Dan Clark

The New York State Legislature approved new voting rights legislation on Thursday that would, among other things, require certain local governments to seek clearance from the state when they make changes to their elections, like clearing voter rolls or moving polling sites.

A proposed law in New York that would allow most conviction records to be automatically sealed after a waiting period passed the State Senate on Wednesday, but its future in the Assembly is less clear.

Governor Kathy Hochul said on Wednesday that she wants New York to raise the age to buy an AR-15 rifle to 21 years old, up from the current floor of 18, in response to the recent mass shootings in Texas and Buffalo.

"The truth has actually come forth, and I feel vindicated," Cuomo said. "I have many options in life, and I am open to all of them."

New York is launching a new cybersecurity operations center aimed at connecting the state’s resources with mayors and local officials to respond to future digital threats amid an increasingly unstable international dynamic.

Gov. Kathy Hochul said Tuesday that she hasn’t decided if she’ll accept a recommendation from a state wage board to lower the number of hours farm workers have to work to earn overtime in New York.

The commission — split between Democrat- and Republican-appointed officials — released two statements Monday, essentially saying negotiations would not continue.

Shirley Troutman, previously an appellate justice from Western New York, was confirmed to the Court of Appeals on Wednesday by the State Senate in Albany.

Former President Donald Trump is suing New York Attorney General Letitia James in an attempt to halt her office’s investigation into his past business practices by framing the probe as politically motivated.

It would expand support from public subsidies for child care, create new funding streams to boost pay for low-income providers and build new physical infrastructure and carve a transition toward universal access.