Backing primary opponents to progressive Democrats, the new Solidarity PAC resembles a state-level analog to the American Israel Public Affairs Committee.

As the relationship was coming to light, Heastie returned $5,000 in campaign cash to a labor group from which he’d recused himself.

Stark disparities in access to life-saving medication for opioid addiction persist between facilities — and racial groups.

New York legislators have a plan to claim billions in federal funding for health care, driving a fight between industry groups.

Referencing a New York Focus story, Assemblymember Jessica González-Rojas introduced legislation to prevent public agencies from naming the medically discredited condition in their reports.

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Climate and Environment

A new bill to municipalize Long Island’s utility includes key worker protections that the union had sought.

Julia Rock

The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law directed billions toward public transit in New York, but the state is choosing to spend billions more on highways.

Sam Mellins
Criminal Justice
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New York Focus has published thousands of pages of county jail oversight records. Browse them in our database.

New York’s incarcerated population has been declining for decades. Why is it so hard for prison closures to keep pace?

Eliza Fawcett

Some Court of Appeals judges are far more likely to grant requests to hear appeals than others, a New York Focus analysis found.

Sam Mellins
New York State
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The former budget director’s role may break a law meant to keep ex-state employees from monetizing insider knowledge.

While the nonprofit Greater New York Hospital Association lobbied, a lucrative for-profit arm may have run up costs for hospitals.

Chris Bragg

Hochul’s budget would level off funding for addiction treatment — and use opioid settlement funds to fill the gaps.

Spencer Norris