Health care union 1199SEIU collaborated with a troubled home care company, Public Partnerships LLC, on messaging, political ...

New York state has oscillated on criminal justice reform in recent years. Under former Governor Andrew Cuomo, it passed ...

Plans to deploy a "lifelike" robot and avatar teaching assistant at Salamanca High School have sparked debate over the role ...

Boards of Visitors are supposed to oversee state-run disability and psychiatric programs. Almost none of them have enough ...

ICE is adding 100 beds at the Buffalo Federal Detention Facility, but won’t say what its “hard-sided” expansion will look ...

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New York's shelter allowances haven't been raised in decades, and can't cover the cost of rent anywhere in the state.

A top judge failed to disclose that his key legal advisor was romantically involved with an attorney arguing cases in his courtroom. The apparent conflict of interest extends to the highest levels of ...

K, districts left millions unspent in 2024–25 — citing staffing, space, enrollment, and reimbursement challenges.

An independent review found violence, weak oversight, outdated training, and dysfunction across New York’s prison system.

The Reporters’ Notebook features bite-sized stories and updates from New York Focus reporters on the topics they cover. In recent weeks, we’ve been reporting on a shady health insurance company, ...