Learn the income thresholds, deadlines, and free support services that help New Yorkers shave down or sometimes completely erase medical debt.
The Legislative Correspondents Alumni Association recognized Chris Gelardi with its award for the year’s best state government reporting — the second year in a row that Focus has earned the honor.
State officials said they needed more time for “stakeholder engagement” on cap and invest. But groups involved with the program have gotten crickets.
An expert calls the six-figure haul “extraordinary” for an unpaid party seat whose powers are picking judges, poll workers, and party officers.
Half of sovereign bonds are issued under New York state law, giving Albany lawmakers the power to shape how countries around the world face off with creditors.
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.
From nursing homes to Planned Parenthood clinics, rural health care in Upstate New York could collapse under proposed Republican budget changes.
The chemical industry is pushing to replace a sweeping plastics bill with a more business-friendly alternative.
A Monroe County judge stripped the PAB of its power to investigate and report incidents of police misconduct.
New York’s farm labor law was meant to transform life for agricultural workers. One apple farm shows how hard that may be.
Richard Dionisio participated in multiple votes related to a controversial rezoning effort without publicly disclosing his financial interest.
The embattled prison chief took an optimistic tack, but family members of those killed by prison guards have little faith that reforms will be meaningful.
If enacted, the cuts could topple the safety net for New York’s most vulnerable and upend the state’s newly passed budget.
A campaign group run by New York’s business lobby and backed by the American Chemistry Council failed to submit copies of mailers it sent in support of candidates.
The Trump administration has dealt a blow to the state’s food bank network, which supports around 3 million New Yorkers.
There are nearly 4,000 outstanding claims currently in a queue that stretches back more than a decade.
Our searchable database breaks down what was proposed and what made it in this year’s budget among key topics like education, family policy, criminal justice, climate, and more.
The state budget, finalized this week, increased the spending requirement on the city for the first time since the 1990s.
New York’s budget includes $1 billion for climate action — a record amount, but less than the state was supposed to raise by charging polluters.
The final budget stops short of what legislators and advocates hoped for and appears to reflect more of Governor Hochul’s funding priorities.