On May 8, 2025, the New York State Legislature passed A3009/S3009, the comprehensive New York State 2025-2026 Budget Act (Budget Act). Governor Hochul ...

New York City and the state will enact several new laws in 2026, primarily pertaining to employment, health care and consumer protection. Perhaps the most impactful new legislation will be the ...

Governor Kathy Hochul has declared a State of Emergency in New York due to an impending winter storm and extreme cold.The storm is expected to bring 12 to 18 inches of snow to several regions, ...

An appeals court in New York City may be the next federal bench to find that a federal energy efficiency law prevents cities ...

Winter storm warnings were in effect across New York, New Jersey and Connecticut for what was forecast to be New York City's most significant snowstorm in years, but ice turned out to be the major ...

Among them, benefits for minimum wage workers, cancer patients and parents of young children. Also, a change to child abuse reporting. By Grace Ashford and Benjamin Oreskes As the calendar flipped to ...