Non-fiscal policy shouldn't be jammed into the annual negotiation, but a proposal to keep lawmakers' salaries flowing when it ...

The contentious issue has delayed an already late state budget, with Gov. Kathy Hochul insisting that it be resolved before ...

State Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie is going to war with Gov. Kathy Hochul, pushing a bombshell bill Wednesday to curtail her ...

Gov. Hochul uses the state budget as a strategy to push policy issues, leveraging her power in Albany's budget negotiations.

Albany lawmakers are close to finalizing a deal on discovery rules in criminal trials, which has been holding up agreement on ...

Some Albany insiders say it could be May before a state budget is approved this year – and some state lawmakers don’t want to ...

I believe we worked through, we have a framework on having the discovery issue resolved. I just briefed my conference and ...

Gov. Kathy Hochul and the State Legislature enacted legislation Thursday to fund state operations with $9.6 billion through ...

A tentative compromise on New York’s discovery laws has been struck between Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie and the state’s ...

Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie said lawmakers struck a tentative deal with district attorneys, potentially clearing a budget ...

Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie’s proposed legislation highlights how contentious the budget negotiation process has become.