Health insurer Leading Edge once tried to cancel a coma patient’s insurance and, in another case, retracted approval for surgery after the bill arrived.
This week was data-focused, as our reporters documented lengthy mental health wait times and a secretive gang database that feeds directly to the Trump administration.
Mayor Mike Spano has stated his administration has not been lobbied by his powerful brother’s firm. Emails indicate otherwise.
From preventive screenings to addiction treatment, critical care hangs in the balance for millions of New Yorkers relying on Medicaid.
The Modim Foundation is tied to a health insurer that will begin providing coverage to thousands of New York’s home health aides in May. It refuses to disclose where its gifts go, in a violation of tax law.
New York’s comptroller has flagged 22 school districts as fiscally stressed — up sharply from last year.
Nick Spano went from prison sentence to multimillion-dollar lobbying comeback.
A national trade group has nearly doubled its spending in Albany since the packaging reduction bill was introduced and taken out attack ads on Democrats in swing districts.
The final budget excludes a loophole that would have exempted corporate giants like Spotify and Amazon, after New York Focus reported on the carveout in February.
The state will spend $8 billion to pay off its debt to the feds and increase unemployment benefits for the first time in six years.
Hochul’s budget includes $37 billion for education, but the state Education Department is slamming one policy change as “educational malpractice” and a political retreat.
New York’s budget includes $1 billion for climate action — a record amount, but less than the state was supposed to raise by charging polluters.
The final budget stops short of what legislators and advocates hoped for and appears to reflect more of Governor Hochul’s funding priorities.
Our searchable database breaks down what was proposed and what made it in this year’s budget among key topics like education, family policy, criminal justice, climate, and more.
The state budget, finalized this week, increased the spending requirement on the city for the first time since the 1990s.
There are nearly 4,000 outstanding claims currently in a queue that stretches back more than a decade.
The Trump administration has dealt a blow to the state’s food bank network, which supports around 3 million New Yorkers.
New York Focus and Hell Gate have partnered to host a mayoral candidate forum. Watch it here.
A campaign group run by New York’s business lobby and backed by the American Chemistry Council failed to submit copies of mailers it sent in support of candidates.
The embattled prison chief took an optimistic tack, but family members of those killed by prison guards have little faith that reforms will be meaningful.