The state’s top education officials head to the hot seat Thursday for a lengthy budget hearing. Here are some questions we’d ...

Nine months after the prison guard strike, incarcerated people are being denied early release after not completing ...

Lawmakers will be grilling top state energy and environmental officials Wednesday in a marathon budget hearing. Here are some of the questions we’d ask.

When Kathy Hochul ran for a first full term in 2022, it was somewhat possible to answer those questions. Like her predecessor ...

The governor’s campaign got an influx of donations from theater producers as its trade group lobbied her office to “enhance” the credit.

Nick Garber joins New York Focus as a politics reporter. He previously worked for Crain’s New York Business, where he covered ...

Some officials and residents in Cheektowaga want a broader overhaul of their cops’ interactions with immigration agents.

A sweeping child care expansion and opposition to President Trump have united them, but significant divisions remain.

New York Focus interviewed Lieutenant Governor Antonio Delgado as he challenges his boss for the Democratic nomination for ...

Nick covers politics for New York Focus. He previously worked for Crain’s New York Business, where he covered city and state ...

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