Reviewing the 2025 State Fair and looking to 2026
We close the book on this year's state fair in Syracuse by recapping the experience and looking ahead to 2026.
New leader takes of at The Great New York State Fair
We get to know Julie LaFave, including her relationship with the state fair and what's in store for 2024.
State Fair eyes financial independence with growing attendance
New York State Fair Director Sean Hennessey recaps the 13 days of festivities this year and discusses the future.
Feb. 12, 2020: Budget and State Fair talk with Sen. Rachel May
Sen. Rachel May (D-Syracuse), chair of the Senate Aging Committee, discussed the latest from the Central New York region and what she would like to see in a final budget agreement.
Jan. 27, 2020: Expanding the State Fair
The New York State Fair has seen strong growth in attendance in recent years. With that attendance growth, Governor Cuomo has proposed extending how long the fair runs. Teri Weaver, Public Affairs reporter for the Syracuse Post-Standard, updated
Making New York a Purple Heart state
State Sen. Jake Ashby, a Capital Region Republican and combat veteran, wants to increase services for Purple Heart awardees.
The case for targeting ‘unfair’ business practices
Assemblymember Micah Lasher talks about empowering the state attorney general's office to go after unfair business practices.
State education officials scrutinize yeshiva standards
Two yeshivas in Brooklyn could lose funding for failing to address concerns about the education provided to their students.
DEC’s point person with state’s native nations
We get to know the work of Peter Reuben, director of the state Office of Indian Nation Affairs with the state DEC.
State tries to identify real estate discrimination
Following reporting by Newsday in 2019, the state government has been trying to address discrimination in real estate.
