Dan Clark

Top aides in the Cuomo administration were directly involved in the production and marketing of former Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s pandemic-era memoir last year, according to an investigative report released Monday by the state Assembly.

The federal cap on state and local tax deductions, approved by Congress four years ago, could be raised from $10,000 each year to $80,000 through legislation narrowly approved Friday by the U.S. House of Representatives.

Jumaane Williams, the elected New York City Public Advocate, formally announced his run for governor in next year’s election Tuesday, teeing up a crowded Democratic primary that will split votes between at least three candidates.

Gov. Kathy Hochul on Monday opened the door to potential changes to the state’s controversial bail reform law that went into effect last year, saying she’d work with the Legislature to see if part of the statute should be amended.

New York is asking the federal government for an additional $996 million in emergency rent relief funding after the state’s initial allocation of more than $2 billion didn’t meet the needs of tenants struggling to pay rent during the pandemic.

Hundreds of pages of testimony from former Gov. Andrew Cuomo and the women who’ve accused him of sexual harassment this year were released Wednesday by the Attorney General’s Office, which led the probe into those claims.

The mental health care workforce in New York has waited for years to receive more funding from the state, and organizations that represent those workers say the coming state budget should be the avenue to make good on that promise.

Three of five propositions on New York State’s ballot appear headed for failure, with more than 90% of the vote tallied.

A spokesman for the state Office of Court Administration, Lucian Chalfin, confirms that a misdemeanor complaint against former Governor Andrew Cuomo has been filed in Albany City Court.

A COVID-19 vaccine mandate for children attending schools in New York is still on the table, but isn’t being considered immediately by the state, Gov. Kathy Hochul said Wednesday.