The change was among a handful of eleventh-hour tweaks to Hochul’s policy briefing book.

In the last three years, New York has become the sports betting capital of the US.

Hochul says she has a plan to make New York affordable, through tax cuts and payments to families.

It looked like 2025 could be a tipping point for climate action in New York. Instead, the governor is backtracking on key parts of her agenda.

After years of targeting bail, the governor is proposing changes to New York’s 2019 discovery reform law.

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Climate and Environment
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Our team will be descending upon Albany on Tuesday. Here’s what they’ll be watching.

New York’s plan to put a price on carbon could arrive in 2025. Here’s how it would work.

Colin Kinniburgh

Updates about an increase in emissions, violence within New York’s prison system, and a breakup of two nonprofits over cannabis in NYC.

Sam Mellins, Chris Gelardi and Colin Kinniburgh
Criminal Justice
Brandon Bishunauth sits for a portrait inside his family's home.

Here are the major findings from a months-long investigation into what allegedly takes place inside the Queens Supreme Courthouse.

Brandon Bishunauth is an unlikely candidate to pick a fight with a bastion of old-time machine politics.

Chris Bragg

New York Focus reporter Chris Gelardi reflects on the criminal justice reporting that shined light on overlooked agencies and shady practices in 2024.

Chris Gelardi
New York State

New York Focus education reporter Bianca Fortis reflects on the most important education stories in New York this year, and what to keep an eye on next year.

Chris Bragg, New York Focus’s Albany bureau chief, reflects on how even the most familiar topics brought new twists to his coverage in 2024.

Chris Bragg

New York Focus reporter Sam Mellins reflects on what he learned this year, and teases what lies ahead for 2025.

Sam Mellins