Amid statewide protests and walkouts by corrections officers, the Assembly Republican Conference held a press conference in the state Capitol on Monday, calling on Gov. Kathy Hochul to take immediate ...

New York continues to lag the nation in job recovery but creating the new profession of “career criminal” is not the answer. Crime across the state, and particularly in New York City, has become ...

The union representing corrections officers in New York is requesting a meeting with the state Department of Corrections and Community Supervision to confront a range of critical issues surrounding ...

Photo courtesy of Sen. Brad Hoylman-Sigal, via X From left, Sen. John Liu, NYPIRG’s Executive Director Blair Horner, and Sen. Brad Hoylman-Sigal celebrate Sunshine Week by announcing four bills that ...

Central Hudson customer and New Windsor resident Vivian Milczarski speaks outside her home on March 4, 2022. Sen. James Skoufis, right, the chair of the Senate Investigations and Government Operations ...

During a sometimes heated budget hearing on environmental conservation and energy, DEC Interim Commissioner Sean Mahar encountered lawmakers with conflicting feelings about the agency's programs and ...

Pat Ryan declared victory around 2 a.m. Wednesday morning to become the congressman for New York’s newly drawn District 18. Out of 490,458 active registered voters in the district, the New York State ...

Legislative Gazette file photo. Albany City Hall. Gov. Kathy Hochul signed a new law that mandates public bodies to post meeting minutes online within 14 days of a meeting. This legislation ...

One of the last sticking point in budget negotiations is the reformation of the state’s discovery laws pertaining to prosecution of criminal cases. According to the Governor's Office, since New York ...

As opioid related deaths continue to skyrocket across New York, many are left wondering what can be done to solve this problem. State and local leaders face some tough decisions on how to combat the ...

Childhood obesity has hit an all-time high as of March 2020, with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data showing a prevalence of 19.7 percent among U.S. children and adolescents.

Gov. Kathy Hochul's $252 billion Executive Budget addresses concerns over affordability and public safety without increasing taxes. Potential challenges from the federal government, however, are ...