The Democratic governor persuaded lawmakers to lower the standard for involuntary commitment of mentally ill people.

New York state lawmakers have agreed on a proposal to ban cellphones in public schools beginning in the next school year.

The 2025-2026 state spending plan is roughly a month late after weeks of haggling, particularly over the Governor’s marquee ...

The budget will include an increase in payroll taxes on large companies to fully fund the MTA's capital plan, and introduce a ...

Following Gov. Kathy Hochul's request of the federal government to pay for a $7 billion overhaul of Penn Station — thereby ...

The agreed-to penalty enhancer could only be leveled if a suspect is charged with a class A misdemeanor or anything more ...

The 2025-2026 state spending plan is roughly a month late after weeks of haggling, particularly over the Governor’s marquee ...

ALBANY — Gov. Kathy Hochul and Democrats in the state Legislature have reached a weeks-late agreement on New York’s state ...

Across all tested matchups, Hochul fails to reach 47% support—a warning sign for an incumbent in a blue state,” Wall said.

New York State officials announced a tentative agreement Monday on a $254 billion budget that will prohibit most kids from ...

The deal between Hochul and the Legislature’s Democratic majorities clears a major hurdle to a final budget deal.

An agreement has been reached with legislative leaders after nearly four weeks of negotiations in Albany. The estimated ...