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Gov. Kathy Hochul speaks at Nomad clothing retailer Noir et Blanc alongside district attorneys about her efforts to reform the state’s discovery law, April 16, 2025.

Prisons

Albany Push for Prison Reforms Left Out of State Budget

May 15, 2025, 5:00 a.m.May 15, 2025, 9:49 a.m.

The father of fatally beaten inmate Robert Brooks was among those pleading for more oversight and comion in the state prison system.

Governor Kathy Hochul speaks at the Vanderbilt YMCA in Midtown about proving tax breaks to families.

Business Boosts Mark Hochul’s ‘Rainy Day’ Spending Plan

May 9, 2025, 4:28 p.m.May 9, 2025, 4:30 p.m.

The governor uses state reserves to pay down a $6 billion pandemic unemployment fund debt that had been burdening businesses, extends film credits and opens a rent-regulation exit for some landlords.

Governor Kathy Hochul announces a budget agreement in Albany.

Albany

Budget Watchdogs Pan Hochul Spending Plan, Brace for Adams Proposal

April 29, 2025, 5:00 p.m.April 29, 2025, 5:00 p.m.

A $254 billion budget deal makes few provisions for massive federal cuts.

Neighborhood advocates rally at the Flushing Public Library against the proposed casino next to Citi Field.

Parks

Mets Owners Are Already Drilling at Citi Field — Without NYC Casino Bid Settled

April 1, 2025, 4:22 p.m.April 2, 2025, 3:25 p.m.

Mets owners have started exploratory work on Queens park land — and Sen. John Liu has committed to help win state to build at Flushing Meadows.

Gov. Kathy Hochul holds a press conference at her Midtown office.

Albany

Hochul Aims to Increase Oversight Over Adams in Wake of Trump Deal

Feb. 20, 2025, 1:59 p.m.Feb. 20, 2025, 6:35 p.m.

The governor, who had been mulling using her power to oust the embattled mayor, cites “the will of the voters” to keep him in place — despite his pact to drop corruption charges.

Gov. Kathy Hochul spoke at her Midtown office about congestion pricing funds being used to complete the Interborough Express.

Green Lawmakers Pressure Hochul to Speed up Action on Climate Act

Feb. 11, 2025, 5:00 a.m.Feb. 10, 2025, 5:25 p.m.

In a replay of congestion pricing delays, the governor buys more time on long-postponed measures to roll out greenhouse gas controls.

Governor Kathy Hochul presents her executive budget in Albany.

Taxes

As Hochul and Adams Double Down on Business Tax Breaks, Some Lawmakers Push Back

Feb. 7, 2025, 5:00 a.m.Feb. 7, 2025, 3:23 p.m.

Incentives for the entertainment and real estate industry come under renewed scrutiny in Albany, as critics call them a waste of money.

A political ad shows hands holding puppet strings over the text "Don't Let Big Business Hijack Home Care."

Albany

Mystery Donor Funds $10 Million Campaign Against Hochul Home Care Plan

Feb. 4, 2025, 11:49 a.m.Feb. 4, 2025, 11:49 a.m.

The money is being routed through a nonprofit — possibly running afoul of state lobbying rules.

7 trains sit in an MTA maintenance facility near Citi Field.

How to New York

Budgeting to Avoid ‘Summer of Hell’: Your Guide to the MTA’s Capital Program

Jan. 30, 2025, 5:00 a.m.Jan. 29, 2025, 7:15 p.m.

The sprawling transit agency’s much talked about, multi-year, major-projects plan almost always takes a winding route to the finish line.

Kathy Hochul is standing inside City Hall wearing a black blazer and black shirt while speaking at a podium that says city of yes.

Albany

School Phone Ban, Early College, AI Guardrails: Hochul’s 2025 Education Agenda

Jan. 14, 2025, 5:03 p.m.Jan. 14, 2025, 5:03 p.m.

Gov. Kathy Hochul will move to limit cellphone use in New York schools this year, she said during her annual State of the State address in Albany.