Legal advocates oppose $234M funding cut from public defense
Legal services organizations across New York are rallying against a proposed budget...
New York lawmakers expand fracking ban to include liquid carbon dioxide
New York lawmakers passed a bill Wednesday that would expand the state...
New York moves to update its fracking ban to include liquid carbon-dioxide as well as water
Natural gas drilling companies would be banned in New York from using...
NYC Council’s Progressive Caucus supports discovery and speedy trial reforms
Leading defender organizations have praised the Progressive Caucus of the City Council...
Pols tour Rikers Island as the debate over bail reform continues
STATEWIDE — State lawmakers held a press conference on Thursday following an unannounced...
New York Democrats declare supermajority in state Senate
Democratic legislative leaders in New York said Monday that the party had...
Tenants’ advocates march from Housing Court to marshal’s office to protest evictions
Groups of tenants’ advocates marched through Downtown Brooklyn on Tuesday from the...
Opposing tax hikes for ultra-wealthy, Cuomo eyes cuts to schools, hospitals
Gov. Andrew Cuomo says he opposes raising taxes on the wealthy to...
Brooklyn state senator tests positive for COVID-19
The leader of the state Senate says a New York City senator...