In May, state lawmakers passed a $269 billion budget after haggling for months over thousands of line items and policies affecting New Yorkers.
Millions in outside spending was a boon to Gov. Kathy Hochul’s 2022 opponent, Lee Zeldin, and influenced down-ballot races.
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.
It’s unclear whether the Correctional Association of New York will have to scale back its nascent reform initiatives.
Advocates welcomed the additional funding but said it falls short of need and doesn’t do enough to support workers.
Despite last-ditch efforts by a coalition of lawmakers, the state failed to avert a health coverage cliff coming this summer.
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?