If enacted, the cuts could topple the safety net for New York’s most vulnerable and upend the state’s newly passed budget.
We teamed up with Hell Gate to grill leading Democratic candidates in a forum unlike any other. Here’s what they said.
Richard Dionisio participated in multiple votes related to a controversial rezoning effort without publicly disclosing his financial interest.
New York’s farm labor law was meant to transform life for agricultural workers. One apple farm shows how hard that may be.
A Monroe County judge stripped the PAB of its power to investigate and report incidents of police misconduct.
Previously unpublished photos and video show how protesters set up encampments, burned police vehicles, and marched almost daily. Today, the NYPD operates much as it did before the movement.
From nursing homes to Planned Parenthood clinics, rural health care in Upstate New York could collapse under proposed Republican budget changes.
The chemical industry is pushing to replace a sweeping plastics bill with a more business-friendly alternative.
As courts buckle under hundreds of thousands of unresolved cases, a quiet fight is erupting in Albany over how — and where — to add more judges.
Half of sovereign bonds are issued under New York state law, giving Albany lawmakers the power to shape how countries around the world face off with creditors.
An expert calls the six-figure haul “extraordinary” for an unpaid party seat whose powers are picking judges, poll workers, and party officers.
State officials said they needed more time for “stakeholder engagement” on cap and invest. But groups involved with the program have gotten crickets.
Collectors claim they serve people who don’t exist, yet regulators rarely bar repeat offenders from the industry.
The Legislative Correspondents Alumni Association recognized Chris Gelardi with its award for the year’s best state government reporting — the second year in a row that Focus has earned the honor.
Learn the income thresholds, deadlines, and free support services that help New Yorkers shave down or sometimes completely erase medical debt.
Nonprofit hospitals are required to help those struggling with medical debt, but critics say their policies are poorly advertised and underutilized.
A company with a history of lawsuits and unpaid claims is now managing health insurance for thousands of New Yorkers on the taxpayers’ dime.
Documents show that six county sheriffs’ offices and two state agencies have recently included excited delirium in their training.
Tens of thousands of NYC residents are sued every year for consumer debt. Many of them don’t know about it.
Four lobbying groups representing Wall Street firms are trying to block the bill from passing in the final days of the legislative session.