Gov. Hochul says deal on state budget includes controversial NYC pied-à-terre tax

The budget also includes funding for childcare in the five boroughs and immigration measures intended to push back against ...

New York readies rollback from one of the strictest climate laws

Gov. Kathy Hochul says the pullback is necessary to protect New Yorkers from soaring energy prices.

Is New York a good state for police officers? What to know

Yes, according to WalletHub, New York is a pretty good state to be a police officer. The Empire State ranked as the 13th best ...

Hochul’s $268 billion New York budget meets Mamdani’s halfway on 'tax the rich' agenda

Gov. Kathy Hochul (D-NY) unveiled a $268 billion state budget for New York on Thursday that stopped short of fully embracing ...
PolitiFact

Proposed data centers in New York would use significant energy, but not double households’ use

Proposed data centers in New York state would use “approximately double the energy usage of all households in the state combined.” Experts said this amount would represent a significant addition to ...

NYS DEC announces new funding to address harmful algal blooms

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation announced a new research program to address harmful algal blooms.

Rebuking Trump, New York set to approve package of sweeping immigrant protections

The sanctuary-like measures are meant to rein in the president’s deportation efforts and provide legal guardrails for how ...
Gothamist

‘Still incomplete': Key questions unanswered on New York state budget

Hochul acknowledged that there is no agreement on whether New York taxpayers will pick up the tab for nearly 500,000 people set to lose state-backed health insurance because of a federal law passed ...