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NY lawmakers pass controversial bill to seal most criminal records
A long-debated controversial bill to automatically seal most criminal records has passed both houses of the state Legislature.
View ArticleNY Assembly scrambles to meet before end of month to wrap up 2023 session
A return to Albany also represents a second chance for divisive bills that divided the Assembly Democratic supermajority in the final weeks of the scheduled legislative session.
View ArticleHochul healthcare bonus bungle could cost NY taxpayers $1.3B
The unexpected $1.3 billion hole over three years in state finances adds to a darkening fiscal outlook that includes a projected $9.1 billion budget gap by 2025.
View ArticleHillary Clinton cackles with glee over Trump’s second indictment
A visibly amused Clinton said Trump entered "dangerous territory" by allegedly storing top secrets near a toilet inside his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida among other questionable locations.
View ArticleGov. Kathy Hochul blasted for NY migrant crisis response: ‘There has been...
Her ongoing deference to Adams demonstrates a passive approach to the growing crisis fueling conflict between New York City and local governments about where to house migrants.
View ArticleGov. Kathy Hochul pushes Seneca gaming bill, allowing admin to negotiate in...
A questionable "Message of Necessity" by Hochul appears at odds with her recusal from matters involving pending negotiations with the Seneca Tribe on its expiring gambling compact with the state.
View ArticleEx-Gov. Andrew Cuomo to be deposed in ‘Trooper 1’ sexual harassment suit
The deposition moves the case, which could drag into next year, one step towards completion amid ongoing efforts by Cuomo to clear his name despite the litany of allegations of sexual misconduct.
View ArticleEarly voting in NYC begins Saturday for primary elections: here’s what to know
Many prominent races are between Republicans and Democrats vying to win their respective parties' nominations for the Nov. 7 general election for City Council.
View ArticleNYC Bar Association refuses to approve several Queens judicial candidates in...
Three candidates for Queens Civil Court failed to get approval from the New York City Bar Association as early voting begins ahead of the June 27 primary election.
View ArticleSusan Zhuang running for NYC ‘Asian opportunity’ seat caught claiming GOP values
Wai Lee Chan, who is running against Zhuang in the Democratic primary, said the video shows just how "desperate" her opponent is.
View ArticleDemocrats slam Brooklyn GOP Assemblyman Alec Brook-Krasny over anti-trans...
The comment attracted a fierce rebuke from Brooklyn Democrats, whose denouncement only grew stronger over the weekend after Brook-Krasny doubled down.
View ArticleNY Assembly returning to Albany to deal with unfinished business including...
While the chamber is expected to only tackle low-profile issues affecting localities across the state, Speaker Carl Heastie faces pressure to broaden the legislative agenda.
View ArticleNY losing millions in taxes from lackluster legal marijuana sales — too few...
The Empire State is projected to reach roughly $56 million from the first year of legal weed sales just a fraction of what other states made after legalization.
View ArticleNY prosecutors say ‘wrongful convictions act’ would upend justice system,...
The proposed bill, which has already passed the state Senate, would make it much easier for people to challenge criminal convictions even when they pleaded guilty.
View ArticleAlbany passes bill to protect NY abortion providers who send pills to...
The bill is the latest example of progressives institutionalizing abortion rights following the controversial 2022 U.S. Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade.
View ArticleNY Republican John Lemondes blasts coyotes on Assembly floor
Assembly debate took a cartoonish turn when an upstate legislator began howling about "huge predators" threatening everything from livestock to Mother Earth.
View ArticleNY prison population reportedly plummets 26.9% from 2019 to 2022
Bail reform and COVID appear to play a significant role in the big decrease in incarcerations in New York.
View ArticleNY Assembly wraps up 2023 session with a whimper after Dems fail to hold...
The Democratic supermajority is on track to end the 2023 session this week without votes on some controversial bills.
View ArticleNew Yorkers brace for summer heat – and higher energy bills as ConEd hikes up...
The Public Service Commission is expected to vote later this year on a ConEd-backed plan to add several bucks to monthly bills each year through 2025.
View ArticleGov. Hochul gives legal protection to NY doctors who send abortion pills...
The Democratic governor described the new law as a direct challenge to states that have dramatically limited or outright outlawed abortions over the past year.
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