Assembly Spikes Biggest Climate Proposal in New York Budget
The Assembly rejected legislation that would have sped up New York’s transition away from gas.
Correction: April 19, 2024 — A previous version of this article stated that National Fuel’s campaign spending increased in recent years. In fact, the company has been spending consistently in the last decade through different PACs.
New Yorkers for Local Businesses has spent half a million dollars trying to kill a bill to help workers recover stolen wages. Almost all its backers appear to own McDonald’s franchises.
In New York, unemployment recipients can be found guilty of fraud even if they thought their information was true. The state demands repayment at the highest rate in the country.
New York’s Equal Rights Amendment would enshrine the right to abortion in the state. A judge threw it off the ballot for the fall, but an appeal is expected.
It’s the first step New York has taken to address its housing shortage in years — but tenant groups are fuming and real estate wants more.
A version of good cause eviction and new hate crimes are in; new taxes on the wealthy and education cuts are out. Here’s where things landed in this year’s budget.
New York has one of the weakest consumer protection laws in the country. This year’s state budget may change that.
The Assembly and Senate want to beef up labor standards and farmland protections for clean energy projects. Developers say that would slow down the energy transition.
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A new bill to municipalize Long Island’s utility includes key worker protections that the union had sought.