The New York State Attorney General's Office has been asked to investigate money spent by Erie County Clerk Michael "Mickey" Kearns on an outreach campaign that was paid for by county taxpayers but ...

Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul will soon shed her "lieutenant" status and step into a new role overseeing a state government system that employs more than 100,000 people. Hochul's ability to be both firm but ...

Erie County Clerk Michael "Mickey" Kearns is threatening to sue County Executive Mark Poloncarz, saying Poloncarz has overstepped his authority by refusing to allocate money that the County ...

When Hochul served as deputy county clerk and, in 2007, became Erie County clerk, she had a reputation as a leader focused on customer service. She reduced wait times at the county auto bureaus and ...