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Affordability concerns — especially housing and the cost of raising a family — are major drivers of population loss in New York state.
Building nuclear will test whether New York state is still capable of constructing megaprojects as it has done in the past.
As environmental justice groups seek to compel the state to follow its climate law, the Hochul administration is set to argue that it deserves a pass.
And the delays have gotten worse in recent months.
Fiscal advocates warn the governor and state lawmakers against punting a difficult discussion on how to deal with imminent cuts.
Attyx, formerly known as SUNCo, is set to lose its license to operate in the state over what regulators called “false and misleading” sales pitches.
The prison agency’s security ranks are 4,700 corrections officers and sergeants short of what it says it needs to run every program and housing area effectively.
Offering hard-to-use benefits instead of cash could help two state-funded companies dodge a 2011 law meant to boost care workers’ pay.
Empower+ helps thousands of New Yorkers afford energy efficiency upgrades. The state is planning to slash funding by nearly two-thirds in two years.
New York’s gun shop owners are wary about the loss of federal oversight, with politicians warning the cuts will lead to increased trafficking, violence, and theft.
One week in June, only a third of the people who called the Labor Department’s unemployment help line reached a real person.
Trump’s megabill gives wind and solar companies one year to put as many shovels in the ground as possible. They want New York officials to help.
He was slated to be the guest of honor at an event featuring a Hindu nationalist activist who has called for violence and boycotts against Muslims.
New York is staring down billions in lost federal funding for Medicaid and food assistance over the next decade
Andrew Cuomo won 11 out of 13 majority-homeowner districts — but Mamdani swept the floor in renter-heavy areas, where turnout surged.
Already, the state’s green energy businesses are feeling the impact of the pending Congressional spending bill that includes phasing out Inflation Reduction Act tax credits.
New Yorkers across the state describe how sweeping federal cuts to Medicaid and food assistance could derail their lives.
The state’s efforts around reentry healthcare have stalled and face an uphill battle under the Trump administration.
The prison agency has suspended solitary confinement restrictions since a corrections officers strike in February.
Four farms upstate won’t sign or follow contracts awarded by state-appointed arbitrators after bargaining stalled.
Social services agencies across the state now place nearly half of all individuals and families seeking shelter in hotels, leaving people without resources like food and help finding housing.
Environmentalists increasingly blame Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie — who’s firing back.
Mamdani’s plans for universal child care, fare-free transit, and affordable housing rely on Albany getting on board.
Statewide spending on hotels has more than tripled in recent years. The shift away from shelters has prevented families from accessing services like child care and help finding housing.
A harsh mailer capitalized on recent reporting about a controversial rezoning deal in the Westchester town.
Letters show how the state’s pension funds are enforcing new labor standards for private equity.
As Attorney General, Andrew Cuomo put fraudulent debt collection firms on notice. He may have strengthened their hand.
Wrangling over a major bill to cut packaging waste continued until the final hours of the legislative session, assemblymembers said.
Sierra Johnson is one of nearly 1,600 women who filed claims under the Adult Survivors Act alleging sexual abuse in state prisons.
Drew Warshaw is taking on Comptroller Tom DiNapoli with a pledge to repay the entire pot of unclaimed funds as soon as ‘humanly possible.’
New York is sitting on a $20 billion pot of unclaimed money, and some of it might be yours. Here’s how to see if you’re on the list.
The state has left defrauded food stamp recipients to fend for themselves. Internal agency emails point to a long-simmering effort riddled with delays.
The bill package will now head to Governor Kathy Hochul’s desk, and she could either sign, veto, or scale it back through amendments to the legislation.
The little-known company recently won a huge taxpayer-funded contract. It has a record of not paying doctors and leaving patients on the hook for the bills.
A company with a history of lawsuits and unpaid claims is now managing health insurance for thousands of New Yorkers on the taxpayers’ dime.
Four lobbying groups representing Wall Street firms are trying to block the bill from passing in the final days of the legislative session.
Nonprofit hospitals are required to help those struggling with medical debt, but critics say their policies are poorly advertised and underutilized.
Documents show that six county sheriffs’ offices and two state agencies have recently included excited delirium in their training.
Tens of thousands of NYC residents are sued every year for consumer debt. Many of them don’t know about it.