Environmentalists have long charged that New York is falling short of its climate mandates. Now, they’re taking the state to court.
Mental health providers are scrambling to prevent mass layoffs and program closures, leaving advocates urging state leaders to step in before it’s too late.
Longstanding perks like premium-free insurance could be at risk due to a city budget crunch.
In rural New York, even some Republicans are frustrated as the administration halts $186 million in conservation payments to farmers.
A 2023 law is transforming the state power authority into one of New York’s biggest renewable developers. Some still want it to go further.
Here’s where the Senate, Assembly, and governor stand on funding New York’s green transition.
Nantwi’s cellmate, the only incarcerated witness in the room as guards allegedly killed the 22-year-old, speaks out for the first time.
The legislature rejected Hochul’s central public safety policy priorities while embracing proposals to increase prison oversight.
In New York, half of CIU exonerations involve prosecutorial misconduct, but DAs rarely acknowledge who got it wrong.
The campaign has created 64 public fundraising web pages for people to raise money on its behalf. But it didn’t disclose any intermediaries.
Governor Kathy Hochul’s proposal to make canceling subscriptions easier would exempt many major companies. The Senate wants to eliminate that loophole.
A New York Focus investigation finds that the state can take up to seven years to resolve complaints against educators.
We answer your questions on the state’s notoriously opaque budget process.
New York has spent more on child care assistance in recent years, but high child care costs continue to drive families out of the state and into poverty.
In the last three years, New York has become the sports betting capital of the US.