The clock is ticking for the governor to sign or veto a bill to expand child care assistance. Her administration might decide it costs too much — but supporters say their numbers are off.
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One hundred and fifteen laws that almost were.
A “ghost entity” linked to Tom Suozzi spent $2 million attacking Kathy Hochul. Then the Board of Elections started an investigation, and it disappeared.
The governor gave a preview of her budget priorities — and we looked out for 2024’s major fights. Follow along to see what we’re watching.
Workers at Long Island’s leading rooftop solar installation firm voted to unionize, in a New York first. Then the company furloughed almost half of them.
New York municipalities used to keep the surplus from foreclosed homes sold at auction. Then the Supreme Court ruled it unconstitutional.
The average New Yorker has to travel nearly 10 miles to access methadone, a New York Focus analysis found. Upstate, they have to go even further.
This year, the governor’s budget contains an agenda to combat retail theft. It looks a lot like last year’s plan to curb gun violence.
With chapter amendments, governors can make major changes to pending laws. Kathy Hochul uses them more than any executive before her.
The governor and the Senate have aligned on large swathes of the NY HEAT Act. The Assembly might be ready to move on it, too.
Westchester’s Edgemont community wants to secede from its town — and has scored a legal carveout to let it.
As book banning sparks outrage in schools and libraries, the censorship of classics like Native Son persists in New York prisons.
Some Court of Appeals judges are far more likely to grant requests to hear appeals than others, a New York Focus analysis found.
The state established Covid leave to compensate employees who fell ill during the pandemic. One group of essential workers has been unable to claim it.
Long-term subs stay with the same classes and can serve like full-time teachers. New York City schools misclassify them — so their pay doesn’t reflect that.
The state wants to phase out fossil fuels. Localities have given over a billion dollars in tax breaks to help keep them around.
When local authorities hand out subsidies, school budgets lose revenue. The state teachers union is now pushing back.
The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law directed billions toward public transit in New York, but the state is choosing to spend billions more on highways.
Her administration says the fund won’t be harmed. Legal experts question whether she can take it at all.