Eleventh-hour negotiations could decide the fate of legislation to make it easier for survivors to cancel debt caused by their abuse.
The governor is poised to veto a bill to insulate a business transparency law from federal shifts, according to the bill’s sponsor.
In response to reporting by New York Focus and Gothamist, State Senator Zellnor Myrie has introduced a bill to standardize debt calculations.
An investigation by New York Focus and Gothamist found lenders are using a disputed method of calculating debts in thousands of foreclosures and taking money from hundreds of former homeowners.
Mamdani convinced New York City voters to back his agenda. Now he needs to convince Albany politicians.
A child’s donation highlights New York’s City’s straw donor headaches.
Gary Lavine says law school deans illegally blocked his nomination to the state’s ethics body.
Despite mounting evidence that a disbarred attorney stole client funds, Manhattan prosecutors have taken no action.
Sullivan County is telling investors there will be massive growth at a Catskills casino resort, but its own consultants predict decline.
Frank Seddio is representing Jules Parisien in over 500 cases — despite the physician’s history of insurance fraud allegations.
Several states already proactively send out payments in much larger amounts than New York currently does.
A harsh mailer capitalized on recent reporting about a controversial rezoning deal in the Westchester town.
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.
Four lobbying groups representing Wall Street firms are trying to block the bill from passing in the final days of the legislative session.
An expert calls the six-figure haul “extraordinary” for an unpaid party seat whose powers are picking judges, poll workers, and party officers.
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.
Richard Dionisio participated in multiple votes related to a controversial rezoning effort without publicly disclosing his financial interest.
Nick Spano went from prison sentence to multimillion-dollar lobbying comeback.
Mayor Mike Spano has stated his administration has not been lobbied by his powerful brother’s firm. Emails indicate otherwise.