Hochul frees prisoners early to cut costs incurred by strike
ALBANY, New York — Gov. Kathy Hochul is releasing some prisoners early in an effort to cut costs incurred by a recent ...
Legislature ramps up attacks on Hochul
RAILING BACK ON HHS CUTS: New York Attorney General Letitia James joined 23 attorneys general in a lawsuit railing against ...
NY lawmakers pass budget extender as negotiations for key Hochul proposals remain at a ‘standstill’
The Governor’s budget director, Blake Washington, promised Monday afternoon that Hochul “can’t compromise” on her discovery ...
Hochul, lawmakers approve budget extender as policy debates stall
State Budget Director Blake Washington said Monday that Hochul plans to continue negotiations with the Legislature until ...
Mayor Adams calls on Albany to act as budget stalls: Some lawmakers ‘don’t believe’ NYC has ‘recidivism problem’
We’ve been in conversation with lawmakers who don’t believe we have a recidivism problem,” he said, without naming the ...
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Squabble over evidence reforms, involuntary commitments stalls state budget
Lawmakers on Tuesday passed a so-called “extender” to keep the lights on and payroll flowing to state employees through ...
Hochul, leaders eye ways to eliminate $6B in pandemic-era unemployment debt
Gov. Hochul and legislative leaders discuss plans to alleviate New York's unemployment insurance debt, impacting both ...
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Hochul confronts measles outbreak
Governor Kathy Hochul has launched a new web portal to support access to vaccines and public health information in the wake ...
Judge partially blocks NY health department's CDPAP transition
The last-minute temporary restraining order does not prevent New York's health department from continuing a widespread ...
Adams offers no answers as state spending plan may leave $1B hole in NYC budget
Mayor Adams declined to say Tuesday how he’d address a potential billion-dollar budget hole as Gov. Hochul’s office again ...
NY to begin releasing prison inmates early as staffing crisis persists
NY's corrections commissioner has directed all state prison superintendents to create spreadsheets of inmates who qualify for ...
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Hochul holds line on discovery reform, involuntary commitment as New York budget talks pass deadline
Gov. Kathy Hochul is holding up New York’s 2025 budget to push discovery reform and involuntary commitment changes. Here’s ...