A law designed to protect the environment will be partially rolled back to pave the way for much-needed homes.
After a New York Focus investigation, a Bronx charity distributed nearly $400,000 to survivors of a deadly 2022 fire.
Governor Kathy Hochul’s announcement that a deal had been reached led to a flurry of recriminations from lawmakers.
The leader of Reinvent Albany discusses a data center subsidy in Rockland County that flew under the radar for years.
Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins says she sees “no reason” to remove Senator Luis Sepúlveda as judiciary chair.
We answer your questions on the state’s notoriously opaque budget process.
One expert called Senator Luis Sepúlveda’s record of missed deadlines, incorrect paperwork, and no-shows “professional negligence.”
Unions want state leaders to sweeten their retirement packages. What would it cost, and what would it achieve?
It remains to be seen whether the Assembly will get on board.
The investigator was initially placed on leave after New York Focus revealed that state gaming regulators ignored evidence of a massive horse doping ring.
As housing construction booms in red states, blue states are falling behind. That will likely boost Republicans in federal politics.
New York Focus interviewed Lieutenant Governor Antonio Delgado as he challenges his boss for the Democratic nomination for governor.
State regulators ignored FBI evidence of horse drug purchases for years. That was a “huge failing,” a key assemblymember said.
A sweeping child care expansion and opposition to President Trump have united them, but significant divisions remain.
New York racing regulators have failed to take action against drug buyers for years, even after federal law enforcement gave them clear evidence of illegal activity.
The feds gave New York key evidence on horse racing’s largest doping ring. State regulators have done nothing with it for years.
Some of downstate New York’s most used hiking trails are badly eroding. President Trump’s cuts have slashed the crews working to save them.
A health insurer offering shoddy coverage to low-wage workers at taxpayer expense will be replaced next year. But will what comes next be any better?
Mamdani convinced New York City voters to back his agenda. Now he needs to convince Albany politicians.
Voters across the state are scratching their chins about a question on their ballots concerning an Adirondacks winter sports facility. Here’s what’s going on.