The memorandum of understanding allows the federal government to hold immigration detainees at the state’s six prisons.

ALBANY, N.Y. — New York State Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart Cousins spoke out from Albany on Tuesday, April 8 regarding a third extension for the state budget deadline. The budget is ...

Republican Senate Majority Leader Paul Newton announced his resignation ... is stepping down to pursue an opportunity outside of state government, according to a statement from Senate Republicans.

The University of North Carolina has hired prominent Republican Paul Newton, who most recently was the majority leader of the state Senate, as general counsel. The 32,000-student university ...

Republican Senate Majority Leader Paul Newton is retiring effective Wednesday evening "to pursue an opportunity outside of state government," according to a statement from Senate Republicans.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate, once again, was working into the early morning hours Friday with its new majority leader ... power opponents make headway in state legislatures It wasn’t until ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate, once again, was working into the early morning hours Friday with its new majority leader, Republican John Thune, setting the pace. It wasn’t until just after 2 a ...