Author: Jon Campbell, Albany Bureau

Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed a cat-declawing ban into law Monday. It took effect immediately.

Family and friends gathered Friday at Utica’s Church of Our Lady of Lourdes to remember Bianca Devins, who had recently graduated from high school.

Legalization of marijuana could limit or end the work of hundreds of trained canines. “You have to get all new drug dogs,” one former officer said.

A statewide ban on plastic bags will take effect March 1, 2020, as long as lawmakers pass the state budget when they vote Sunday.