
While the governor awaits guidance from the federal government, thousands of undocumented New Yorkers can’t afford to go to the doctor.

At Belmont Park’s opening day, local brass celebrated a windfall of state cash. Hardly any fans showed up.

New York tied its minimum wage to inflation — but exceptions in Governor Hochul’s plan will likely cancel wage increases in many years.

It’s finally here. Late Tuesday night, lawmakers voted on the last of New York’s 10 budget bills. We broke down what’s in them.

Budget legislation released Monday night includes eight pages of bail law markups — significantly more than the governor announced last week. A vote is imminent.

Kathy Hochul and the legislators are closing in on a final state budget. As they settle their differences, we’ll keep you up to date on the latest.

“It’s done. It’s not happening,” an Assembly source told New York Focus. Lawmakers are poised to reject measures to boost housing supply and protect renters.

Democratic Assembly leaders refused to entertain the governor’s primary tactic to achieve housing growth and affordability.










We added up the governor and the legislature’s joint priorities and broke down their major divisions. The splits will define the year’s big legislative battles.

