Revamping the school aid formula and banning cellphones in schools also will be among the key issues when lawmakers return ...

Gov. Kathy Hochul proposed expanding the Empire State Child Tax Credit. Unveiled as a preview of her upcoming 2025 State of the State address, the plan pays as much as $1,000 per child up to age 3, ...

Gov. Hochul vetoed Grieving Families Act a third time, citing cost concerns. Lawyers assert she prioritized big business over ...

More than 2,800 Texans are getting abortion pills through the mail from out-of-state every month, prompting a lawsuit and ...

Gov. Kathy Hochul is proposing a major expansion of New York’s child tax credit of up to $1,000 per child, she announced Monday. The plan, one of several the governor plans to set forth during her ...

Even before their official return to the capital city Wednesday, Democrats have already started jostling for their pet ...

Gov. Kathy Hochul wants to raise the state child tax credit to up to $1,000 for each baby and small child, and up to $500 for ...

The governor will soon outline an agenda for the 2025 legislative session that some analysts and Democrats say will be ...

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Latest news and updates on the first day of Congress following last year's general election. Get the latest news as the new ...

Jim Walden, who left the Democratic Party years ago, is challenging a law that bans the word “independence” on a ballot line.