Green groups charged that Kathy Hochul is punting the issue until after the primary.
Democrats immediately said they would appeal the decision.
New York Focus obtained and analyzed a proposal presented by Senate leadership to the chamber’s Democratic caucus.
Experts say the state needs to spend at least $1 billion a year to cut pollution from buildings. Legislators are trying to get the governor closer to that figure.
New York state legislators have just days to question phone hacking, forensics, and fusion centers before the budget passes.
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.
Striking employees of United Metro Energy say management replaced them with workers who weren’t certified to operate the Brooklyn oil terminal, increasing the risk of an oil spill.
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.
“I don’t want the ‘jump-out boys’ back out on the street,” said retired NYPD commander Corey Pegues, who disagrees with the mayor’s plan to bring back the controversial NYPD units.
The court ruled retirees who opt-out of the switch to Medicare Advantage plans can keep their current insurance free of charge. The Adams administration is appealing the ruling.
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.