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Senate President Pro Tempore Rodric Bray appeared to buckle under unrelenting pressure from the White House and governor's office to wring out two more Republican congressional seats before the 2026 ...

Regarding “Neighborhood pushback leads Syracuse, county to pause drop-in center for homeless” (July 25, 2025): If you have ever squeezed a water balloon, you can both see and feel how the water is ...

After a week of President Donald J. Trump threatening recalcitrant Indiana Republican state senators, after Indiana Gov. Mike Braun suggested a Senate leadership change, and after at least eight ...