The Democratic governor persuaded lawmakers to lower the standard for involuntary commitment of mentally ill people.

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul announced a $254 billion budget that includes a deal with lawmakers to add a charge for ...

The 2025-2026 state spending plan is roughly a month late after weeks of haggling, particularly over the Governor’s marquee ...

New York State officials announced a tentative agreement Monday on a $254 billion budget that will prohibit most kids from ...

Gov. Kathy Hochul and New York lawmakers have reached a deal on a $254 billion budget for the next fiscal year, which ...

Following Gov. Kathy Hochul's request of the federal government to pay for a $7 billion overhaul of Penn Station — thereby ...

Gov. Kathy Hochul announces a $254 billion state budget agreement, including tax rebates and school aid increases.

The head of the state prison system has released 151 people early under a new initiative announced to ease a staffing crisis ...

What an eggs-aggeration. Gov. Kathy Hochul complained she couldn’t afford eggs for an annual Easter event even though she and ...

The mask policy was one of the final hurdles Hochul and the Legislature had to clear to reach a budget agreement.

Gov. Kathy Hochul has announced an agreement on the state budget. The agreement comes 28 days after the April 1 deadline. It ...

New York state officials announced a tentative agreement Monday on a $254 billion budget that will prohibit most kids from ...