Albany lawmakers are close to finalizing a deal on discovery rules in criminal trials, which has been holding up agreement on ...

I believe we worked through, we have a framework on having the discovery issue resolved. I just briefed my conference and ...

A tentative compromise on New York’s discovery laws has been struck between Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie and the state’s ...

Let’s make a whatever-you-call-it. Gov. Kathy Hochul acknowledged Wednesday that lawmakers had reached a breakthrough in negotiations to revamp the state’s discovery laws — even ...

State lawmakers are expected to return to the Capitol on Thursday to pass their sixth “extender” bill since April 1 to keep ...

New York’s budget is being held up by squabbles among lawmakers and Gov. Kathy Hochul over discovery rules for prosecutors ...

Gov. Kathy Hochul and the State Legislature enacted legislation Thursday to fund state operations with $9.6 billion through ...

Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie said lawmakers struck a tentative deal with district attorneys, potentially clearing a budget ...

Changes to the state’s involuntary commitment laws, a potential mask ban and a tax hike to fund the MTA are all on the table.

Gov. Hochul, others express optimism about resolving discovery law issues, a key factor delaying the overdue state budget.

Some Albany insiders say it could be May before a state budget is approved this year – and some state lawmakers don’t want to ...