The prison agency has suspended solitary confinement restrictions since a corrections officers strike in February.

Four farms upstate won't sign or follow contracts awarded by state-appointed arbitrators after bargaining stalled.

Social services agencies across the state now place nearly half of all individuals and families seeking shelter in hotels, leaving people ...

Joel Jacobs is a data reporter at ProPublica. Previously, he was a data reporter on the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette’s investigations team, where he worked on a variety of accountability projects including ...

Tensions are still simmering among state lawmakers and advocates after the Assembly closed its 2025 session last week without passing any of this year’s flagship climate and environmental bills.

Mamdani’s plans for universal child care, fare-free transit, and affordable housing rely on Albany getting on board.

Statewide spending on hotels has more than tripled in recent years. The shift away from shelters has prevented families from ...

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Last spring, Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli — the steward of the state’s $273 billion pension fund — announced a policy to ...