State Legislature

What’s at Stake in the New York State Budget? A Quick Guide

March 30, 2023, 5:00 a.m.May 30, 2024, 1:31 p.m.

From helping judges set bail to spurring housing development, big plans from Hochul are encountering fierce resistance from state lawmakers.

Housing

Hochul Housing Scheme Snub by Legislature Jeopardizes Crisis Response

March 15, 2023, 8:25 p.m.March 16, 2023, 7:02 a.m.

Assembly and Senate budget bills both challenge foundations of proposals by the governor and mayor to build hundreds of thousands of new homes.

State Legislature

Motorists Say E-Z Routinely Racks Up Unfair Fees for Unpaid Tolls

March 1, 2023, 5:00 a.m.March 7, 2023, 1:34 p.m.

Proponents of a state bill already killed three times are still trying to measures to shield drivers from surprise fees and collection agency harassment.

Housing

Lawmakers Hail Governor’s Housing Push — Except on Developer Tax Breaks

Feb. 6, 2023, 6:41 p.m.Feb. 6, 2023, 8:10 p.m.

State legislature housing committee chairs Linda Rosenthal and Brian Kavanagh announce they’re ready to embrace the governor’s pro-growth agenda.

Climate Change

Albany Lawmakers Plot Climate Priorities and Ways to Find Green

Jan. 19, 2023, 9:49 p.m.Jan. 19, 2023, 9:49 p.m.

Finally armed with a roap for how to achieve the environmental mandates outlined by a sweeping new state law, it’s now up to legislators to advance those policies.

Yusef Salaam, one of the five men wrongfully convicted in the Central Park jogger case, speaks at City Hall in of a bill to provide counsel to young people being interrogated by police, Oct. 29, 2019.

Juvenile Justice

Lawyers, Advocates Prod Albany for More Legal Protections for Kids Under Arrest

Dec. 7, 2022, 5:00 a.m.Dec. 7, 2022, 11:10 a.m.

A broad coalition of groups plan to rally Dec. 15 for a proposed bill that would prevent cops from interrogating minors without counsel or taking them to a precinct without consulting parents first.

Public Schools

Hochul Gives Strongest Yet for Bill to Cap Class Sizes in NYC Public Schools

Aug. 26, 2022, 3:30 p.m.Aug. 26, 2022, 3:30 p.m.

The Adams istration opposes the proposal, but Hochul says she has just to work out ‘a few more details’ with the mayor.

Environment

New York’s Climate and Energy Goals Would Get Jolt With Federal Bill’s Green

Aug. 11, 2022, 10:42 p.m.Aug. 11, 2022, 10:42 p.m.

The Senate’s $433 billion Inflation Reduction Act marks the most significant federal action on climate change yet. What does it mean locally?

Environment

Only Major Climate Bill ed in Albany This Year Wilting on Hochul’s Desk

May 31, 2022, 7:15 p.m.June 1, 2022, 10:27 a.m.

Legislation that got through the State Senate and Assembly in early May would make it harder for polluting facilities to move into poor and minority neighborhoods that have traditionally been dumping grounds.

Gun Violence

Gov. Hochul Proposes Raising the Age to Buy AR-15 Rifles. That’s Easier Said Than Done.

May 25, 2022, 8:06 p.m.May 25, 2022, 8:07 p.m.

A similar law was recently struck down in California — and even if Gov. Kathy Hochul’s proposal es and survives court challenges, other gun loopholes abound.

State Legislature

What’s at Stake in the New York State Budget? A Quick Guide

Hochul Housing Scheme Snub by Legislature Jeopardizes Crisis Response

Motorists Say E-Z Routinely Racks Up Unfair Fees for Unpaid Tolls

Lawmakers Hail Governor’s Housing Push — Except on Developer Tax Breaks

Albany Lawmakers Plot Climate Priorities and Ways to Find Green

Lawyers, Advocates Prod Albany for More Legal Protections for Kids Under Arrest

Hochul Gives Strongest Yet for Bill to Cap Class Sizes in NYC Public Schools

New York’s Climate and Energy Goals Would Get Jolt With Federal Bill’s Green

Only Major Climate Bill ed in Albany This Year Wilting on Hochul’s Desk

Gov. Hochul Proposes Raising the Age to Buy AR-15 Rifles. That’s Easier Said Than Done.

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