Senate and Assembly budget proposals would leave New Yorkers at risk of losing their benefits from federal cuts.
The governor and legislature are negotiating over immigration legislation outside of the budget process.
The Senate and Assembly budget proposals included most of the governor’s ambitious child care plans — but lawmakers have other ideas for Foundation Aid.
Critics say the $10 annual fees state drivers pay to fight car insurance theft and fraud aren’t being used as intended.
Amid a crisis in the state’s prison system, the governor’s and legislature’s budget proposals differ, but largely lack major reforms.
The Senate and Assembly are resisting Hochul’s push to relax New York’s emissions targets and are instead pressing for renewed clean energy funding.
It remains to be seen whether the Assembly will get on board.
The legislature left the climate law untouched for now, but Governor Kathy Hochul could still push for changes in coming weeks.
The Senate and Assembly’s budget proposals include many of the mayor’s desired revenue-raisers and give the city a larger cut of state funds.
Dozens of school districts have opted out of the state’s program. Will the governor’s proposed funding boost be enough to help school districts close the gaps?
The mayor narrowed his big business tax proposal in the hopes of making it easier to pass.
A bill introduced by Assemblymember Anna Kelles aims to harness home batteries, electric vehicles, and other clean tech to meet reliability needs.
As Small Business Services commissioner, Kenny Minaya will be charged with slashing fees and helping street vendors.
As Zohran Mamdani prepares to unveil property tax reforms, he must weigh a plan he inherited from his predecessor.
New Yorkers could see new benefit cards in 2027 as officials pledge to prioritize a long-awaited upgrade.
It’s almost impossible to win an asylum case without an attorney. Finding one is a tall order.
The threat of a new appeals board pushed Vickie Paladino to approve a new development.
The state rescinded its request to dismiss a sexual abuse lawsuit after a judge became aware of New York Focus’s findings.
Officials have long eyed “virtual power plants,” which coordinate energy use across thousands of homes, but the state has lagged in adopting them.
Last year, after prison guards were caught beating an incarcerated man to death, Governor Hochul allocated millions to a prison oversight body. This year, she doesn’t want to renew the grant.