The change was among a handful of eleventh-hour tweaks to Hochul’s policy briefing book.

The reform law dictates that judges should only dismiss cases for discovery reasons if a prosecutor fails to exercise “due ...

It looked like 2025 could be a tipping point for climate action in New York. Instead, the governor is backtracking on key ...

The governor also wants to make some community college programs free. But she didn’t touch the thorniest issue: the school ...

Hochul is pushing an array of financial incentives to tackle the state’s housing crisis. But will they make a dent?

Among her many health-related proposals, the governor wants to rein in drug prices — possibly by importing them from Canada.

The self-proclaimed “first mom governor” proposed increasing the state’s child tax credit, tripling the maximum amount that ...

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A NY Focus update about an increase in emissions, violence within the prison system, and a breakup of two nonprofits over ...

After years of studies and planning, New York finally appears poised to move ahead with its biggest effort to fund the ...

Here are the major findings from a months-long investigation into what allegedly takes place inside the Queens Supreme ...