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.

A group of 14 citizens, organized by Republican politicians, argue that the new district maps approved by the state legislature and Gov. Hochul violate the state constitution.

Cuomo vetoed a bill to expand oversight of the prison medical system. Will Hochul take a different tack?

The power industry is pushing a pair of little-noticed proposals that could shift the course of the state’s climate action.

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.

New York’s prison agency is interpreting key provisions of a landmark parole reform law to keep more people locked up. A lead sponsor of the legislation calls it “appalling.”

Incarcerated survivors face a broken system for reporting abuse, frequent retaliation, and little accountability for staff perpetrators.

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.

The prison agency has done little to update policies on transparency, masks, social distancing, or vaccination.

In six of eight rural counties, panels of children’s attorneys have lost more than half their lawyers over the past decade.

Since taking office last July, enforcement counsel Michael Johnson has not taken action against any campaigns that failed to file required campaign finance reports.

Banned for a century, contract labor could return to New York’s prisons.

In the first year of the pandemic, four out of five appointments at state-licensed clinics were held virtually—allowing providers to tackle long-standing barriers.

Orange County DA David Hoovler has repeatedly spoken at Republican Party political events — in apparent violation of the ethics rules of the prosecutors’ association he led.

ConEd customers have seen their electricity bills double or even triple over the past month, and the company just reported over a billion dollars in annual income. Activists say a publicly-owned utility would deliver more affordable power.

The state health department has delayed implementing a landmark staffing law, as nurses say they’re overwhelmed and hospitals point to a workforce shortage.