Unions want state leaders to sweeten their retirement packages. What would it cost, and what would it achieve?

Under the governor’s proposal, the most concrete deadline for climate action would be pushed out to the end of her potential second term.

The state’s universal pre-K funding model is notoriously complex. How does it actually work, and can the governor’s plan fix it?

Sold as a pandemic-era emergency program, the state’s theater tax credit has quietly sent hundreds of millions to short-run flops and blockbuster hits.

Attorney General Letitia James alleges Attyx “built its business by defrauding consumers.”

The bill follows reporting from New York Focus and other news outlets on prison staff mistaking menstrual and contraceptive products for hidden contraband.

Over the last three months, ICE attorneys in New York state have petitioned to send half of the African asylum seekers who had immigration hearings to Uganda.

Prison officials have refused to release crucial records on how the agency handles allegations of sexual abuse.

ConEd says New York’s battery boom could overload the grid. The industry and its allies are pushing back.

We read the governor’s, Senate’s, and Assembly’s budget proposals — so you don’t have to.

Senate and Assembly budget proposals would leave New Yorkers at risk of losing their benefits from federal cuts.

The governor and legislature are negotiating over immigration legislation outside of the budget process.

The Senate and Assembly budget proposals included most of the governor’s ambitious child care plans — but lawmakers have other ideas for Foundation Aid.

Critics say the $10 annual fees state drivers pay to fight car insurance theft and fraud aren’t being used as intended.

Amid a crisis in the state’s prison system, the governor’s and legislature’s budget proposals differ, but largely lack major reforms.

The Senate and Assembly are resisting Hochul’s push to relax New York’s emissions targets and are instead pressing for renewed clean energy funding.

It remains to be seen whether the Assembly will get on board.

The legislature left the climate law untouched for now, but Governor Kathy Hochul could still push for changes in coming weeks.

The Senate and Assembly’s budget proposals include many of the mayor’s desired revenue-raisers and give the city a larger cut of state funds.

Two women have died by suicide and a third from cancer at Bedford Hills Correctional Facility, the reporting found.

Dozens of school districts have opted out of the state’s program. Will the governor’s proposed funding boost be enough to help school districts close the gaps?

The mayor narrowed his big business tax proposal in the hopes of making it easier to pass.

This week’s death, which incarcerated people and advocates described as a suicide, comes at a time of turmoil in the facility.

A bill introduced by Assemblymember Anna Kelles aims to harness home batteries, electric vehicles, and other clean tech to meet reliability needs.

When the governor doesn’t commute sentences, and the legislature won’t act, the carrot-and-stick system of rehabilitation disintegrates.

As Small Business Services commissioner, Kenny Minaya will be charged with slashing fees and helping street vendors.

As Zohran Mamdani prepares to unveil property tax reforms, he must weigh a plan he inherited from his predecessor.

The energy expert discusses his vision for a more flexible grid — and what’s standing in the way.

New Yorkers could see new benefit cards in 2027 as officials pledge to prioritize a long-awaited upgrade.

It’s almost impossible to win an asylum case without an attorney. Finding one is a tall order.

The threat of a new appeals board pushed Vickie Paladino to approve a new development.

The investigator was initially placed on leave after New York Focus revealed that state gaming regulators ignored evidence of a massive horse doping ring.

The state rescinded its request to dismiss a sexual abuse lawsuit after a judge became aware of New York Focus’s findings.

Officials have long eyed “virtual power plants,” which coordinate energy use across thousands of homes, but the state has lagged in adopting them.

Last year, after prison guards were caught beating an incarcerated man to death, Governor Hochul allocated millions to a prison oversight body. This year, she doesn’t want to renew the grant.

The mayor campaigned on more than a dozen state-level policy demands, but some are taking a backseat.

As housing construction booms in red states, blue states are falling behind. That will likely boost Republicans in federal politics.

Civil service exams can slow down government hiring by months or even years. New York City is one of the only areas of the state that hasn’t opted into a program to bypass the process.

A hearing Thursday gives lawmakers an opportunity to grill police and prison leaders.

New York environmental regulators have deemed a developer liable for an $18 million Westchester cleanup — but they haven’t yet made the company pay.