrie both forming exploratory committees.

Edward Caban has decided to resign as commissioner of the NYPD, Mayor Eric Adams announced at a press briefing Thursday.

"A short time ago, I accepted the resignation of Edward Caban. I concluded that this is the best decision at this time," Adams said. "I respect his decision and I wish him well."

A top Democrat in the state Legislature on Thursday said he'll fight to sway lawmakers to limit how much taxpayer money should cover the legal defense costs of state employees as New Yorkers foot the multi-million-dollar bill for the ongoing legal battles plaguing former Gov. Andrew Cuomo and his top aides.

The New York Times first reported Thursday that taxpayers have paid at least $25.4 million to cover the legal fees for former Gov. Andrew Cuomo and his top aides related to allegations he sexually harassed multiple employees while in office — leading to his resignation in August 2021.

A bill sponsored by Rochester Democratic state Assemblymember Harry Bronson and state Sen. Samra Brouk would allow creative arts therapists to directly bill Medicaid, expanding access to low-income New Yorkers, is waiting to be delivered to the governor for her signature or veto. Brouk said these therapists provide a connection to therapy that might not be possible for people in traditional talk therapy.

Creative arts therapists are licensed and trained professionals who use arts and other methods to help connect with patients who might otherwise not connect through talk therapy. Brouk, who chairs the state Senate Mental Health Committee, says this can be especially important for refugee or immigrant communities where there may be a language barrier.

Child care is so expensive that U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen called it a “broken market” in 2021 because when you pay for it, “the price does not account for all the positive things it confers on society.”

Part of the problem is that one individual can only care for a limited number of children, and those costs are passed on to families. Because those costs are higher than what they may earn in wages, many mothers with college degrees are opting to stay home with their children.

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — As many families struggle with making ends meet, putting food on the table can be a challenge. For some children, meals served at school are the only meals they receive.

New York Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand is calling on lawmakers to approve the Universal Schools Meals Program Act. It would provide free breakfast, lunch, dinner and a snack to all students regardless of income.

Former longtime Erie County district attorney John Flynn left office earlier this year.

"When you leave and it's over, you realize how much stress there was," said Flynn.

Former independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s effort to stay on the New York presidential ballot has been stopped at the state’s highest court, the Court of Appeals.

Kennedy was fighting to stay on the ballot, despite endorsing Republican nominee Donald Trump and leaving the race, on the grounds that “no substantial constitutional question is directly involved.”

New York state Attorney General Letitia James led a coalition of 16 other attorneys general around the nation in calling for the U.S. Department of Justice to open a civil rights investigation into raids by the Texas attorney general’s office that targeted Latino voting rights organizers, candidates and volunteers, her office announced Thursday.

The raids were conducted on Aug. 20 in the San Antonio area and seized personal property of local organizers and candidates for office and ordered by Republican Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton. Volunteers whose homes were searched included an 80-year-old woman who told her associates that agents were at her house for two hours and took medicine, along with her smartphone and watch.

New York's highest court on Thursday rejected former President Donald Trump's appeal of the gag order in his hush money case.

The New York Court of Appeals dismissed Trump's request to intervene in the order preventing him from making public statements about jurors, court staff and family members of officials in the case, writing in a brief order that "no substantial constitutional question is directly involved."

A new report from state Comptroller Tom DiNapoli warns of significant financial challenges ahead for the MTA as it gets set to submit a five-year capital budget program to the state by Oct. 1.

With congestion pricing on hold indefinitely, DiNapoli predicts the MTA will not have enough funds to address current needs. He specifically points to a $15 billion gap in the 2020-2024 capital program, which he argues must be addressed before allocating funding for the 2025-2029 program.

Since the Twin Towers fell, Lower Manhattan has gone through a tremendous overhaul. This week, NY1’s Errol Louis sat down with developer Larry Silverstein to talk about his long effort to rebuild the World Trade Center and the surrounding area.

