Legislators opposed to a bill enacting a temporary moratorium on proof-of-work cryptocurrency mining are warning that it could harm New Yorkers often excluded from traditional financial markets, sources say.
After New York Focus reported on illegal contributions to candidate Russell Squire, his campaign announced it would return the money.
The state’s grand plan to convert unused hotels into affordable housing hasn’t gotten off the ground. Lawmakers just boosted funding — but developers and housing advocates say that won’t help without lifting onerous zoning restrictions.
A comprehensive tracker of the issues at stake in New York’s budget.
The legislature wants to spend $250 million to combat homelessness. Hochul says it’ll actually cost $6 billion.
New York Focus obtained and analyzed a proposal presented by Senate leadership to the chamber’s Democratic caucus.
The governor’s projected price tag is five times higher than estimates by the legislature and outside researchers—but she hasn’t said how she arrived at her figure.
Budget negotiations center on one crucial question: should New York save or spend?
How the three budget proposals from the governor, Assembly and Senate stack up.
Both chambers are set to release budget proposals that will represent a mixed bag for New York’s undocumented population.
The move comes after New York Focus reported on widespread violations of campaign finance law and the Board’s lack of enforcement.
The court ruled retirees who opt-out of the switch to Medicare Advantage plans can keep their current insurance free of charge. The Adams administration is appealing the ruling.
Circumventing a law designed to close the so-called LLC loophole, donors to campaigns across the state are using multiple companies to give far over the $5,000 cap.
Since taking office last July, enforcement counsel Michael Johnson has not taken action against any campaigns that failed to file required campaign finance reports.
A 2019 reform following corruption scandals was supposed to cap political donations and unveil the people behind companies giving cash. Records show it hasn’t.
Adrienne Harris was approved to lead New York’s Department of Financial Services by a wide margin, as a progressive push to block her nomination sputtered.
Hochul proposed raising the cap on Medicaid spending, which Cuomo created, and boosting reimbursement rates, which Cuomo cut.
The $216 billion budget would ban gas in new construction, but otherwise offers few dramatic moves on climate.
Child care used to be Hochul’s marquee issue. Now, she’s proposing a modest expansion—but only if Congress doesn’t act.
Two proposals in Governor Kathy Hochul’s State of the State would constitute the most significant expansion of New York’s health plan for low-income individuals in years.