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.
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.
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.
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.
A law designed to protect the environment will be partially rolled back to pave the way for much-needed homes.
The Department of Justice has terminated more than 100 immigration judges since last year as it has pressured courts to order more deportations.
The legislation comes after months of haggling over how best to protect New Yorkers from President Trump’s immigration crackdown.
Footage published by New York Focus sparked a debate over deputies’ practice of calling Border Patrol on Spanish-speaking drivers.
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.
The governor has yet to nominate heads of the State Commission of Correction, which now lacks a quorum.
After a New York Focus investigation, a Bronx charity distributed nearly $400,000 to survivors of a deadly 2022 fire.
Also: Michael Bloomberg gives $1.5 million to a pro-charter school group.
The prison system often postpones or rejects incarcerated people’s requests to be closer to their children, jeopardizing family ties.
Trump administration rules are keeping immigrant kids detained, even when their parents are available to care for them. Families are using a new legal tool to free them.
New York City’s $125 billion executive budget hinges on taxes and cuts whose details are still being worked out in Albany.
The Hochul administration now has a chance to relax New York’s child care staffing ratios — among the country’s strictest — after 26 years. But will it?
Michel Blot was reassigned from Bedford Hills Correctional Facility to Sing Sing after prisoners and advocates raised concerns.
Comptroller Tom DiNapoli’s Democratic primary opponents say they’d refuse law firm donations if elected.
Governor Kathy Hochul’s announcement that a deal had been reached led to a flurry of recriminations from lawmakers.
Two years after Gov. Hochul unveiled her signature literacy policy, advocates say the findings underscore an urgent need for sweeping literacy reform.
Oswego County sheriff’s deputies held drivers for up to 45 minutes as they waited for immigration agents, potentially breaking the law.
Master agreements let the city wildly exceed spending projections while avoiding typical oversight, the city’s comptroller found.
State Senator James Skoufis represents a redder district than almost any other Democrat in Albany.
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The East Ramapo school board has been overseen by state monitors for years after it slashed millions in public school funds to bankroll private religious education.
Hochul’s counter would limit informal collusion with ICE only in civil matters.
Also: A super PAC targets Democratic Socialists.
Cheikh Fall has spent nearly two decades helping New York immigrants from his home region seek asylum in the United States.
A super PAC has spent six figures on the race over the last week — more than all the candidates had raised as of last month, combined.
New rules could result in thousands of New Yorkers losing their food benefits this summer.