No lawmaker will take credit for the proposal, but its quiet circulation has sparked fierce debate over state control of ...

The detention of three children and their mother shocked the town. It also highlighted just how much the region’s key ...

Following New York Focus’s reporting, the state health department is moving to implement a law meant to boost kidney ...

The order seeks to block the enforcement of essentially any state law that restricts or penalizes pollution from fossil fuels ...

In March 2024, Joseph Zayas appointed his son’s girlfriend, Katz, to be a member of the “prestigious statewide Surrogate’s ...

Drastic cutbacks coupled with skyrocketing utility costs put seniors and other vulnerable households at greater risk for ...

Hochul's proposed rollbacks are one of the last sticking points in this year’s budget negotiations. One prosecutor’s support ...

As budget negotiations continue past the April 1 deadline, New York Focus reporters have been following the story. One big question this budget season is how the state will respond to the Trump ...

Yeshivas and other nonpublic schools face a looming deadline to prove they offer an education similar to the state’s public ...

Mental health providers are scrambling to prevent mass layoffs and program closures, leaving advocates urging state leaders ...

Officers recorded over 25,000 stops last year, a 50 percent increase over the previous year. Nine in 10 people stopped by the ...