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.
Learn the income thresholds, deadlines, and free support services that help New Yorkers shave down or sometimes completely erase medical debt.
The Legislative Correspondents Alumni Association recognized Chris Gelardi with its award for the year’s best state government reporting — the second year in a row that Focus has earned the honor.
Collectors claim they serve people who don’t exist, yet regulators rarely bar repeat offenders from the industry.
State officials said they needed more time for “stakeholder engagement” on cap and invest. But groups involved with the program have gotten crickets.
An expert calls the six-figure haul “extraordinary” for an unpaid party seat whose powers are picking judges, poll workers, and party officers.
Half of sovereign bonds are issued under New York state law, giving Albany lawmakers the power to shape how countries around the world face off with creditors.
As courts buckle under hundreds of thousands of unresolved cases, a quiet fight is erupting in Albany over how — and where — to add more judges.
From nursing homes to Planned Parenthood clinics, rural health care in Upstate New York could collapse under proposed Republican budget changes.
The chemical industry is pushing to replace a sweeping plastics bill with a more business-friendly alternative.
Previously unpublished photos and video show how protesters set up encampments, burned police vehicles, and marched almost daily. Today, the NYPD operates much as it did before the movement.
A Monroe County judge stripped the PAB of its power to investigate and report incidents of police misconduct.
New York’s farm labor law was meant to transform life for agricultural workers. One apple farm shows how hard that may be.
Richard Dionisio participated in multiple votes related to a controversial rezoning effort without publicly disclosing his financial interest.