Many local elections in New York state are going to be moving to even years to line up with national elections.

A New York appeals court has ruled the Even Year Election Law is constitutional, reversing a lower court decision.

At issue are Community Education Council races, which are held every two years to elect parent leaders in each of the city’s 32 local districts and four citywide councils representing English learners, students with disabilities, and high school families. Families vote online through their New York City Schools accounts, or NYCSA, through May 13.

Smartmatic, in its defamation lawsuit against Fox News, accuses Fox executives of deleting text messages, while a new ruling for Fox could help its defense.

Democrats are competing to show they are best suited to fight the president in the race to replace Eric Adams.

Syracuse, N.Y. – Five judges on an appellate court today unanimously upheld the constitutionality of New York’s so-called Even Year Election Law, reversing an Onondaga County judge’s decision. The 2023 state law, which would move most town and county elections to even-numbered years, can be implemented beginning in 2026, the judges ruled.

An appeals court ruled that Fox News lawyers can access disputed documents that could bolster their defense against the voting tech company’s lawsuit.

A voting technology firm suing Fox News for defamation over its 2020 election coverage claimed senior corporate executives, including Rupert Murdoch, intentionally destroyed damning evidence in the case,

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — A mid-level appeals court in New York has upheld a law that shifts many local elections to even-numbered years — a policy meant to align county and town elections with statewide and federal races but that has led to pushback from Republicans.

A New York appeals court says Fox News can get access to some internal documents at the voting-technology company Smartmatic as part of its effort to defend itself against a $2.7 billion civil defamat

Our first broadcast was on Thursday in Sunset Park, Brooklyn. Locals who spoke to us cited affordability, public safety and effective communication from City Hall as top issues. Here are some of their thoughts: She said the next mayor must recognize the dignity and basic rights of immigrants.