We’ve compiled information for the 450,000 New Yorkers who will lose health care coverage on July 1.
A lobbyist who has been romantically linked to Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie led a rally opposing the legislation a week before the speaker declined to bring it to a vote.
In May, state lawmakers passed a $269 billion budget after haggling for months over thousands of line items and policies affecting New Yorkers.
Millions in outside spending was a boon to Gov. Kathy Hochul’s 2022 opponent, Lee Zeldin, and influenced down-ballot races.
The legislation would make it easier for currently and formerly incarcerated people and child victims to sue the state over allegations of past abuse.
State leaders are expected to pass a bill that avoids resolving how much Resorts World New York City needs to pay.
New York state has pumped millions of taxpayer dollars into an online portal that vowed to make life easier for Rochester’s neediest, but critics say it’s fallen short.
Resorts World is floating legislation to avert more than $500 million in payments to the horseracing industry.
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Despite last-ditch efforts by a coalition of lawmakers, the state failed to avert a health coverage cliff coming this summer.
Governor Kathy Hochul was successful in her bid to upend the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act after legislators caved to finalize an overall budget deal.
The Department of Justice has terminated more than 100 immigration judges since last year as it has pressured courts to order more deportations.
The legislation comes after months of haggling over how best to protect New Yorkers from President Trump’s immigration crackdown.
Footage published by New York Focus sparked a debate over deputies’ practice of calling Border Patrol on Spanish-speaking drivers.
Hakeem Jeffries urged Albany to avoid maps that aggressively boosted Democrats, sources told New York Focus.
Shelter providers have had to lay off staff, while the children’s already uncertain futures have become even murkier.
The governor has yet to nominate heads of the State Commission of Correction, which now lacks a quorum.
Also: Michael Bloomberg gives $1.5 million to a pro-charter school group.
The prison system often postpones or rejects incarcerated people’s requests to be closer to their children, jeopardizing family ties.
New York City’s $125 billion executive budget hinges on taxes and cuts whose details are still being worked out in Albany.