State lawmakers look to regulate foreign debt deals
Legislation kicking around the Capitol could protect countries from draconian deals when they default on their debt.
Belmont Park overhaul planned with state-secured loans
New York Racing Association's Jeff Cannizzo explains the major changes envisioned for the state's thoroughbred racing.
Real Estate Board of New York responds to Hochul’s budget
REBNY Government Affairs Senior VP Reggie Thomas discusses the executive budget proposal and a successor to 421-a.
Big tent politics at Democratic state convention
While the Democratic establishment rallies around Hochul, some object to coronation.
Report: State prisons used flawed drug testing policy
The state Inspector General's office found that potentially hundreds of incarcerated New Yorkers were punished unfairly.
Lawmakers eye overhaul of state Division of Veterans’ Services
Assembly Veterans' Affairs Committee Chair Didi Barrett is proposing a restructuring of the agency serving New York’s veterans.
Bridging the upstate-downstate divide with fried food
Assemblymember Nathalia Fernandez, a Bronx Democrat, discusses her recent visit to the state fair in Syracuse.
Lawmakers try to connect veterans to state benefits
Assembly Veterans' Affairs Committee Chair Didi Barrett breaks down a slew of bills approved by state lawmakers.
March 10, 2020: Consumer protections in the Empire State
Tom Stebbins, Executive Director of the Lawsuit Reform Alliance of New York, explained why he opposes adding “unfair” practices to the state’s consumer protection statues.
NY electric grid prepared for summer, but questions for the future
New York should have enough power for the demands of a normal summer, according to the New York Independent System Operator.
