Gov. Kathy Hochul wants to rewrite the RAISE Act with language nearly identical to a California law, a hard no for lawmakers.

The New York City Council is ruffling some feathers with a plan to boost the salaries of its members to $172,500 next year, ...

Connecting underserved neighborhoods across Brooklyn and Queens will make college more accessible to thousands of people.

City & State caught up with Lander to chat about his relationship with Mamdani, how he has balanced his progressive values ...

Keith Powers is well-positioned in his bid to join the Assembly after securing the nomination from the Democratic county ...

The proposal to expand the board was originally included in the 2023 Build Public Renewables Act but stripped out during ...

Once elected – as the council’s first Black speaker – Adrienne Adams wasn’t supposed to lead the body as a foil to the left ...

Bruce Blakeman announced his bid for governor three years after another Long Island Republican gave Gov. Kathy Hochul a run ...

New York City’s ban on short-term rentals is inadvertently pushing Black and Latino homeowners towards financial hardship.

With only a month left in the year, Hochul has about 250 bills that await her action, including the 93 currently on her desk.

His decision to retain NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch signaled a degree of capitulation, but there are issues and decisions ...

The experienced elected official used her post to influence the state Legislature on matters important to local executives.