Topics Reporting
New York’s Landmark Climate Law Goes on Trial

As environmental justice groups seek to compel the state to follow its climate law, the Hochul administration is set to argue that it deserves a pass.

Colin Kinniburgh   ·   July 25, 2025
‘Worse Than I’ve Ever Seen’: New York Among Slowest States to Pay Unemployment Benefits

And the delays have gotten worse in recent months.

Julia Rock   ·   July 25, 2025
Why Won’t New York Lawmakers Call a Special Session to Address Trump’s Cuts?

Fiscal advocates warn the governor and state lawmakers against punting a difficult discussion on how to deal with imminent cuts.

Jie Jenny Zou   ·   July 24, 2025
Regulators Crack Down on a Troubled New York Solar Company

Attyx, formerly known as SUNCo, is set to lose its license to operate in the state over what regulators called “false and misleading” sales pitches.

Colin Kinniburgh   ·   July 23, 2025
A close-up photo of a New York State DOCCS badge on a concrete background.
Four Months After Guard Strike, Prison Staffing Crisis Persists

The prison agency’s security ranks are 4,700 corrections officers and sergeants short of what it says it needs to run every program and housing area effectively.

Chris Gelardi   ·   July 22, 2025
New York’s Health Companies Could Pocket Millions Meant for Low-Wage Care Aides

Offering hard-to-use benefits instead of cash could help two state-funded companies dodge a 2011 law meant to boost care workers’ pay.

Sam Mellins   ·   July 21, 2025
New York to Scale Back Key Energy Affordability Program

Empower+ helps thousands of New Yorkers afford energy efficiency upgrades. The state is planning to slash funding by nearly two-thirds in two years.

Colin Kinniburgh   ·   July 18, 2025
The logo of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives appears town down the middle.
‘Consequences Will Be Lethal’: New York ATF Enforcement To Be Slashed Under Trump

New York’s gun shop owners are wary about the loss of federal oversight, with politicians warning the cuts will lead to increased trafficking, violence, and theft.

Mel Hyman   ·   July 18, 2025
A video still of Labor Commissioner Roberta Reardon with a caption reading, "We hear you and the DOL is here to help you."
Does Anyone Answer New York’s Unemployment Hotline?

One week in June, only a third of the people who called the Labor Department’s unemployment help line reached a real person.

Julia Rock   ·   July 14, 2025
The Race to Build Solar and Wind Before Trump’s Tax Credit Deadline

Trump’s megabill gives wind and solar companies one year to put as many shovels in the ground as possible. They want New York officials to help.

Colin Kinniburgh   ·   July 11, 2025
Adams at India Parade
Eric Adams Withdraws From Event Honoring Anti-Muslim Activist

He was slated to be the guest of honor at an event featuring a Hindu nationalist activist who has called for violence and boycotts against Muslims.

Deep Kaushik Vakil, Sam Mellins and Meghnad Bose   ·   July 10, 2025
Congress Passed Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill,’ Gutting New York’s Safety Net. Now What?

New York is staring down billions in lost federal funding for Medicaid and food assistance over the next decade

Jie Jenny Zou   ·   July 9, 2025
How Congress is Reversing New York’s Progress on Clean Energy

Already, the state’s green energy businesses are feeling the impact of the pending Congressional spending bill that includes phasing out Inflation Reduction Act tax credits.

Clara Hemphill   ·   July 3, 2025
How Trump’s ‘One Big Beautiful Bill’ Could Impact Disabled and Hungry New Yorkers

New Yorkers across the state describe how sweeping federal cuts to Medicaid and food assistance could derail their lives.

Jie Jenny Zou   ·   July 3, 2025
19 States Have Expanded Medicaid for People Exiting Incarceration, Saving Lives and Taxpayer Dollars. New York Isn’t One of Them.

The state’s efforts around reentry healthcare have stalled and face an uphill battle under the Trump administration.

Jie Jenny Zou   ·   July 3, 2025
Court Temporarily Reverses Prison Agency’s Suspension of Solitary Confinement Law

The prison agency has suspended solitary confinement restrictions since a corrections officers strike in February.

Chris Gelardi   ·   July 2, 2025
Workers at Wafler Farms between two rows of trees.
New York Farms Refuse to Follow New Union Contracts

Four farms upstate won’t sign or follow contracts awarded by state-appointed arbitrators after bargaining stalled.

Julia Rock   ·   July 2, 2025
These 5 Charts Show How Hotels Became New York’s Response to Homelessness

Social services agencies across the state now place nearly half of all individuals and families seeking shelter in hotels, leaving people without resources like food and help finding housing.

Spencer Norris and Joel Jacobs   ·   July 1, 2025
Why Is It So Hard for New York to Pass Climate Bills?

Environmentalists increasingly blame Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie — who’s firing back.

Colin Kinniburgh   ·   June 27, 2025
Zohran Mamdani speaking at a podium
Can Zohran Mamdani’s Agenda Survive Albany?

Mamdani’s plans for universal child care, fare-free transit, and affordable housing rely on Albany getting on board.

Sam Mellins, Julia Rock and Colin Kinniburgh   ·   June 26, 2025
7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15