Some nonviolent inmates will be released early from prisons around the state to help ease the pressure of staffing shortages, ...

Gov. Kathy Hochul proposed new prison reforms meant to ease staffing shortages on Tuesday as part of state budget ...

In her first appearance in the Adirondacks, DEC commissioner Amanda Lefton honors Robbi Mecus, trans forest ranger who died ...

REBNY’s lawsuit argued that the FARE Act, which requires landlords to pay for rental brokers they hire, is preempted by state ...

Immigrant advocates and elected officials gathered in Albany to back the "Dignity Not Detention Act." The bill would end ...

A mother and her three children were detained last month in an immigration operation in northern New York state near the U.S.-Canada border, according to an immigrant advocacy group.

New York state prisons will release some inmates early because the system does not have enough corrections officers, weeks ...

A high-stakes race to decide who will get to build a casino in New York City might end up with one famous former resident ...

New York City Mayor Eric Adams defined his fiscal year 2025 budget priorities and applauded a drop in major crime alongside ...

The New York state budget is late again. WAMC’s Hudson Valley Bureau Chief Jesse King spoke with lawmakers in the Hudson Valley about their top concerns as negotiations continue.

In a memo circulated this week, DOCCS Commissioner Daniel Martuscello instructed prison superintendents to compile a list of ...

A federal judge dismissed New York City Mayor Eric Adams' corruption case, citing concerns about the Justice Department's ...