New York State News

Farmers are investing millions in new facilities with the promise of growing markets. But tariffs and an immigration clamp down could stand in the way.

The New York Republican Party is calling for a quick investigation after swastikas were posted on its Albany headquarters Thursday morning.

US Senator Chuck Schumer stopped by the Canandaigua VA medical center on Wednesday to stand in solidarity with local veterans amid layoff threats.

The project, called Empire Wind 1, which is located about 14 miles from Jones Beach State Park, is slated to begin commercial operation in 2027, and would be the first offshore wind initiative to connect to New York City’s grid.

Nantwi was one of at least seven incarcerated people who died during the three-week wildcat strike across state prisons.

Gov. Kathy Hochul will examine pending renewal of her state’s lease to Tesla.

Last week, parties to a federal lawsuit against New York State's Department of Health filed and a judge approved a preliminary injunction which will create new protections for consumers and their personal assistants who are transitioning to a new company running the state's home care program.

Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie said lawmakers struck a tentative deal with district attorneys, potentially clearing a budget logjam.

The indictment of multiple corrections officers on Tuesday in connection with the March 1 fatal beating of 22-year-old Messiah Nantwi is the second indictment this year of a group of corrections officers related to inmate deaths in New York prisons.

Comptroller Tom DiNapoli says New York state should improve its storage of durable medical equipment purchased during the COVID-19 pandemic. An audit released Friday also says the state distributed only a small fraction of the equipment at its disposal.