The New York state Capitol is seen as lawmakers vote on budget bills Wednesday, May 7, 2025, in Albany, N.Y. Hans Pennink for the NY Post ...

Another $135 million is intended to advance a massive overhaul of the New York State Museum, which has long been a thorn in the side of Albany lawmakers. Hochul began signaling a desire to take ...

ALBANY — Activists and socialist Democratic lawmakers held a sit-in on a busy street outside the state Capitol to push for a bill that would expand the state’s controversial sanctuary policies.

New York finally has a budget, but there is still over a month left to go in the legislative session. State lawmakers covered a lot in the $254 billion spending plan, from public safety to education ...

The state’s public campaign finance program is still relatively new. It went into effect in 2024 state legislative races and matches donations up to $250 at a 6-to-1 rate for statewide offices ...