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A five-year farm bill will end months of uncertainty for farmers and agriculture workers, its backers say. The Agricultural Act of 2014 would also end a long-criticized farm subsidy program.

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo Wednesday announced that $716 million in regional economic development grants has been awarded around the state. The…

The state Labor Department says New York’s unemployment rate decreased from 7.4 percent to 7.1 percent in December, its lowest level since January 2009.…

Elite athletes start their sports young and sometimes sacrifice academics; some even drop out of high school. The U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association says it wants to prevent that by opening its own high school. But no mistake: Academics there aren't as important as winning.

With Albany County worried about crude oil shipments, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation officials are looking to the EPA for oil…

A cultural force in Pittsfield is leaving her post within city government.Megan Whilden, the city’s first director of cultural development, will be…

NPR's Women in Tech month launched with daily Twitter conversations, Newsweek says it found the mysterious founder of Bitcoin, and 30,000 flock to Austin for South by Southwest Interactive.

New York’s environmental community is ambivalent about funding provisions for conservation and environmental programs in the finalized state budget.The…

The inauguration of the Pittsfield city government today involved the election of a new council president.A standing room-only crowd of residents, family…

Drug testing might keep kids on the straight and narrow, but it remains controversial. Students said their drug use was more influenced by their school's environment than by the threat of drug tests, according to a survey. But neither seemed to affect teenage drinking.