The state plans to stabilize the Empower+ program with a record amount of money from the pollution pricing program RGGI.

Here are some highlights among the scores of bills Hochul vetoed in 2025. You can also browse the full list yourself — ...

The letters paint a picture of a CIU process rife with roadblocks, especially for applicants who didn’t have lawyers.

The Adams administration is shelling out north of $320 million to give public school students Chromebooks that connect to the ...

The state plans to ask a court to dismiss some 500 prison sexual assault lawsuits for not strictly abiding by filing ...

The governor is poised to veto a bill to insulate a business transparency law from federal shifts, according to the bill’s ...

Recent regulations have added months to New York’s already yearslong permitting process, colliding with new federal deadlines ...

The Reporters’ Notebook features bite-sized stories and updates from New York Focus reporters on the topics they cover. Governor Kathy Hochul is pushing to narrow a bill to protect domestic violence ...

Mayor-elect Mamdani might be the top elected official in New York City, but his agenda will live and die in Albany. In the wake of his victory, New York Focus is launching a three-part public forum ...