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U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand of New York is urging the United States Department of Agriculture to act quickly on economic relief for small farms.

The New York State Farm Labor Wage Board recommends the overtime threshold for farm workers be dropped from 60 to 40 hours a week.

Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf is starting the process to pardon residents with minor, nonviolent marijuana criminal convictions.

Early voting is underway in New York primary contests.

A New York appeals court is allowing state Assembly elections to proceed this year under redistricting maps signed into law this year.

Candidates for U.S. Congress in New York now know if some of their campaign money was wasted trying to woo residents that don’t live in their districts.

Pennsylvania’s primary voting is not really showing any surprises, including that one of the races is too close to call.

A court-appointed expert has released a draft of new congressional maps for New York that are more favorable to Republicans.

A New York judge will not throw out new political maps setting the boundaries of state Assembly districts.

A candidate for New York Senate is not waiting to see what district the Southern Tier is going to land in under another redistricting map.