The final budget excludes a loophole that would have exempted corporate giants like Spotify and Amazon, after New York Focus reported on the carveout in February.
A national trade group has nearly doubled its spending in Albany since the packaging reduction bill was introduced and taken out attack ads on Democrats in swing districts.
Nick Spano went from prison sentence to multimillion-dollar lobbying comeback.
New York’s comptroller has flagged 22 school districts as fiscally stressed — up sharply from last year.
From preventive screenings to addiction treatment, critical care hangs in the balance for millions of New Yorkers relying on Medicaid.
The Modim Foundation is tied to a health insurer that will begin providing coverage to thousands of New York’s home health aides in May. It refuses to disclose where its gifts go, in a violation of tax law.
Mayor Mike Spano has stated his administration has not been lobbied by his powerful brother’s firm. Emails indicate otherwise.
Health insurer Leading Edge once tried to cancel a coma patient’s insurance and, in another case, retracted approval for surgery after the bill arrived.
For 20 years, the state police have been quietly building a database of suspected gang members — and they’re feeding it to Donald Trump’s administration.
In some counties, the waitlist for state-funded mental health treatment programs can exceed two years.
The lawsuit reveals that DOCCS is considering pausing solitary confinement law on Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays, and any other day designated by the commissioner.
The country’s biggest public housing authority is counting on a Chinese company to supply thousands of new energy-saving window heat pumps.
Here are the key findings from the second installment of our investigation into New York’s conviction integrity units.
No lawmaker will take credit for the proposal, but its quiet circulation has sparked fierce debate over state control of religious education.
Following New York Focus’s reporting, the state health department is moving to implement a law meant to boost kidney donations.
“There’s no legal basis for what they’re trying to do,” said one legal expert.
The detention of three children and their mother shocked the town. It also highlighted just how much the region’s key industries depend on immigrant workers.
A Queens court’s failure to reveal a romance has sparked accusations of bias.
Hochul’s proposed rollbacks are one of the major sticking points in this year’s budget negotiations. One prosecutor’s support rested on a faulty anecdote.
Drastic cutbacks coupled with skyrocketing utility costs put seniors and other vulnerable households at greater risk for severe illness and death.