The conversation took place in 7 World Trade Center, which was also destroyed on Sept. 11. It was the first building that was re-constructed by Silverstein, who had signed a 99-year lease for the World Trade Center Complex on July 24, 2001, just seven weeks before the terror attacks. He is detailing his experiences in a new memoir, titled, “THE RISING: The Twenty-Year Battle to Rebuild the World Trade Center.” They also discussed how he first got into the real estate business and how his wife’s insistence on visiting a dermatologist ultimately saved his life on Sept. 11.

On Tuesday night in Philadelphia, the two major party candidates for president – Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump – took the stage in the first debate between the two of them as voters gear up for the home stretch of the 2024 election.

Jack O’Donnell, managing partner at O’Donnell and Associates, and Bill O’Reilly, partner at The November Team, joined Capital Tonight to give their insights of the performance and what kind of impact this will have on voters.

A bill proposed by Hudson Valley Democratic state Sen. James Skoufis would mandate that schools provide 30 minutes of recess for school children from kindergarten to grade five. Skoufis told Spectrum News 1 that the unstructured time of recess is “so important” for the cognitive, physical and social health of especially elementary school-aged children.

New York has dense cities that may not have the space for outdoor play and infamously cold and snowy winters that aren’t conducive to outdoor recess.

A day after former Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s appearance in front of a congressional committee and three months after the state’s taxpayer-funded report largely blamed Cuomo for a top-down approach to handling the pandemic, his appearance on Capitol Hill is renewing widespread criticism of the Olson Group's COVID-19 report as inadequate.

Among the most prominent voices is state Comptroller Tom DiNapoli, who stressed to Spectrum News 1 that those who lost loved ones deserve better.

New Yorkers may have been surprised last week when a former aide to Gov. Kathy Hochul and former Gov. Andrew Cuomo — Linda Sun — was arrested and charged with being a spy for the Chinese government. But experts argue we shouldn’t be so shocked, as Chinese espionage is becoming common across the United States.

“Maybe it was that communist Chinese spy Linda Sun who worked in your administration,” Republican Rep. Nicole Malliotakis said during a GOP-led congressional subcommittee questioning of Cuomo’s pandemic-era nursing home policies on Tuesday.

The fight to fully fund the federal government's promise to cover the medical bills of people living with 9/11-related illnesses is ramping up 23 years after the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, which killed nearly 3,000 people.

Elected officials expect the World Trade Center Health program will run out of money in 2027 and leave victims without assistance — even after $1.7 billion invested in the last two years. The federal fund was created in 2011 to provide medical treatment and monitoring for survivors who develop cancer stemming from the aftermath of the attacks or other related illnesses.

With presidential candidates looking on, some 9/11 victims' relatives appealed to them Wednesday for accountability as the U.S. marked an anniversary laced with election-season politics.

In a remarkable tableau, President Joe Biden, former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris stood together at ground zero just hours after Trump and Harris faced off in their first-ever debate. Trump and Biden — the successor whose inauguration Trump skipped — shook hands, and former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg appeared to facilitate a handshake between Harris and Trump.

Plenty of fireworks, tense moments and attacks as Vice President Kamala Harris and former president Donald Trump faced off for the first time in a more than 90-minute debate Tuesday night.

The two presidential candidates argued over the southern border, the economy and the wars in Ukraine and Gaza.

The New York Department of Agriculture and Markets announced a new online certificate program for community garden leaders around the state.

“Community gardens are unique, valuable spaces that not only help provides accessible sources of fresh, local food, but also provide a space for residents to develop a personal relationship with agriculture while also connecting with their community,” said state Commissioner of Agriculture Richard Ball in a press release.

Republican New York state Sen. Jake Ashby and a group of other Senate GOP colleagues sent a letter to state Legislature leaders calling for a bipartisan commission to generate recommendations and solutions to security lapses after a former aide to two New York governors was charged with acting as an illegal agent of the Chinese government.

