One of the last sticking point in budget negotiations is the reformation of the state’s discovery laws pertaining to ...

The union representing corrections officers in New York is requesting a meeting with the state Department of Corrections and ...

Gov. Hochul announced her proposal for a bell-to-bell cell phone ban policy for public, charter schools and BOCES in New York ...

Gov. Kathy Hochul is trying to to help thousands of federal workers who were fired as a result of President Trump’s controversial Department of Government Efficiency. On March 3, Hochul held a press ...

Hundreds of students came from across the state to attend a rally organized by the New York State Network for Youth Success ...

Sean Ward is a Digital Media and Journalism major at SUNY New Paltz. Sean joins the Legislative Gazette to achieve a career within the journalism field and to showcase the stories and struggles of ...

A bill in the Senate Education Committee seeks to increase access to mental health services in New York schools by tracking the number of counselors, social workers and psychologists. The legislation ...

Photo courtesy of Sofie Fashana. Across New York, it is standard for a child in the foster care system to arrive at a stranger’s door, belongings held in a trash bag at their feet. As foster youth ...

Photo by Susan Watts, courtesy of the Governor’s Office March 3, 2025 — New York, NY — Gov. Kathy Hochul convenes a roundtable discussion with a group of public sector workers impacted by federal ...

Legislative Gazette photos by Lilly Sabella. Republican Assembly members presented from their Task Force on Human Trafficking report, hoping it leads to bipartisan support for legislation that helps ...