Prosecutors have urged the governor to roll back some of New York’s discovery reforms. Public defenders worry about reverting to a time when they had to fight their cases “blindfolded.”
The governor’s proposal could make it easier to cancel your gym subscription — but harder to cancel your phone or internet plan.
“I really felt like the carpet was ripped out from underneath us,” said one county official. The state still hasn’t fully explained why it put HEAP on hold so suddenly.
New York has spent more on child care assistance in recent years, but high child care costs continue to drive families out of the state and into poverty.
The HEAP program abruptly closed to applications in January, months ahead of schedule. It has since reopened, but key questions remain about why it shut down so suddenly in the first place.
The money is being routed through a nonprofit — possibly running afoul of state lobbying rules.
After footage of the killing of Robert Brooks sparked national outcry, Governor Kathy Hochul promised to fully equip New York prisons with cameras. The project has stalled for years.
The governor’s announcement appears to expand New York’s ability to cooperate with federal immigration authorities — but it’s not clear if the state has actually changed its policy.
A $1,700 Bills suite tab was paid with campaign funds, bipartisan support for clean water funding, and New York’s top court upheld a man’s conviction despite his negligent lawyer.
The governor is proposing a tax break to reimburse volunteer organ donors for their gift. Meanwhile, the state has failed to implement a 2022 law that would do the same thing.
Student performance in math and reading is still below pre-pandemic levels, according to new data — but on par with the national average.
Hochul proposes school funding updates and a climate funding alternative. A prominent lobbying firm racks up fines.
On his first day in office, President Donald Trump ordered federal agencies to halt all new approvals for offshore wind, which New York is counting on to meet climate law targets.
The change was among a handful of eleventh-hour tweaks to Hochul’s policy briefing book.
In the last three years, New York has become the sports betting capital of the US.
Hochul says she has a plan to make New York affordable, through tax cuts and payments to families.
It looked like 2025 could be a tipping point for climate action in New York. Instead, the governor is backtracking on key parts of her agenda.
After years of targeting bail, the governor is proposing changes to New York’s 2019 discovery reform law.
The governor also wants to make some community college programs free. But she didn’t touch the thorniest issue: the school funding formula.
Among her many health-related proposals, the governor wants to rein in drug prices — possibly by importing them from Canada.