Linda Sun, who held numerous posts in New York state government, including deputy chief of staff for Gov. Kathy Hochul and deputy diversity officer for former Gov. Andrew Cuomo, was arrested last week along with her husband at their $4 million home on Long Island.

Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo began testifying Tuesday in a combative congressional subcommittee hearing centered on his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic as the virus began to spread through the state's nursing homes in 2020.

Members of the Republican-led House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic released a report ahead of Cuomo's testimony that accused the Democrat of staging a “cover up” to hide mistakes that endangered nursing home residents.

When Mayor Eric Adams was asked directly if he still has full confidence in his NYPD commissioner after he was served with an FBI search warrant, the mayor gave an indirect response

"I have the utmost confidence in the New York City Police Department," Adams said.

As New York confronts a literacy crisis, there is an ongoing effort to ensure students with dyslexia and dysgraphia aren’t left behind.

Gov. Kathy Hochul last year signed a bill to create a task force to study the issue, and the panel’s work is now moving into a new phase: Public comment beginning next week.

In a recent New York Daily News op-ed, progressive activists, including Michael Kink, argued that New York leaders like Gov. Kathy Hochul and New York City Mayor Eric Adams should embrace the progressive model of the Harris-Walz ticket and reject “corporate Democrat” policies.

Michael Kink, executive director of Strong Economy for All, joined Capital Tonight on Tuesday to delve deeper on the issue.

The National Parents Union released a report detailing the state of New York's education system, and it doesn't put it in a positive light. According to their findings, 80% of Black and Hispanic students in Buffalo, Albany, Syracuse and Rochester aren’t proficient in reading and math.

“Clearly, it’s unacceptable," said Ashara Baker, the New York state director for the National Parents Union.

The future of congestion pricing in New York City should be decided by voters, Gov. Kathy Hochul’s attorneys argued in a recent legal filing.

In a memorandum filed Friday, Hochul’s legal team wrote that the “proper forum to debate Congestion Pricing is the political realm — including, ultimately, ‘at the voting machine’ — not the courts.”

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — This past May, Gov. Kathy Hochul announced that millions of dollars in grant funding would be going to law enforcement agencies across New York state to help them upgrade technology.

Like most people across New York, the Monroe County Sherriff’s Office isn’t immune to technology upgrades. But a new multimillion-dollar grant should fix that.

Jury selection ended and opening statements were made Tuesday in the ballot fraud case involving three Rensselaer County officials.

Director of Operations Richard Crist, Bureau of Central Services Director James Gordon and Executive Office worker Leslie Wallace are accused of conspiring to obtain and cast fake absentee ballots in voters' names during the 2021 elections.

A new solar farm, the Alfred Oaks solar farm, located in the Town of Alfred, Allegany County, has received its final siting permit, Gov. Kathy Hochul announced Tuesday.

The project will generate 100-megawatts (MW) of clean, renewable energy and includes a 20 MW co-located battery storage facility. Once operational, the facility will reduce carbon emissions by over 87,250 metric tons annually, equivalent to removing more than 49,400 cars from the road.

Just days before the 23rd anniversary of the terror attacks of Sept. 11, firefighter union members and leadership said they’re still fighting for health care funding to treat members who were exposed to toxins at the World Trade Center site.

“Last year, my father passed away from 9/11-related cancer,” said FDNY Uniformed Firefighters Association President Andrew Ansbro. “He was a chief with the NYPD. Chief Michael Ansbro, chief of the Transit Division. He and I were both there for the collapses. We both survived.”

State business groups expressed disappointment Monday that Gov. Kathy Hochul didn't heed concerns about negative impacts a new law to strengthen protections for retail workers from theft rings and related violence will have on small employers.

Hochul signed legislation, known as the Retail Worker Safety Act, over the weekend as part of a package of legislation to commemorate New York City's annual Labor Day parade on Saturday.

Sen. Charles Schumer says Vice President Kamala Harris is handling herself “extremely well” in her White House bid.

