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New Yorkers get slammed yet again by a state budget that LITERALLY robs them blind
New Yorkers are getting robbed blind — because state politicians are doing deals with taxpayers' money in the dark.
NY state Assembly passes controversial assisted suicide bill after 5 hours of emotional debate
New York state legislators got one step closer to legalizing assisted suicide for terminally ill people on Tuesday.
Gov. Hochul and legislators announce preliminary deal on $254B NY budget -- 28 days after deadline
The 2025-2026 state spending plan is roughly a month late after weeks of haggling, particularly over the Governor’s marquee public safety proposal to change laws around how criminal evidence is...
Antisemitic incidents hit historic levels -- yet Albany Dems refuse to stand up against it
New York State lawmakers have been holding their hands firmly over their ears, ignoring pleas to take stronger steps to fight antisemitism.
Hochul will make good on threat to pull $1.3B from Penn Station overhaul after Trump booted MTA from project
Talks were largely stalled for weeks as the Governor refused to agree to changes lefty lawmakers had sought to her proposal to change laws around how evidence is presented ahead...
NY lawmakers back controversial assisted suicide bill as state legislature wrangles with Hochul over budget
Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie (D-Bronx) told lawmakers that the bill – which proponents call medical aid in dying – has the votes to pass, according to a source with knowledge...
Hochul says lawmakers 'very, very close' on deal to revamp NY discovery laws in budget breakthrough
Let's make a whatever-you-call-it. Gov. Kathy Hochul acknowledged Wednesday that lawmakers had reached a breakthrough in negotiations to revamp the state's discovery laws -- even as she insisted it didn't...
NYS lawmakers claim they have 'framework' deal on revamping discovery laws – but Gov. Hochul only says it 'sounds like good news'
“I believe we worked through, we have a framework on having the discovery issue resolved. I just briefed my conference and we’re in a good place,” Heastie told reporters.
Ex-NY Gov. Pataki praises Hochul for holding up budget for crime fighting measure
Former-three term Republican George Pataki praised Gov. Kathy Hochul for "standing up for the safety of all New Yorkers."
Hochul won't budge on policy asks in budget -- as lawmakers bolt from Albany for break: 'Not going to compromise'
The state legislature passed another extension for current spending through Tuesday before skipping town nine days after the April 1 deadline that came and went with negotiations largely at a...
Hold your ground, Gov. Hochul — New York needs your fixes on justice and mental health
Gov. Kathy Hochul needs to stick to her guns for as long as it takes to get her modest reforms locked in on involuntary commitment and discovery law — no...
Assembly Speaker makes bombshell bid to reduce Gov. Hochul's power in NY budget negotiations
State Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie is going to war with Gov. Kathy Hochul.
NYers would pay even more taxes to prop up flailing MTA under backroom deal with Hochul, lawmakers
State lawmakers and Gov. Kathy Hochul are finalizing a plan to ding New Yorkers’ pocketbooks to help fund the MTA’s record-breaking capital plan, Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie (D-Bronx) confirmed Tuesday...
NY lawmakers 'close' on Hochul plan to expand involuntary commitment — as back-to-back bloody attacks rattle NYC
Albany lawmakers are nearing a deal on expanding involuntary commitment laws -- a key plank in Gov. Kathy Hochul's plan to tackle New York City's mental health crisis. State Assembly...
NYC DAs make case for discovery reform in Albany as lefties dig in 'for the long haul'
The push by the DA’s to change the 2019 discovery law changes, backed by Gov. Kathy Hochul, has been identified by legislative leaders as one of the key remaining sticking...
Hochul, NY lawmakers to blow past budget deadline in 'standstill' over discovery law reforms
“Things are kind of at a standstill,” Heastie said.
New Yorkers must pray that the state budget standstill lasts for a good long time
The longer they're at loggerheads over policy issues, the greater the chance some power player will admit to these dangers and reopen the fiscal debate.
New York lawmakers get on board with Gov. Hochul's 'bell to bell' school phone ban
The Senate had previously shown some slight disagreement with the Governor’s plan over whether schools should have some leeway to allow students to use phones at some points during the...
Trump transportation chief blasts Hochul over 'outrageous' MTA funding plea to boost 'horribly run' agency
The transportation secretary's ire was raised after Hochul argued the feds don't pay the MTA its fair share.
Kathy Hochul, lawmakers steering New York into a fiscal train wreck
Gov. Kathy Hochul and state lawmakers are about to ram through one of the most reckless spending plans in recent New York history.