Officials routinely refuse to send requests for medical release to the state parole board, frustrating advocates and raising questions about the murky criteria for medical release.
The state’s grand plan to convert unused hotels into affordable housing hasn’t gotten off the ground. Lawmakers just boosted funding — but developers and housing advocates say that won’t help without lifting onerous zoning restrictions.
After New York Focus reported on illegal contributions to candidate Russell Squire, his campaign announced it would return the money.
The state legislature has passed a measure intended to counter a court ruling that made it easier for lenders to win cases against homeowners.
A bill in the state legislature would prohibit police from interrogating minors before they consulted with a lawyer.
In the raucous debate over bail reform, simple facts have fallen out of sight.
At the urging of the correction officers union, the prison agency is restricting packages to private vendors that charge steep markups and have limited selections.
Twice this year, Kathy Hochul has ordered a State Police-run fusion center to beef up its social media monitoring. Documents show that analysts create fake accounts to do that work.
The IBEW opposes a bill awaiting signature by Gov. Kathy Hochul that would put a moratorium on new fossil fuel power plants for the crypto industry.
ConEd wants to jack up electric bills by 10 percent, and gas by 15 percent. Here’s what that would pay for.
A new four-judge bloc has consistently voted together in its most recent term, impacting criminal defendants, workers and people suing police.
Governor Hochul’s pick to replace the resigning Court of Appeals Chief Judge could break up the conservative bloc that controls the court—or entrench it.
The court’s last term included a slew of cases rolling back defendants’ rights. Progressives hope to reset that trajectory.
The deal has been two years in the making, but it’s been a secret for most of that time.
This summer’s heat and drought have driven New York farmers’ input costs up and their yields down, straining their finances and further pushing up food prices.
Lawmakers banned solitary confinement for people with disabilities. But the state prison agency has crafted its own policies.
1199 SIEU says it wants to end 24-hour shifts - but it has opposed city and state bills that would do so, and some question the sincerity of its objections.
A much-debated moratorium wouldn’t affect any crypto mining projects under development, but an accompanying environmental study could bring unwelcome scrutiny.
New York suburbs have long lagged their peers in building new housing. A few towns are eyeing a different approach.
Out of every dollar the gas tax suspension costs the state, less than 50 cents are going into New Yorkers’ pockets.