In an exclusive interview Monday with Spectrum News, the Senate majority leader said he believes Harris is standing up to former President Donald Trump in the “right way” as she seeks to deny him a return to the Oval Office.

After several top NYPD and city officials had their homes raided for their phones seized last week, some political observers asked whether Mayor Eric Adams could survive the fallout from multiple ongoing federal investigations.

Recent history would seem to be on his side.

A congressional subcommittee issued a memo Monday, blasting former Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s handling of the COVID-19 pandemic in nursing homes.

The report’s release comes one day before the Democratic ex-governor is slated to provide public testimony in Washington, D.C. on the topic, in front of the same Republican-controlled panel.

As the New York State Board of Regents met in Albany Monday, one line on the schedule was fairly routine for a September convening: a look ahead at state aid.

This year though, Bob Lowry, deputy director of the New York State Council of School Superintendents, told Spectrum News 1 the conversation is a bit more crowded thanks to the Rockefeller Institute’s Foudnation Aid study.

Despite predictions of a red wave in 2022, Republicans were able to narrowly secure a House of Representatives majority thanks to pickups in New York state.

Many political leaders and experts have touted the strong showing by the gubernatorial ticket of then-U.S. Rep. Lee Zeldin and former NYPD Commanding Officer Alison Esposito as one of the main reasons for the New York showing.

Gov. Kathy Hochul has announced nearly $39 million in state funding for law enforcement agencies and community-based organizations in Monroe County. She also directed the New York State Police to deploy additional resources to the region to further reduce gun violence and crime in the city of Rochester.

State Police will commit an additional 25 troopers and investigators to law enforcement agencies in the county to address public safety concerns. Law enforcement agencies in the county have also received a total of $24 million to purchase new technology and equipment to improve data and information sharing and enhance their crime-fighting capabilities.

Jury selection for a trial in the Rensselaer County ballot fraud case began on Monday.

Three county officials are going on trial in federal court: Director of Operations Richard Crist, Bureau of Central Services Director James Gordon and Executive Office worker Leslie Wallace. They are accused of conspiring to obtain and cast fake absentee ballots in voters' names during the 2021 elections. If convicted, they could each face up to 10 years in prison.

Calling it “unserious and unacceptable,” House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries rejected on Monday a proposal from Speaker Mike Johnson that links continued government funding for six months with a measure to require proof of citizenship when registering to vote.

The response frames the spending battle to come over the next weeks as lawmakers work to reach consensus on a short-term spending bill that would prevent a partial government shutdown when the new fiscal year begins Oct. 1. Lawmakers hope to avoid a shutdown just weeks before voters go to the polls.

Mayor Eric Adams has tested positive for COVID on Monday, a spokesperson for the mayor said in a statement Monday.

Adams was expected to host a roundtable with the Jewish community and ethnic media before the High Holy Holidays at 2 p.m., and then host a town hall on the Underhill and Vanderbilt avenues redesign at 7 p.m., but he will no longer attend either, City Hall said.

Gov. Kathy Hochul on Monday signed a bill that would require the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline on college IDs. This legislation, "The Student Lifeline Act," aims to not only save lives, but help break the stigma surrounding mental health and getting help.

Carissa Uschold-Klepfer, the assistant director for outreach at UB Counseling Service, shared some statistics with Spectrum News 1.

Rail technology company Siemens Mobility will build a first-of-its-kind high-speed rail manufacturing facility in Horseheads, in Chemung County, New York, creating about 300 new jobs, U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer announced Monday.

The facility will build high-speed trainsets for Brightline West, which will build 218 miles of new track along the Interstate 15 cooridor, which will connect Las Vegas to Southern California. The seven-car trains, designed for speeds of up to 220 miles per hour, will carry up to 450 passengers. The trains would run faster than those on other high-speed lines in the U.S.

In Lower Manhattan, there are two memorials that represent where the World Trade Center once towered over the rest of the city. And around those sites are the names of the 2,753 people who died there more than 23 years ago.

