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New York levies a mandatory surcharge on every criminal conviction, whether it’s for a violation, a misdemeanor or a felony. In some cases, court fees can add up to hundreds of dollars, and critics say the levies fall disproportionately on the backs of low-income residents. A proposed bill would eliminate them.

Several lawmakers say Wednesday's testimony on House Bill 1297 is the first time a bill of this nature has gotten a hearing.

Amid the ongoing debate over whether to rollback aspects of 2019 reforms to the state’s cash bail laws, officials from Governor Kathy Hochul’s administration

Yonkers City Councilman Anthony Merante has become the first Republican to declare his candidacy for mayor of the city.

First it was a failed vetting process for lieutenant governor when Governor Kathy Hochul chose then-Senator Brian Benjamin to be her No. 2 in the administration on September 9, 2021. Seven months later, Benjamin was forced to resign on April 12, 2022 after having been indicted earlier that day on federal wire fraud and bribery charges, to which he pleaded not guilty.

The need for an ethics policy was publicly raised in May after City Councilor Christopher Rice was removed from office.

Rising stars shining bright in the state Capitol.

On Thursday, the family members of two Northway crash victims joined other crime victims,...

A slate of left-wing candidates have mounted robust campaigns to unseat Democratic incumbents, an effort that party leaders characterize as a display of “arrogance.”

It would create a statewide single-payer health care system.