Union pressures N.Y. leaders to backfill federal health cuts
The nation’s largest health care union is pressuring New York leaders to backfill federal cuts to the state…
Broome Dems, GOP open bids to fill 123rd N.Y. Assembly seat
Republicans and Democrats in Broome County will interview a slate of candidates in the coming weeks to decide…
N.Y. pols brace for ICE accountability battle
Democratic lawmakers in Albany are demanding reforms to hold U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement agents accountable for their…
N.Y. pols eye affordability agenda, insurance reform
With Wednesday’s start of the 2026 legislative session, “affordability” is the word political leaders and activists expect will…
N.Y. Dems, GOP center 2026 strategy on off-ballot electeds
New York Democrats and Republicans are taking a strategy out of the same playbook to appeal to voters…
Hochul signs amended prison reform package into law
Gov. Kathy Hochul on Friday signed a law to improve oversight in state prisons 10 days after the…
Hochul signs amended prison reform package into law
Gov. Kathy Hochul on Friday signed a law to improve oversight in state prisons 10 days after the…
N.Y. cannabis regulators: Reclassification could lower taxes
New York cannabis regulators Thursday celebrated the reclassification of marijuana to a less restrictive federal drug class because…
Hochul to begin search for new OCM chief in coming weeks
Gov. Kathy Hochul and her top aides will soon launch a new search to decide who should be…
Budget carveout eyed for Medicaid behavioral health services
Behavioral health professionals said the state must make a major Medicaid policy change in next year’s budget to…
CDPAP rate hikes violate antitrust laws
New York health care plans are concerned the company that oversees the state’s $9 billion Medicaid home care…
Hochul ousts OCM acting chief, deputy counsel
Gov. Kathy Hochul has ousted two top officials at the state Office of Cannabis Management after months of…