State Senate Republicans unveiled a series of bills on Wednesday targeting the affordability crisis, proposing tax cuts and ...

First-time homebuyers in New York could soon receive a $10,000 grant to help with closing costs. State Sen. Jeremy Cooney is ...

Backers of Gov. Kathy Hochul’s proposed “bell-to-bell” ban on the use of smartphones in schools are flunking Democrats in the ...

Gov. Hochul's "bell-to-bell" mobile phone ban in NY schools is facing pushback from the state Senate, which proposes a less ...

On March 4, 2025, the New York State Senate passed S1514, which would empower the commissioner of labor to issue stop-work ...

A New York State Supreme Court ruling in March lifted a pause on a 2022 law that capped New York lawmakers' outside income, ...

Introduced by committee chairman and Sen. Joseph Addabbo, the New York bill “prohibits online sweepstakes games and revenue ...

Sen. Dan Stec says he'll vote down any budget bills that don't lead to increased safety protections for correctional officers ...

ALBANY, N.Y. -- The conflict between the governor's executive order and State Senate Republicans continues. The executive ...

The state legislature is doubling down on the governor’s proposal to deter institutional investors from buying single-family homes in New York. Senate and Assembly Democrats on Tuesday released ...

A new law, sponsored by State Sen. Jessica Scarcella-Spanton (D-North Shore/South Brooklyn), will require judges and district ...