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The state will overhaul technology at the state Department of Motor Vehicles to use automation in an effort to speed up processing times and eliminate paper forms when possible.

Father advocating for more cost of living adjustments for direct support professionals to help staffing for his daughters special needs group home.

The NYS School Boards Association said nearly half of the state's districts may lose funding.

New York City lawmakers are pushing Mayor Eric Adams to reinstate NYPD academy classes for next year to beef up dwindling department ranks in the wake of Officer Jonathan Diller's line-of-duty death.

The report details a list of suggestions to combat antisemitism throughout the state.

The report details a list of suggestions to combat antisemitism throughout the state.

The report details a list of suggestions to combat antisemitism throughout the state.

KINGSTON, N.Y. –  Days before a state budget deadline, Ulster County Executive Jen Metzger has outlined priorities for the county in a letter to Gov. Kathy Hochul. Metzger’s listed priorities in the letter are housing, climate and environment, transportation, childcare and hospital funding. The budget deadline is Monday, April 1, but Hochul on Wednesday evening […]

State lawmakers are set to try to make it easier for teachers, cops and other state and local government workers to pad their pensions — and leave taxpayers footing the nearly $4 billion bill, a new analysis shows.

The proposed change would instantly hit New York City taxpayers with $163 million in added annual pension costs, according to the Empire Center for Public Policy.