In their largely symbolic counterproposals to Hochul’s budget released this week, the state Assembly and Senate rejected the ...

Kathy Hochul’s proposal to loosen standards for involuntary commitment, setting the stage for another fight over a key plank ...

The Senate and Assembly will also negotiate over a plan one to ban cellphones in classrooms from "bell to bell." ...

In her four budget cycles since taking over as governor, Hochul has jacked up the state share of Medicaid by 59% — at a time ...

New York lawmakers are challenging Governor Kathy Hochul's proposed "bell-to-bell" cell phone ban in schools. The Senate's ...

Some 280,000 New Yorkers use the Consumer Directed Personal Assistance Program. A fraction have been able to sign up with the ...

They could be a major roadblock for the state to meet its climate mandates, which include a 40% reduction in greenhouse gas ...

A new NYS budget is due in just over two weeks, but will it include a $500 "inflation rebate check" for New York ...

Tim Ruffinen, a spokesperson for Hochul’s budget team, said that the cut fits with the governor’s focus on affordability, ...

The Legislature’s budget proposals differ from the governor’s executive budget proposal when it comes to discovery reform, ...

Groups that support survivors of domestic and sexual violence are asking lawmakers to approve controversial changes to the ...

Gov. Kathy Hochul is working to finalize a $252 billion state budget ahead of the April 1 deadline while navigating political ...