Over the last 15 years, the state has closed more than 20 prisons. Five were in the North Country, including Mariah Shock, Camp Gabriels and the Great Meadow Facility, near Fort Ann. The closures ...

Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul celebrated a statistical decrease in New York City subway crime, including minor and major offenses, just days before several fatal and near-fatal incidents.

Gov. Kathy Hochul recently signed legislation that will increase the accessibility of home heating aid and help identify more ...

The policy provides 20 hours of paid leave per year for pregnant employees to attend prenatal medical appointments.

A new analysis by Carbon Brief, a U.K.-based climate publication, found that by eliminating coal and adopting more clean energy sources, the U.K. has significantly cleaned up its electricity ...

Gov. Hochul vetoed Grieving Families Act a third time, citing cost concerns. Lawyers assert she prioritized big business over ...

Syracuse, N.Y. — The chair of the state Senate committee that oversees New York State’s sprawling prison system has called for the closure of the Utica-area facility where guards brutally assaulted an ...

Governor Kathy Hochul announced that New York delivered nearly $6.5 billion in food assistance to low-income residents in ...

Pregnant New Yorkers will be entitled to at least 20 hours of paid leave to attend prenatal medical appointments under a law ...

At least two pieces of legislation vetoed by Gov. Kathy Hochul at the end of 2024 deserve reconsideration. One of them ...

Gov. Kathy Hochul invited New Yorkers to participate in the 2025 New York State Parks Wellness Challenge offered by New ...

State Sen. Julia Salazar is urging the closure of Marcy Correctional Facility following the brutal assault and subsequent ...