Barbara Fiala

Broome County Undersheriff Frederick Akshar is getting ready to run for the state Senate seat vacated by Thomas Libous. Akshar, who was promoted to the second-highest post in the sheriff's office last month, is expected to announce his candidacy soon...

Governor Andrew Cuomo has started campaigning for Barbara Fiala for the state Senate seat vacated with the federal court conviction of Thomas Libous. Less than 24 hours after Libous was found guilty of lying to the FBI, Cuomo said Fiala - a former Broome County executive - would "be fantastic" as a candidate...

New York State Senator Mark Grisanti of Buffalo says he is outraged over the Department of Motor Vehicles awarding the contract to print driver's licenses to a Canadian company. Grisanti says the Ottawa company's bid was $38 million higher than the lowest bid, which was offered by the British company that has been handling the work for more than a decade...