New York State Legislature

Governor Kathy Hochul recently signed a bill prohibiting sales of gasoline-run vehicles as early as 2035, transforming New York's future both environmentally and economically.

While New York has worked to expand access to voting and the fair handling of elections in recent years, those changes have put new pressure on boards of elections across the state that weren't set up to handle that shift, state elections officials said Tuesday.

Democrats in New York will return to Albany Wednesday to extend the state’s eviction moratorium, confirm officials to lead the state’s marijuana legalization roll-out, and approve changes to the state’s open meetings law, Gov. Kathy Hochul said Tuesday evening.

New York state has sent out just $117,000 in coronavirus pandemic rent relief money to help bail out struggling landlords and tenants as of Thursday, and lawmakers say that is far too little as the expiration of the state’s eviction moratorium nears.

The commission tasked with drawing new district lines for the state’s congressional and state legislative seats will hold nine public hearings, which they…

It was a strange year for the New York State Legislature, to say the least. Business being conducted remotely due to the pandemic, a huge budget deficit,…

It was a strange year for the New York State Legislature, to say the least. Business being conducted remotely due to the pandemic, a huge budget deficit,…

Environmental groups say there were some wins in the recently concluded New York state legislative session, including a new constitutional amendment…