New York Gov. Kathy Hochul wants to add a requirement that people videotape their requests for...
Last week, many disabled Americans were shocked, but not surprised, as they told BTPM and described...
Gov. Kathy Hochul’s massive campaign war chest is a source of political strength. But after a...
The state-owned Tesla factory in Buffalo is once again in flux. The electric automaker, which is...
The federal government has canceled local naturalization ceremonies for prospective citizens in...
New York’s gubernatorial election isn’t until November 2026, but the race is already starting to...
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul is catching the ire of climate activists and lawmakers after a hat trick...
Gov. Kathy Hochul’s administration approved a key water-quality permit Friday for a proposed...
Voters in New York narrowly approved Proposition 1, a ballot measure that fixes a constitutional...
New York state lawmakers from across the political spectrum said Gov. Kathy Hochul should be...
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul said Monday that she’s exploring whether the state can send...
New York Attorney General Letitia James pleaded not guilty to federal charges in a mortgage fraud...
By the end of 2027, an estimated 4,000 miles will have received repairs and improvements as part of...
A former New York state corrections officer was found guilty Monday of murdering prisoner Robert...
Jules Netherland sent New York Gov. Kathy Hochul a handwritten greeting card earlier this year...
By Jimmy Vielkind/New York Public News Network Gov. Kathy Hochul is trying to water down legislation...
Big changes to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, are coming to New York sooner...
New York state’s top court upheld a law moving many town- and county-level elections to...
Gov. Kathy Hochul’s administration is telling agencies to hold the line on spending, a sign of a...
Prosecutors charged New York State Attorney General Letitia James with three counts of fraud on...
The Statue of Liberty may close as a result of the federal government shutdown. And if it does, New...
Staffing shortages at New York prisons have worsened, morale among guards remains low, and the lives...
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Social-media companies could soon verify their users’ age in New York by requesting a selfie or a...
A top federal prosecutor had a message for upstate New York businesses days after immigration agents...
New York State Attorney General Letitia James’s office is lawyering up as the Democrat grapples with...
U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand said Wednesday that it’s time to put an end to forced arbitration...
Jermayne Timmons was 15 years old when he fired a gun at a group of rival teens in Albany. The...
The sight of towering wind turbines and fields carpeted with solar panels is becoming increasingly...
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul said she told President Donald Trump there was no need for him to deploy...
Some Fridays you’ll find Drew Warshaw by the big brass bull near Wall Street holding an oversized...
State officials say they have strict rules in place meant to protect illegal immigrants who may be...
The smoggy, litter-swept stretch of the Cross Bronx Expressway leading to the Throgs Neck Bridge is...
New York has seen a surge in ICE arrests during the past two months, with totals four times the...
A bipartisan group of district attorneys across New York are pushing back on the Trump...
Gov. Kathy Hochul is still ahead of her likely Republican opponent in next year’s gubernatorial...
Richard Albert spent two decades with the New York State Police without firing his gun. But that all...
New York State’s budget deficit grew by $7 billion since the start of the year, bringing the state’s...
In late June, President Donald Trump signed an executive order expanding involuntary commitment of...
Federal prosecutors have issued subpoenas to Attorney General Letitia James related to two of her...
As Republicans fear losing their narrow House majority in the upcoming midterms, GOP leaders in some...
The battle over roadway expansion is playing out in an obscure but important planning document, with...
A new proposal from the New York Board of Parole could change the review process for those convicted...
All 731 school districts in New York are required to have plans in place for a cell phone ban by the...
Gov. Kathy Hochul said Thursday she will look into redrawing New York’s 26 congressional districts...
Arguing that every minute counts in a heart attack, Gov. Kathy Hochul on Thursday signed a bill that...
New York is the third most expensive state for renters, a nationwide analysis shows, requiring a...
Rep. Mike Lawler won’t be running for New York governor in 2026. The Republican from Rockland...
Facing a wall of TV screens in a classroom at State University of New York Schenectady, SUNY...
New York is suing the Trump administration for withholding billions of dollars in education...
Republican Reps. Elise Stefanik and Mike Lawler are locked in a staring contest over who might...
On Friday, President Donald Trump signed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act into law, which includes...
A left-for-dead natural gas pipeline is getting a second chance at life in New York, where state...
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) said about two million New Yorkers live in places known as “food...
New York plans to build a nuclear power plant in the upstate region, becoming the first state to...
Lawmakers in the New York state Legislature raced to pass more than 800 bills this year. The pace...
Environmental advocates had hoped that this would be the year New York would pass large-scale...
The town of Cameron in Steuben County became the second town in New York to ban the practice of...
Albany lawmakers scaled down a consumer protection measure before concluding their annual session...
New York state lawmakers want to impose new safety requirements for the world’s most advanced...
Democrats in the state Senate and Assembly agreed late Monday on a set of prison reforms that would...
The call was dispatched as a routine case of shoplifting in Rotterdam, a blue-collar suburb of...
New York state senators approved a bill Monday that would give people with terminal illnesses the...
A proposed bill in the New York State Senate would place a cap on herd numbers for farmers looking...
Out-of-pocket drug costs for Americans hit $98 billion in 2024, marking a 5-year, 25% rise according...
Members of the Black, Puerto Rican, Hispanic and Asian Legislative Caucus are calling on lawmakers...
Lt. Gov. Antonio Delgado is running for governor, challenging the very person who appointed him to...
New York state and its cities have been at the center of President Donald Trump’s efforts to launch...
A natural gas company is attempting to revive two previously-abandoned pipelines in New York, days...
