The Democratic governor persuaded lawmakers to lower the standard for involuntary commitment of mentally ill people.

Governor Kathy Hochul held a press conference in Albany on Wednesday afternoon discussing revitalization investments into the ...

Kathy Hochul announced the news in the ... Central to the $254 billion budget are promises made by the governor in the State of the State Address, including a plan to address the affordability ...

The largest budget the state has every passed includes money for the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, a one-time check ...

The budget will provide state approval for Buffalo to enact Mayor Christopher Scanlon’s plan for the city to sell parking ...

Among the highlights are increases to the child tax credit and new inflation refund checks. The inflation rebate checks provide $400 for married income tax filers for incomes up to $150,000 and $300 ...

Gov. Kathy Hochul of New York insisted that the state budget, now a month overdue, include measures to increase public safety and lower taxes for all but the wealthy.

Lawmakers finished passing a $254 billion budget Thursday ... Gov. Kathy Hochul didn’t wait that long to celebrate her ...

Nearly a month after the start of the 2025-26 fiscal year, Gov. Kathy Hochul on Monday announced a $254 billion state budget agreement that includes many of the proposals she detailed earlier this ...

This year’s $254 billion state budget was late, but Governor Kathy Hochul and state lawmakers finally voted on lingering items last week.

Gov. Hochul early Friday morning signed the budget for the 2026 fiscal year into law, 39 days after the April 1 deadline.Hochul’s office released a transcript of her announcement and ...

Kathy Hochul announced a $254 billion budget Monday that ... is set to be the highest in state history and $100 billion more than the state budget 10 years ago. Skyrocketing prison costs ...