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 Bronx Community Foundation spent almost none of the funds it raised for victims of the 2022 Twin Parks apartment fire.
The change was among a handful of eleventh-hour tweaks to Hochul’s policy briefing book.
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.
Hochul is pushing an array of financial incentives to tackle the state’s housing crisis. But will they make a dent?
Our team will be descending upon Albany on Tuesday. Here’s what they’ll be watching.
New York’s plan to put a price on carbon could arrive in 2025. Here’s how it would work.
Updates about an increase in emissions, violence within New York’s prison system, and a breakup of two nonprofits over cannabis in NYC.
Here are the major findings from a months-long investigation into what allegedly takes place inside the Queens Supreme Courthouse.
Brandon Bishunauth is an unlikely candidate to pick a fight with a bastion of old-time machine politics.
One hundred and twenty-four laws that almost were.
One hundred and twenty-four laws that almost were.
One hundred and twenty-four laws that almost were.
One hundred and twenty-four laws that almost were.
New York Focus education reporter Bianca Fortis reflects on the most important education stories in New York this year, and what to keep an eye on next year.