The last-minute influx, the biggest ever for a legislative primary, is boosting her opponent, Jessica González-Rojas.
State lawmakers and workers’ rights advocates warned that burdensome proof-of-employment requirements may mean the funds go unspent.
Cuomo pledged to deal with rampant wage theft this year, then failed to deliver. Now, a bill to recover stolen wages is unlikely to pass the legislature.
A progressive campaign to block the confirmation of Governor Cuomo’s nominee to the New York Court of Appeals failed by just a few votes
More than a year after fines for unlicensed street vending were largely suspended when the pandemic struck, enforcement has begun again. Many street vendors say it threatens their only means of economic survival.
Tens of thousands of undocumented workers could be left out. Advocates are pushing to add more funds.
Many drivers will face financial ruin if the city cannot help them refinance their debts. Below are eleven of their stories.
Reginald Randolph is currently serving a two to four year sentence in state prison for stealing cold medicine.
Child care used to be Hochul’s marquee issue. Now, she’s proposing a modest expansion—but only if Congress doesn’t act.
But if he loses his appeal and Gov. Kathy Hochul declines to grant him clemency, he will likely be sent back to prison.
Adrienne Harris was approved to lead New York’s Department of Financial Services by a wide margin, as a progressive push to block her nomination sputtered.
New York Focus obtained and analyzed a proposal presented by Senate leadership to the chamber’s Democratic caucus.
The Assembly Labor Committee has emerged as a bottleneck for unions’ top legislative priorities.
“We’re basically being blocked out in the process of even trying to bid on the work,” said one union leader.
The governor has three weeks and 265 potential laws to consider. New York Focus compiled them all.
LaSalle’s leadership could restore the conservative majority that dominated the court under Janet DiFiore.
LaSalle’s supporters argue opponents are cherry-picking his record. But on eight out of nine recent cases, he agreed with the Court of Appeals’ conservative bloc.
Governor Kathy Hochul maintains that her chief judge nominee will go through a Senate hearing and vote. The Senate Democrats’ spokesperson disagrees.