But in those near 24 years, this has become a reality, too.

Rep. Nick Langworthy has appealed directly to President Joe Biden to approve New York state's Major Disaster Declaration Request following the flooding caused by Hurricane Debby last month.

Gov. Kathy Hochul on Saturday requested a Major Disaster Declaration from President Biden to help support ongoing recovery in communities impacted by the remnants of Tropical Storm Debby that occurred in August.

Gov. Kathy Hochul has requested a Major Disaster Declaration from President Joe Biden to help support ongoing recovery in communities impacted by the remnants of Tropical Storm Debby that occurred in August.

If granted, this declaration would provide federal funding for Allegany, Broome, Delaware, Essex, Franklin, Jefferson, Ontario, Steuben, St. Lawrence and Yates counties to cover debris removal, emergency protective measures and repairs to public buildings and infrastructure.

Attendance at New York State Park pools increased by nearly 36 percent this summer, Gov. Kathy Hochul announced Friday.

From July 3 through Labor Day, 542,661 people visited select State Park pools – a 143,639 increase from the same period in 2023.

With immigration a top concern of many heading into the November election, the Center for Migration Studies of New York hosted a seminar convening experts for a deep dive into the issue here in the U.S.

The goal was to dissect the topic from select sociological, demographic, resettlement, legal and policy perspectives with an eye on discussing long-term solutions.

BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Over the next several weeks, Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown will negotiate a contract to become the new president and CEO of Western Regional Off-Track Betting.

Buffalo Common Council Member Mitch Nowakowski expects he will accept the terms and resign his current post.

The school year has begun in much of New York state, which means we’re seeing a plethora of very cute “first day” photos on Facebook.

But we’re also expecting some significant changes on the horizon that may have both parents and teachers feeling a little extra anxiety these days – specifically changes to the education landscape that could come with a new administration in Washington, as well as changes that we could see right here in New York regarding cell phone policies.

The person allegedly behind the mid-week nightmare at a Georgia school cannot face the death penalty. That decision was made by a judge as the suspect appeared in court due to his age.

Colt Gray, 14, is charged with four counts of murder.

A judge agreed Friday to postpone Donald Trump's sentencing in his hush money case until after the November election, granting him a hard-won reprieve as he navigates the aftermath of his criminal conviction and the homestretch of his presidential campaign.

Manhattan Judge Juan M. Merchan, who is also weighing a defense request to overturn the verdict on immunity grounds, delayed Trump's sentencing until Nov. 26, three weeks after the final votes are cast in the presidential election.

Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown has been offered the position as the next president and CEO of Western Regional Off-Track Betting (OTB).

The announcement was made Thursday following a special meeting that discussed and reviewed two candidates — one of them Brown.

A criminal defense attorney on Friday provided insight into the recent FBI raids on Mayor Eric Adams’ top aides, saying that they show a larger issue within the administration.

“When you're going that far up the proverbial food chain to deputy mayors and separately trying to get, or in fact, getting the cell phone of the police commissioner, it tells me that they very well could be the main targets,” said Jeremy Saland during an appearance on “Mornings On 1.” “But they're looking to build a bigger picture — meaning the federal government, the FBI — and that could mean something significant for the current mayor, Adams.”

Four top members of the Adams administration were the subject of search warrants this week, with some of their phones seized. That included First Deputy Mayor Sheena Wright, Deputy Mayor for Public Safety Phil Banks, Police Commissioner Edward Caban and Adams aide Tim Pearson. NY1 investigative reporter Courtney Gross and political reporter Bobby Cuza discuss the latest.

After that, Labor Day weekend in NYC means the West Indian American Day Parade. The carnival and its preceding party, known as Jouvert, celebrates West Indian culture and heritage. This year that parade turned violent; five people were shot and one of them died. Despite that, Mayor Adams said the celebration was safe. Statehouse reporter Bernadette Hogan joined the team to discuss the city’s response to the tragedy.

