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NY Voters Narrowly Approve Prop 1 to Protect Land and Make Amends in the Adirondacks

Voters in New York narrowly approved Proposition 1, a ballot measure that fixes a constitutional...

NY Lawmakers Call on Gov. Hochul to Cover SNAP Food Benefits with Surplus Funds

New York state lawmakers from across the political spectrum said Gov. Kathy Hochul should be...

New York State Explores Sending Students Home with Food as SNAP Delay Looms

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul said Monday that she’s exploring whether the state can send...

New York AG Says Justice System Being Used as “Revenge” at Court Appearance

New York Attorney General Letitia James pleaded not guilty to federal charges in a mortgage fraud...

Gov. Hochul Announces Additional Funds for Already Ambitious State Road Plan

By the end of 2027, an estimated 4,000 miles will have received repairs and improvements as part of...

Guard Found Guilty in Beating Death of NY Prisoner Robert Brooks, 2 Others Acquitted

A former New York state corrections officer was found guilty Monday of murdering prisoner Robert...

The Moral Debate Over Death Facing NY Gov. Hochul

Jules Netherland sent New York Gov. Kathy Hochul a handwritten greeting card earlier this year...

Gov. Hochul Seeks to Water Down NY Prison Oversight Bill, Advocates Say

By Jimmy Vielkind/New York Public News Network Gov. Kathy Hochul is trying to water down legislation...

Federal Order Fast-Tracks SNAP Work Requirements in New York, Cutting Off Thousands

Big changes to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, are coming to New York sooner...

Even-Year Elections Are Coming to New York’s Towns, Counties

New York state’s top court upheld a law moving many town- and county-level elections to...

NY Faces a Bleak Budget Just as Gov. Hochul Runs for Re-Election

Gov. Kathy Hochul’s administration is telling agencies to hold the line on spending, a sign of a...

Feds Charge NY Attorney General Letitia James with Mortgage Fraud

Prosecutors charged New York State Attorney General Letitia James with three counts of fraud on...

NY Won’t Pay to Keep Statue of Liberty Open During Federal Shutdown, Gov. Hochul Says

The Statue of Liberty may close as a result of the federal government shutdown. And if it does, New...

NY Prison Staffing and Morale Are Low Six Months After Strike

Staffing shortages at New York prisons have worsened, morale among guards remains low, and the lives...

New Poll Finds New Yorkers in an Empire State of Mind. That’s Good for Dems

This column originally appeared in The Politics Brief, Gothamist’s weekly newsletter on the people...

TikTok, Instagram May Request Selfie to Verify Age Under Proposed NY Rules

Social-media companies could soon verify their users’ age in New York by requesting a selfie or a...

Feds’ NY Raid Nets 57 Immigration Arrests: ‘Expect to See’ More, Official Says

A top federal prosecutor had a message for upstate New York businesses days after immigration agents...

New York AG James’ Office Hires Law Firm to Take on Federal Prosecutors

New York State Attorney General Letitia James’s office is lawyering up as the Democrat grapples with...

Gillibrand Seeks End to Forced Arbitration in Workplace

U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand said Wednesday that it’s time to put an end to forced arbitration...

NY State Proposes New Rule That Could Make Parole Easier for Juvenile Offenders

Jermayne Timmons was 15 years old when he fired a gun at a group of rival teens in Albany. The...