John King, chancellor of the State University of New York system, signed a statement against higher education funding cuts, titled A Call for Constructive Engagement, along with many individual SUNY ...

May 23, 2024 — Wantagh, NY — Governor Kathy Hochul visits Jones Beach State Park to announce investments in the Municipal Swimming initiative and additional measures to monitor for sharks at State ...

A coalition of food policy advocates, farmers and legislators held a press conference at the state Capitol on April 29, urging lawmakers to pass the Good Food NY bill (S.7638/A.8091). The legislation ...

Photo by Olivia Sippel New York State Republicans listening to speakers throughout the night. New York State Republicans gathered at the Plaza hotel in Manhattan for the 2025 New York GOP Gala, in ...

New York Congresswoman Elise Stefanik garnered strong support from Republican leadership at the 2025 New York Republican Gala, where she received the first ever “America First” award amidst reports of ...

One of the last sticking point in budget negotiations is the reformation of the state’s discovery laws pertaining to prosecution of criminal cases. According to the Governor's Office, since New York ...

Gov. Kathy Hochul, at podium, meets with students, teachers and parents at the Capitol on March 11 to talk about the benefits of a “bell-to-bell” cellphone ban in schools. The proposal, which was ...

The union representing corrections officers in New York is requesting a meeting with the state Department of Corrections and Community Supervision to confront a range of critical issues surrounding ...

Legislative Gazette photos by Olivia Sippel Two bills aim to bolster the rights of young New Yorkers during interrogations and after incarceration. The #Right2RemainSilent Act (S.878/A.2620) and the ...

Photo courtesy of Sofie Fashana. Across New York, it is standard for a child in the foster care system to arrive at a stranger’s door, belongings held in a trash bag at their feet. As foster youth ...

Republican Assembly members presented from their Task Force on Human Trafficking report, hoping it leads to bipartisan support for legislation that helps trafficking victims. Assembly Minority Leader ...

After outrage over DOGE cuts and plummeting stock prices, a number of state lawmakers have asked the state comptroller to pull the plug on Elon Musk’s company, Tesla. Twenty-seven Assembly members ...