New York state legislators have just days to question phone hacking, forensics, and fusion centers before the budget passes.

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?

Advocates organizing for similar laws say loopholes in Hochul’s proposal make it “virtually meaningless,” and are encouraging the governor to withdraw the measure.

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 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.

“By April 1, it will be out or modified. It will not be this program,” one legislator predicted.

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.

New York is building renewables - but it doesn’t have a plan to shut down the plants they’re supposed to replace.

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.

The state spends $1.6 billion a year subsidizing oil and gas. Lawmakers are trying to eliminate about one-fifth of that spending.

Millions of New Yorkers are behind on their utility bills, and advocates say the state is doing a poor job distributing federal assistance.

More than 50 retirees said they opposed the plan. Zero said they supported it.

Tens of thousands of undocumented workers could be left out. Advocates are pushing to add more funds.

With deep ties to both organized labor and the city’s business elite, Mayor Eric Adams will face tough tradeoffs on union contracts.

The $115 million state contract for administering the program required a paper application. Without it, tenants who can’t access technology may be getting left behind.

New York is showering microchip manufacturers with billions in subsidies—on top of massive federal incentives.