On Tuesday night, President Donald Trump’s administration fired its latest broadside at climate action: an executive order aimed at “protecting American energy from state overreach.” The order seeks ...

No lawmaker will take credit for the proposal, but its quiet circulation has sparked fierce debate over state control of ...

The apparent conflict of interest extends to the highest levels of New York's court system, as the law clerk's father is the ...

Following New York Focus’s reporting, the state health department is moving to implement a law meant to boost kidney ...

The detention of three children and their mother shocked the town. It also highlighted just how much the region’s key ...

Hochul's proposed rollbacks are one of the major sticking points in this year’s budget negotiations. One prosecutor’s support ...

Drastic cutbacks coupled with skyrocketing utility costs put seniors and other vulnerable households at greater risk for ...

Mental health providers are scrambling to prevent mass layoffs and program closures, leaving advocates urging state leaders ...

Environmentalists have long charged that New York is falling short of its climate mandates. Now, they’re taking the state to ...

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