New York State Legislature

A coalition of progressive groups say Gov. Kathy Hochul's budget is too favorable to wealthy New Yorkers at the expense of working families.

As the nation’s economic uncertainty continues with a volatile stock market, higher gas prices and inflation, New York state’s budget forecast has also suffered a reversal of fortune.

While a court-appointed special master resolved the state Senate and congressional lines, arguments continue over who will draw the new state Assembly lines after a court ruled that those lines were unconstitutionally gerrymandered.

Leaders of the Democratic-controlled state legislature and New York Gov. Kathy Hochul are proposing that a court reconvene the state’s Independent Redistricting Commission.

The New York State Legislature on Friday was voting on bills to address two recent U.S. Supreme Court rulings on gun safety and abortion rights.

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has called a Thursday special session of the legislature to address the US Supreme Court decision that struck down New York’s restrictions on carrying a concealed weapon.

State lawmakers concluded their 2022 session by working to pass several gun control and abortion rights bills, as well as a first-in-the-nation two-year ban on cryptocurrency mining.

Tensions between Gov. Kathy Hochul and the Legislature are intensifying over a proposal to change the state’s criminal justice laws, with the date for finalizing the state budget just over a week away.

Facilities that provide medical services to underserved populations could take a hit under a policy change set to take effect next year in New York, and groups are now calling on Gov. Kathy Hochul and the state Legislature to intervene.

While New York may have a new governor, its legislature operates the old way — at least that's the argument from the New York Coalition for Open Government.