Covering the politics, policies and people of New York State government.
A group of Republican lawmakers is calling on the state Parole Board to deny the release of a man convicted of killing NYPD officers in the 1970s. Herman Bell, who is up for parole later this month, was convicted in 1979 of killing two New York City police officers and […]
It was a gamble. A big one. Question was: would I take the chance that could change my life – join the staff of a fledgling, first of its kind, student newspaper covering politics in the State Capital in Albany for the spring of 1978, or would I resolve to […]
At her second State of the Judiciary Address, New York’s Chief Judge Janet DiFiore emphasized the need for more efficiency of court operations thereby shrinking backlogs. To begin reducing these chronic backlogs in the court system, DiFiore emphasized the importance of criminal justice reform in New York, echoing Gov. Andrew […]
A recent report by New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli shows that only 4 percent of schools in New York state are fiscally stressed. Of the 674 schools monitored, only 26 schools fall under some classification of fiscal stress in 2017. The Fiscal Stress Monitoring System reports that of the […]
The return of the New York Islanders to the Nassau Coliseum means more than the homecoming of a beloved hockey team. While the stay at the Nassau Coliseum won’t be permanent, it symbolizes the rebirth of Long Island. “This is not only about hockey,” said Nassau County Executive Laura Curran. […]
Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed a new law this week that will extend the amount of time an individual can file a lawsuit for a missed cancer diagnosis. Bill S.6800/A.8516, known as “Lavern’s Law,” will allow for an extended window of two and a half years for patients to bring malpractice cases […]
After Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s executive budget was released, New York State United Teachers (NYSUT) called upon the state to increase funding for higher education. The bigger investment would go toward programs and faculty, a sector of education the Excelsior Scholarship takes money from to make up for unpaid tuition. State […]