The legislation would make it easier for currently and formerly incarcerated people and child victims to sue the state over allegations of past abuse.
State leaders are expected to pass a bill that avoids resolving how much Resorts World New York City needs to pay.
New York state has pumped millions of taxpayer dollars into an online portal that vowed to make life easier for Rochester’s neediest, but critics say it’s fallen short.
We’ve compiled information for SNAP recipients in New York on the changing work requirements.
Resorts World is floating legislation to avert more than $500 million in payments to the horseracing industry.
Our searchable database breaks down the most consequential decisions Albany politicians made on climate, immigration, housing, schools, taxes, and more.
Despite last-ditch efforts by a coalition of lawmakers, the state failed to avert a health coverage cliff coming this summer.
Governor Kathy Hochul was successful in her bid to upend the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act after legislators caved to finalize an overall budget deal.
Some of the city’s new aid will be canceled out by pension boosts.
The leader of Reinvent Albany discusses a data center subsidy in Rockland County that flew under the radar for years.
No other project in the country has gotten such a large subsidy to create so few jobs, according to watchdogs.
Fossil fuel interests have enlisted prominent former elected officials to make the case that gas is here to stay.
Footage published by New York Focus sparked a debate over deputies’ practice of calling Border Patrol on Spanish-speaking drivers.
The governor has yet to nominate heads of the State Commission of Correction, which now lacks a quorum.
The prison system often postpones or rejects incarcerated people’s requests to be closer to their children, jeopardizing family ties.
The Department of Justice has terminated more than 100 immigration judges since last year as it has pressured courts to order more deportations.
Hakeem Jeffries urged Albany to avoid maps that aggressively boosted Democrats, sources told New York Focus.
Shelter providers have had to lay off staff, while the children’s already uncertain futures have become even murkier.
We answer your questions on the state’s notoriously opaque budget process.
Amid abortion bans and rising digital surveillance, Albany lawmakers are revisiting an effort to stop companies from selling sensitive health information.
Unions want state leaders to sweeten their retirement packages. What would it cost, and what would it achieve?