N.Y.’s top court backs expanding treatment courts
New York’s top justices want to expand treatment courts and work with the Legislature to empower judges to…
N.Y. vets mixed on Secretary Hegseth’s U.S. military reforms
Veterans around the state are having mixed reactions to U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s promise to impose stricter…
N.Y. has hired 150 displaced federal workers, preps for more
New York state has hired 150 former federal workers ensnared in mass layoffs earlier this year, and is…
N.Y. lawmakers remain firm against HALT Act changes
State lawmakers said Wednesday they remain adamantly against changing the law that limited the use of solitary confinement…
Hochul pushed for CDPAP bid-rigging in budget
A state senator on Thursday released evidence that he says could prove accusations that Gov. Kathy Hochul hand-picked the…
Restaurant Assoc. backs pooled tips at counter eateries
The New York Restaurant Association supports an effort to legalize pooled tipping for workers at counter service restaurants,…
At least 16K N.Y. seniors on waitlists for services
At least 16,000 older New Yorkers who need home care, meals or other services continue to languish on…
N.Y. businesses brace for impacts of U.S. tariffs
Businesses in New York state will likely have a chaotic few months as companies gauge the consequences of…
N.Y. Assembly education chair hedges on lockdown reform bill
A bill to cut the state’s required number of school lockdown drills in half has never reached a…
N.Y. Assembly education chair hedges on lockdown reform bill
A bill to cut the state’s required number of school lockdown drills in half has never reached a…