Albany

DUTCHESS COUNTY, N.Y.: A Republican county took a step closer to suing the state of New York after state Democrats voted to usurp the authority of county legislatures to set the years of local elections — a move that local officials say…

Republicans could lose their narrow majority in the House come November — especially if Democrats get their way in New York. Democrats in the Empire State rejected a proposal Monday for a new congressional map drawn by the bipartisan…