I really felt like the carpet was ripped out from underneath us,” said one county official. The state still hasn’t fully ...

After footage of the killing of Robert Brooks sparked national outcry, Governor Kathy Hochul promised to fully equip New York ...

New York City officials got an unexpected notice from the state. HEAP, the aid program which helps low-income New Yorkers pay ...

Governor Kathy Hochul is facing fierce opposition to her overhaul of a popular but pricey home care program that allows ...

Student performance in math and reading is still below pre-pandemic levels, according to new data — but on par with the ...

Governor Kathy Hochul is proposing a tax break to reimburse organ donors. The state has failed to implement a 2022 law that ...

On his first day in office, Trump ordered federal agencies to halt all new approvals for offshore wind, which New York is ...

A $1,700 Bills suite tab was paid with campaign funds, bipartisan support for clean water funding, and New York's top court ...

Hochul proposes school funding updates and a climate funding alternative. A prominent lobbying firm racks up fines.

Governor Kathy Hochul sparked confusion about New York’s role in deportation operations this week when her office released a list of four broad circumstances under which state officials can ...

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