Racial disparities in parole decisions continue to worsen across New York state, with new data...
Some New York lawmakers want to give musicians the power to stop resellers from flipping high-priced...
In a move to shield New York’s small businesses from what he calls “unfair and predatory” credit...
Police are issuing their annual warning about dangerous driving habits before the unofficial start...
A Revolutionary War-era gunboat found during the excavation of Ground Zero 15 years ago has finally...
“Today, on behalf of the State of New York, I Governor Kathy Hochul, apologize to the Seneca Nation...
At time when Republicans and Democrats seem to disagree on everything, a new Siena College poll...
Governor Kathy Hochul plans to visit the Seneca Nation’s Cattaraugus Territory on Tuesday to...
Community colleges in New York state are making it easier for adult learners to apply for free...
A mounting number of elected officials and organizations from New York are voicing support for the...
New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed a $254 billion state budget last week. As reaction from...
New York lawmakers are placing safeguards on artificial intelligence chatbots, as more people are...
On Sunday, President Donald Trump announced he had authorized imposing a 100 percent tariff on all...
New York’s Native American Mascot Ban Under Federal Probe, As Activists and Academics Highlight Harm
The battle over Native American mascots as logos for schools sports teams in New York has taken a...
New York could be a stumbling block for billionaire Elon Musk’s attempts to launch a...
New York lawmakers have agreed to delay regulations on nonpublic religious schools, bowing to...
New York’s top agriculture official sees an opportunity for positive change in the nationwide...
Republican New York Congressman Mike Lawler was met with shouts, boos, and jeers from constituents...
Several state lawmakers say they want to undo aspects of New York’s controversial remaking of a...
Dustin Longmire is a pastor with an extra church. And he believes the most Christian thing to do...
As negotiations over the late state budget limp along, Gov. Kathy Hochul’s proposed...
Two New York state corrections officers were charged Wednesday with the murder of Messiah Nantwi, an...
Comptroller Tom DiNapoli says New York state should improve its storage of durable medical equipment...
New York state lawmakers struck a tentative deal with district attorneys on changes to the state’s...
As New York weighs a deal to let Tesla renew its lease at a state-owned factory in Buffalo, the...
It has been more than a week since New York state lawmakers missed an April 1st deadline to reach an...
Loosening sanctions for prosecutors who fail to turn over evidence in a fair and timely manner has...
Gov. Kathy Hochul proposed new prison reforms meant to ease staffing shortages on Tuesday as part of...
Reciprocal tariffs on imported goods are set to start Wednesday. The Trump administration plans to...
A lawmaker is pushing the state to hit the brakes on signing a new tentative agreement with Tesla to...
New York state lawmakers and labor advocates are hoping to include the work opportunity tax credit...
Albany, NY – As the clock ticks down to an April 1 deadline, New York state lawmakers are in a race...
Electric school buses cost around $400,000 each, plus charging infrastructure — a high price tag for...
A push to expand the state’s independent prison oversight body appears to have stalled in the...
New York’s school boards, superintendents and building administrators aren’t on board with Gov...
Marty Tankleff spent almost 18 years in prison after being wrongfully convicted of murdering his...
A new report from the state comptroller warns that New Yorkers’ energy bills could rise if President...
Weather forecasts could become less accurate in New York after the National Weather Service recently...
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul’s marquee budget proposals are facing new pushback, with top legislators...
Business leaders in upstate New York say they are bracing for the effects of new tariffs on Canadian...
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President Donald Trump says lawmakers should “get rid” of a $52 billion program providing subsidies...
Agencies that work with refugees called on New York lawmakers on Tuesday to double state funding...
Evelyn Graham-Nyaasi knows what it’s like to be involuntarily committed for mental health treatment...
Some SUNY and CUNY students say if funding for higher education is affected by federal spending cuts...
The House narrowly passed a multitrillion-dollar budget framework Tuesday, bringing President...
One thousand dollars. That’s what Gov. Kathy Hochul wants to increase New York’s child tax credit...
Nearly a month after a judge ordered President Donald Trump to halt his pause on funding for some...
In December 2023, New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed a law creating the nine-member Community...
New York City Mayor Eric Adams is facing growing calls for him to either resign or be removed from...
New York Governor Kathy Hochul has rejected an extradition order from Louisiana for a New Paltz...
More than 1,000 refugees across upstate New York are worrying about how they will pay their rent and...
Communities across New York rely on funding from the Federal Emergency Management Agency after...
The Trump administration moved to revoke federal approval for congestion pricing on Wednesday...
Lt. Gov. Antonio Delgado has declared his independence from Gov. Kathy Hochul. The lieutenant...
It’s been a snowy and consistently cold winter so far. Governor Kathy Hochul says these are...
Former New York State Senator Michael Martucci has been tapped as Region 2 Administrator of the...
The state’s top financial manager warned Friday that the governor’s budget is vulnerable to...
Lawmakers put administrators for the state’s controversial home health care program in the hot seat...
Six-figure pay raises for top state education leaders in New York have sparked bipartisan criticism...
New York dairy farms are preparing for the potential of increased immigration enforcement on farms...
Gov. Kathy Hochul’s administration urged state legislators to pump the brakes on a proposal that...
As federal immigration officials boast of increased arrests across New York and the nation, a debate...
New Yorkers would feel the effect of tariffs on Canadian goods first in their energy prices, a top...
Doctors can use the name of their medical practices instead of their own when prescribing abortion...
New York Attorney General Letitia James issued a warning to hospitals on Monday, stating that they...
A Louisiana grand jury indicted a New York doctor Friday after prosecutors said she allegedly...