Sources tell NY1 that search warrants were executed on Police Commissioner Edward Caban and on Tim Pearson, a top aide to Mayor Eric Adams.

The news comes after sources told NY1 earlier Thursday that the FBI executed raids on the homes of First Deputy Mayor Sheena Wright and of Philip Banks, the city's deputy mayor for public safety.

Americans for Contraception’s “IUD Express tour" stopped in Albany Thursday. It’s part of an effort to push Congress to pass the Right to Contraception Act — with some powerful symbolism.

That symbolism came in the form of a 20-foot inflatable IUD in the shadow of the state Capitol. The inflatable has been making its way to cities around the country, but this was really about getting people in Albany’s attention about a battle that is taking place in Washington.

Nuclear energy is unique in a lot of ways. While it doesn’t emit greenhouse gasses, it is extractive since it relies on uranium mining. While nuclear waste is radioactive and must be carefully transported and stored, nuclear power is efficient and a greenhouse gas emissions-free alternative to oil and gas.

The state currently has three aging nuclear plants in Central New York, but they continue to produce 20% of New York’s energy.

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — New York's education leader is speaking out about the nation's latest school shooting.

Wednesday’s school shooting in Georgia that left four people dead — two students and two teachers — may very well trigger feelings of fear for students and parents alike, as this is the first week back to school for many districts in upstate New York.

Does New York’s climate plan need more nuclear energy? Nuclear New York answers that question with a resounding “yes."

With the state’s climate targets lagging at least three years behind, and its electricity needs increasing thanks to Artificial Intelligence; economic development projects like Micron; and crypto currency mining, there are stakeholders who feel investing further in nuclear power is the best way to meet the state’s energy goals within a reasonable timeline.

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul called for a national Red Flag law, which would seize guns of people deemed to be a danger to themselves or others, as well as a national assault weapons ban in the wake of Wednesday’s school shooting at a high school in Georgia that killed four and wounded several others.

New York has had a version of a Red Flag law, known formally as the Extreme Risk Protection Order law, which was passed in 2019 and expanded in 2022, and aims to prevent those who show signs of being a threat to themselves or others from purchasing or having firearms. Nearly two dozen other states have similar laws on the books.

Oneida County Executive Anthony Picente introduced two new local laws Thursday aimed to crack down on unlicensed cannabis sales and regulate the retail of tobacco and nicotine smoking paraphernalia.

One law would enable the county to conduct regulatory inspections of unlicensed cannabis retailers, issue violation notices, impose fines and penalties, seize illicit cannabis and issue orders to shut down unlicensed cannabis businesses.

The New York state Office of Cannabis Management is implementing a new reporting tool to allow licensees authorized to cultivate to meet the state's climate goals.

Licensees can now use the PowerScore platform, a state-specific tool that provides detailed insights into resource consumption and aims to help businesses understand the relationship between their operating costs and yield. It is available at no cost, ensuring that all participants have the tools necessary to monitor and reduce resource consumption, potentially lower operating costs, and meet state environmental standards.

One person was killed and four others were injured after gunfire broke out at the West Indian American Day Parade in Brooklyn on Monday afternoon. Despite the NYPD’s efforts to increase security at one of the city’s largest parades, the shooting left both the NYPD and the mayor on the defensive.

This week, NY1’s Errol Louis was joined by L. Joy Williams, the president of the Brooklyn NAACP and Brian Saunders, the president of the Community Council at the NYPD’s 77th Precinct, where the shooting occurred. They both discussed what could be done to prevent future tragedies and the NYPD’s new strategies this year. Errol was also joined by NY1 political reporter Dan Rivoli, who covered the NYPD press conference about the shooting.

ALBANY, N.Y. — The New York state attorney general's office has made mitigating the impact of misinformation generated by artificial intelligence a priority this election cycle.

On Thursday, the office released a guide to understand and identify material meant to manipulate voters, exacerbate political divisions and attempt to affect election results. Attorney General Letitia James said AI has made it easier than ever to create and spread misinformation.

