The order seeks to block the enforcement of essentially any state law that restricts or penalizes pollution from fossil fuels ...

In March 2024, Joseph Zayas appointed his son’s girlfriend, Katz, to be a member of the “prestigious statewide Surrogate’s ...

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

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

“Approximately 60,000 children will lose their childcare vouchers over the next fiscal year absent a significant infusion of ...

Nantwi’s cellmate, the only incarcerated witness in the room as guards allegedly killed the 22-year-old, speaks out for the ...

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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“None of us asked to be born a certain way,” Kelly Metzgar, a transgender woman and executive director of the Adirondack ...

The campaign has created 64 public fundraising web pages for people to raise money on its behalf. But it didn't disclose any ...

Yeshivas and other nonpublic schools face a looming deadline to prove they offer an education similar to the state’s public ...