State budget includes $2.4 billion for rent relief: Find out if you’re eligible
April 8, 2021 - Democratic lawmakers and Gov. Andrew Cuomo approved the creation of a $2.4 billion rent relief
New York’s economic recovery trails the nation
April 7, 2021 - We're joined by Russell Weaver, an economic geographer and director of research for Cornell University's
New York’s Green Party has ideas for improving new marijuana law
April 7, 2021 - It's only been a week since New York legalized marijuana, but New York's Green Party
New York’s court funding restored to pre-pandemic levels
April 7, 2021 - The state's courts had to absorb a 10 percent budget cut last fiscal year, but
So you’re vaccinated. Now what?
April 6, 2021 - Millions of Americans are getting vaccinated every day for COVID-19, but what does it mean
Digital vaccine passport could open up New York’s economy
April 6, 2021 - Albany Law School President and Dean Alicia Oullette answers the legal and ethical questions raised
Harckham: Excluded workers fund is ‘very necessary’
On Monday afternoon, The Capitol Pressroom reached out to a dozen upstate and suburban Senate Democrats
Lawmakers advance a ban on utility shutoffs
April 5, 2021 - At the end of March, the state legislature approved a measure that would prevent public
Marijuana legalization gives new lease on life for some New Yorkers
April 5, 2021 - The adoption of legalized adult-use marijuana in New York includes a criminal justice component intended
New York may be blocked from recouping $115 million in overpaid unemployment
April 5, 2021 - Assembly Labor Committee Chair Latoya Joyner, a Bronx Democrat, is pushing legislation to stop the