Economists with the state's nonpartisan fiscal watchdog continue to research legislation that would create a $75 billion fund to pay for climate change initiatives and related projects, and have questions about the impact on consumers and ethics of the bill.

Gov. Kathy Hochul will make a decision to sign or veto a proposal later this fall to require large fossil fuel companies to pay the state $3 billion a year for 25 years to fund the costs of climate change based on their share of emissions. Supporters of the legislation, called the Climate Change Superfund Act, say the fund would shift the cost of clean energy projects off taxpayers.

With kids and teens headed back to school, Rep. Joe Morelle is pushing legislation to protect children online.

Morelle joined educators on Wednesday at East Irondequoit Middle School to ramp up support for the Kids Online Safety Act and the Children and Teens' Online Privacy Protection Act.

Gov. Kathy Hochul says she’s angry that her former deputy chief of staff, Linda Sun, was allegedly working as a foreign agent for China — right under her nose.

Now, Sun faces multiple charges, including violating the Foreign Agents Registration Act, money laundering and helping people commit visa fraud to enter the U.S.

Gov. Kathy Hochul on Wednesday signed legislation into law which will require that public employees be notified if their disciplinary records are requested as part of a Freedom of Information Law, or FOIL, request.

A coalition of good government groups came out in opposition to the bill Tuesday and urged the governor not to sign it, citing concerns about adding to an already overloaded FOIL system as well as fears that it could erode transparency by discouraging requests.

The state’s energy summit will continue on Thursday in Syracuse with panel discussions on next generation technologies and nuclear power, among other issues.

Protests are planned around the event by those groups who were not invited to participate: communities on the front lines of the climate crisis, including environmental justice organizations.

Gavin Donohue, president and CEO of the Independent Power Producers of New York (IPPNY), is hoping to hear that the Hochul administration will be investing more in workforce development to ensure that New York can quickly bring online any new energy technologies.

He spoke with Capital Tonight’s Susan Arbetter about the issue from the governor’s energy summit in Syracuse.

Phil Calderone has been removed as CEO of the Albany County Airport Authority.

The Airport Authority Board announced Wednesday afternoon that Calderone "has been relieved of his duties ... effective immediately" by the board.

It’s July Fourth of Mayor Eric Adams' first year in office. He is standing on a deck in Brooklyn about to embark on a new experience.

“This is my first lesson on how to jet ski,” he tells the camera.

BUFFALO, N.Y. - Political volunteers in Western New York aren't taking anything for granted but recognize it's been 40 years since a Republican presidential candidate last carried the state.

However, just about two hours away, in Erie, Pennsylvania, it's a different story. Presidential delegate Howard Johnson is one of a group of Democratic volunteers planning to caravan Saturday across the state line to canvass voters.

If a person’s health depends on daily medication, chances are they’re spending hundreds of dollars a month at the pharmacy.

“Coverage gaps, high co-pays and expensive medications are problems we face every day in pharmacy,” said Isaac Mall, the clinical director at Crestwood Pharmacy in Albany. “And I’ve been seeing it for the past five years.”

All 435 seats in the United States House of Representatives are up for reelection in November, including the 26 in New York. Spectrum News political reporters will be providing updates throughout the campaign season on New York's congressional races.

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Micron Technology will be establishing a new office in downtown Syracuse amid the company's large investment in the region, Micron announced Wednesday.

The semiconductor manufacturer will set up at One Lincoln Center on West Fayette Street to serve as a hub for people to learn more about the project.

Students returned to Columbia University for the first day of classes of the fall semester Tuesday.

While it’s a new semester for roughly 9,000 students at the university, many who showed up for classes faced scenes similar to the springtime pro-Palestinian protests that capped off a tumultuous end to the previous semester.

After an exchange of attacks over abortion rights, Republican U.S. Rep. Marc Molinaro is moving to shift the debate in the race for New York's 19th Congressional District, rolling out a new TV and digital advertisement Wednesday hitting Democratic challenger Josh Riley on immigration.

