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.

One of the last sticking point in budget negotiations is the reformation of the state’s discovery laws pertaining to ...

State Sen. Michelle Hinchey said Wednesday that Gov. Kathy Hochul’s plan to re-do discovery laws is still under negotiations, ...

Governor Kathy Hochul has been holding press conferences every day this week on her proposed changes to the state’s discovery law.  The die hard Buffalo Bills fan used ...

Rep. Elise Stefanik is considering a run for New York governor. Also, Hudson residents should expect Columbia Street to reopen by the weekend after a sinkhole closed the road. These stories, and ...

New York Governor Kathy Hochul has said she would fight the federal decision to halt all construction for the Empire Wind 1 ...

New York’s budget impasse inched forward as lawmakers struck a key agreement on pretrial discovery reform, according to ...

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

I won’t stop fighting to pass a state budget that prioritizes affordability and key public safety measures.” — Gov. Kathy ...

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

Anyone who thinks the deal on the state’s discovery laws that Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie announced Tuesday will significantly curb crime best think again.

Staten Island DA Michael McMahon said that judges are dismissing cases even after prosecutors show good faith and due ...