A bill awaiting the governor’s signature would relax restrictions on who can qualify for victim compensation.
We’ve compiled information for the 450,000 New Yorkers who will lose health care coverage on July 1.
The citizens assembly model, used for public decision-making around the world, is gaining traction in New York.
A lobbyist who has been romantically linked to Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie led a rally opposing the legislation a week before the speaker declined to bring it to a vote.
In May, state lawmakers passed a $269 billion budget after haggling for months over thousands of line items and policies affecting New Yorkers.
Millions in outside spending was a boon to Gov. Kathy Hochul’s 2022 opponent, Lee Zeldin, and influenced down-ballot races.
Resorts World is floating legislation to avert more than $500 million in payments to the horseracing industry.
Our searchable database breaks down the most consequential decisions Albany politicians made on climate, immigration, housing, schools, taxes, and more.
It’s unclear whether the Correctional Association of New York will have to scale back its nascent reform initiatives.
The leader of Reinvent Albany discusses a data center subsidy in Rockland County that flew under the radar for years.
No other project in the country has gotten such a large subsidy to create so few jobs, according to watchdogs.
Fossil fuel interests have enlisted prominent former elected officials to make the case that gas is here to stay.
The legislation comes after months of haggling over how best to protect New Yorkers from President Trump’s immigration crackdown.
Footage published by New York Focus sparked a debate over deputies’ practice of calling Border Patrol on Spanish-speaking drivers.
The governor has yet to nominate heads of the State Commission of Correction, which now lacks a quorum.
New York state has pumped millions of taxpayer dollars into an online portal that vowed to make life easier for Rochester’s neediest, but critics say it’s fallen short.
The Department of Justice has terminated more than 100 immigration judges since last year as it has pressured courts to order more deportations.
Hakeem Jeffries urged Albany to avoid maps that aggressively boosted Democrats, sources told New York Focus.
We’ve compiled information for SNAP recipients in New York on the changing work requirements.
We answer your questions on the state’s notoriously opaque budget process.
Amid abortion bans and rising digital surveillance, Albany lawmakers are revisiting an effort to stop companies from selling sensitive health information.