The ad, previewed for Spectrum News 1 ahead of its release, invokes the recent arrest of a reputed Peruvian gang leader in Endicott, saying, “DC Insider Josh Riley helped write Biden’s open border policies that let him in.”

The final sprint to Election Day is underway. With Labor Day behind us, the presidential election, as well as races for congressional, state and local seats, enter a defining phase that's even more important this year.

Experts say from the White House to the State Capitol, the next several weeks are always crucial in driving turnout. What’s unusual this year is that when it comes to the Democratic ticket, they stress there is still a lot to learn for everyone.

BUFFALO, N.Y. -- The Seneca Nation and New York state continue to extend the terms of their gaming compact quarterly as they negotiate a new deal.

The next automatic extension comes at the end of September and would be effective through the rest of the year.

A former aide to two New York governors was charged Tuesday with acting as an illegal agent of the Chinese government who used her state positions to subtly advance Beijing’s agenda in exchange for financial benefits worth millions of dollars.

Linda Sun, who held numerous posts in New York state government, including deputy chief of staff for Gov. Kathy Hochul and deputy diversity officer for former Gov. Andrew Cuomo, was arrested Tuesday morning along with her husband, Chris Hu, at their $4 million home on Long Island.

A federal judge on Tuesday rejected Donald Trump's request to intervene in his New York hush money criminal case, thwarting the former president's latest bid to overturn his felony conviction and delay his sentencing.

U.S. District Judge Alvin Hellerstein ruled that Trump had not satisfied the burden of proof required for a federal court to take control of the case from the state court where it was tried.

New York is home to one of the largest park systems in the nation. With millions of visitors spread out across the more than 300,000-acre footprint every year, safety is top of mind for rangers, park police and other staff. Now, work is being done to enhance security technology and training efforts across state parks.

New York State Park Police Lt. Frank McGarity has been working to keep visitors safe for more than 20 years, and it’s no small task thanks to the park system’s diverse geography and sheer volume of visitors.

Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is set to testify publicly later this month on Capitol Hill regarding his handling of the COVID-19 outbreak during his tenure.

The hearing, organized by the Republican-led House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic, is scheduled for Sept. 10.

A new law is being proposed to stiffen penalties for drivers who illegally pass stopped school buses.

Despite existing penalties, the New York Association for Pupil Transportation says more than 50,000 vehicles illegally pass stopped school buses every day in New York state.

If Democrats manage to win control of both the U.S. House and Senate in November’s election, Brooklynites Rep. Hakeem Jeffries and Sen. Charles Schumer would lead both chambers next year.

What are their top legislative priorities for a potential Democratic “trifecta” in Washington, where they control the White House and all of Congress, too?

As first reported by The New York Times, an outside investigation ordered by the New York state Senate into whether Democratic state Sen. John Mannion created a toxic work environment in his Senate office has concluded that he did not violate Senate rules.

Spectrum News 1 first reported about those anonymous allegations from a group of former staffers back in June. Just days before Mannion won the June rimary for New York’s 22nd Congressional District against Sarah Klee Hood, those former staffers accused him in an anonymous letter of mistreatment, harassment and retaliation.

Next week in Syracuse, Gov. Kathy Hochul will convene an energy summit to discuss the role of clean energy and discuss accelerating renewables, while also supporting economic development in New York.

As Capital Tonight has reported, the state is already three years behind its own timetable to meet the goals of its climate law, the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act.

BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Over the course of the 32 meetings from early 2020 to late 2022, New York's Climate Action Council developed a scoping plan to meet the state's energy and emission reduction goals.

Phillips Lytle head of energy and sustainability Dennis Elsenbeck was one of only three members to vote against the final plan.

The office of Queens Assemblywoman Jenifer Rajkumar was vandalized in her district earlier this week.

“I can’t speak to anyone’s motivations, but I will say that there is a high incidence of women being targeted. I’m the only woman in this citywide race.”