County and municipal economic development agencies play a key role in New York’s wind and solar buildout — but some say it’s not their job.
The prison department doesn’t track overdose deaths in its custody. A New York Focus analysis found that the overdose death rate has tripled.
Hudson Valley legislators and advocates are urging the state to reject the double-digit hike, arguing it could illegally stick customers with the bill for the company’s own mess.
Israeli settlers have unleashed a wave of violence on Palestinians. With tax-deductible donations, New Yorkers can help equip them to carry it out.
New York imposes strict regulations on “segregated confinement.” What if it’s just called “confinement”?
While Hochul considers a bill to pressure state contractors to stop deforestation, the massive food supplier is voicing concerns to her administration.
While the United States Supreme Court seeks to restrict the government’s ability to regulate, the New York Court of Appeals is broadening it.
The rulings shed light on the leanings of Caitlin Halligan, the court’s newest judge and frequent tie-breaker.
The state council that reviews grievances spent an average of eight seconds on each case in its last meeting — and rejected nearly all of them.
A Rochester man lost his job while his daughter went through cancer treatment. He’s struggled to communicate with the DOL for months.
The legislation cites multiple New York Focus investigations in its attempt to safeguard the rights of incarcerated people.
Police training materials link the discredited “excited delirium syndrome” to synthetic marijuana use.
Can an oversight group be in the same union as the police it monitors?
Over a 12-year span, three out of every four state correctional officers fired for abuse or covering it up got their jobs back.
The governor has neglected to announce a public emergency over the increasingly deadly opioid epidemic. Observers are perplexed.
In New York, many incarcerated people don’t know how to secure their freedom. A court fight could clear up the lethally opaque process.
The State Commission of Correction has been stumbling for decades — with millions of incarcerated people caught in the lurch.
As the governor urges more housing, IDAs are looking to pitch in. Critics say it goes beyond their legal role.
A laundry company wants to turn its factory into 13-story apartment buildings, sparking the latest in a series of fierce zoning fights.
New York jails can transfer people with mental illnesses to maximum security prisons, even while they’re legally innocent.