Churchill: Amid ambitious plans, a sudden tussle over the State Museum
Gov. Kathy Hochul wants to take the Albany institution from Education Department control. Doing so won't be easy.
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Governor Hochul proposes middle-class tax cut
Governor Kathy Hochul recently proposed more than 200 initiatives, among them, a middle-class tax cut.  “Benefitting 8.3 million taxpayers making less than ...
Will Gov. Kathy Hochul attempt to update decades-old NYS school aid formula?
Foundation Aid is the single-largest source of financial support for public schools in the state, sending billions of dollars ...
Feds drop corruption charges against former New York Lt. Gov. Brian Benjamin
The move comes after a key witness, real estate developer Gerald Migdol, died before the bribery and wire fraud case could be ...
Hochul's proposed $400M Albany investment could have ripple effects beyond
A proposal from Gov. Kathy Hochul to invest $400 million to bolster Albany with a refurbished state museum and the rehab of ...
Local reps react to Hochul’s State of the State address
Local state representatives, economic development officials and union leaders had mixed reactions to Gov. Kathy Hochul’s ...
Gov. Hochul, Democrats weighing changes to discovery law impacting speedy trials
The governor said changes to the discovery law had brought unintended consequences for the speedy trial law, resulting in too many cases being dismissed.
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Will Barclay wants to work with Hochul to make New York affordable
Assembly Minority Leader Will Barclay was on hand Tuesday for Gov. Kathy Hochul’s State of the State address where she ...
Officers in Marcy beating violated multiple body camera policies
The state Department of Corrections and Community Supervision is moving to make permanent updates to its policies governing the use of body cameras after several officers and their supervisors had ...