New York could meet its 2030 mandate to reduce carbon emissions by 40% without doing much more than it is now, according to the state.
Here’s a look at what that would involve and why it wouldn’t sit well with lawmakers and environmental advocates.
One-house budget resolutions passed both chambers. Floor debates are one of the minority’s few chances to challenge the majority’s wish lists.
Here’s what state Sen. James Tedisco said.
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Last summer, NY announced it would ask the federal government for permission to end the state’s low-cost but federally subsidized health insurance plan.
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Hochul has yet to communicate to lawmakers what changes to the Climate Act she intends to seek, putting the discussion in limbo. That will soon change, and we got some hints on how that might play out yesterday.
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Supporters of a bill to create protest buffer zones around NY houses of worship are concerned it could fall out of state budget talks.
Here’s what the sponsor said at a Capitol rally Wednesday about the need for it.
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ICYMI: We've detailed the major differences between Hochul’s budget proposals and the plans laid out by lawmakers in their respective one-house plans.
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One-house budgets are in. Where do New York lawmakers and Gov. Kathy Hochul stand this year?
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One-House budget day at the New York State Capitol means rallies on every staircase, news conferences, a good dog and a very tired Dan Clark.
Today is an important day in the New York state budget process. We've got some tips on how to read the One-House budgets in the newsletter.
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ICYMI: Two freshmen lawmakers have a proposal to add tobacco-style graphic warnings to gun dealerships.
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Two freshmen lawmakers have a proposal to add tobacco-style graphic warnings to gun dealerships.
After Zohran Mamdani’s victory in the New York City mayoral election, the Democratic Socialists of America have felt emboldened to further push their policy goals in the state Capitol.
The rapid pace of renewable energy development in Texas followed years of investment in the grid needed to get the power to urban centers. New York’s grid improvements are lagging.
ICYMI: The U.S. Supreme Court will decide in the coming weeks if it will hear a challenge to New York’s law that moved most local elections to even years.
The U.S. Supreme Court will decide in the coming weeks if it will hear a challenge to New York’s law that moved most local elections to even years.
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Gov. Kathy Hochul held a private meeting in Albany Friday with Tom Homan, the White House border czar appointed by President Donald J. Trump, to directly express her position on the federal government’s immigration policies.
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This is New York's first substantial overhaul of sperm donor regulations since 2000. They’re intended to reduce the risk of infectious disease and help people conceived through those donations with their future health choices.
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This is New York's first substantial overhaul of sperm donor regulations since 2000. They’re intended to reduce the risk of infectious disease and help people conceived through those donations with their future health choices.
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Gov. Kathy Hochul said this week that she had hoped to have something approved by now.
“I’m anxious to get it done,” Hochul said. “More time has passed than I would like.”
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We’re nearly to the point in the state budget process when Gov. Kathy Hochul and Democrats in the state Legislature begin negotiations. Here's what to expect.
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It’s not a new claim, but it’s an idea that’s entered mainstream political rhetoric in the last decade. The Republican candidate for governor said an influx of immigrants under the Biden administration was intentional 'to undermine the culture and values of America."
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New York state Sen. Luis Sepúlveda’s new bill would prohibit certain residential property owners with outstanding violations that threaten a tenant’s life, health or safety from purchasing additional property.
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State senators make $142,000 and serve two year terms. State Sen. James Sanders, Jr wants to change both of those things.
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ICYMI: We know at least one thing about Gov. Kathy Hochul’s Climate Act quest based on comments she made Monday.
Much more in the newsletter.
Hochul and the Legislature’s consensus is good news for stakeholders seeking small amounts of funding relative to the entire proposed $262.7 billion state budget proposed last month by Gov. Kathy Hochul.
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New York is on “a high state of alert” after strikes on Iran over the weekend. Gov. Kathy Hochul said the attacks “demand answers” from the Trump administration.
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Gov. Kathy Hochul demands an investigation into the death of Nurul Amin Shah Alam, a nearly blind refugee who died last week in Buffalo after federal immigration agents left him alone outside a closed coffee shop.
Two New York bills to watch: One would help immigrant crime victims get documents needed for a visa; the other addresses Medicaid coverage for gender-affirming care.
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More than a third of the complaints received by the Commission on Prosecutorial Conduct in 2025 were over abuse of discretion.
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