Progress seems to have been made on changes to the state's discovery laws in the after hours of Wednesday. Speaker of the Assembly Carl E. Heastie, D-Bronx, told Spectrum News Capitol Tonight reporter ...

In an exclusive interview with NewsChannel 9, Governor Kathy Hochul said negotiations to finalize the New York State budget ...

State lawmakers left Albany for the Easter weekend without a final budget, though major hurdles like discovery law reform ...

According to sources familiar with the talks, Hochul wants to allow some violent offenders to be eligible for the merit time ...

Lee Kindlon, Albany County District Attorney, joined Power & Politics this week to take a deep dive into the State's Discovery laws.

The State Senate and Assembly on Thursday approved another round of short-term spending extensions to keep government operating and payrolls flowing through next week. After a short Easter break, they ...

The law is named after Kalief Browder, who, as a 16-year-old Black boy, was accused of stealing a backpack and detained on ...

NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch promised Thursday not to pull punches if Albany’s deal to change discovery law doesn’t close ...

Gov. Kathy Hochul and the State Legislature enacted legislation Thursday to fund state operations with $9.6 billion through ...

Changes to the state’s involuntary commitment laws, a potential mask ban and a tax hike to fund the MTA are all on the table.

One of the last sticking point in budget negotiations is the reformation of the state’s discovery laws pertaining to ...

State Sen. Michelle Hinchey said Wednesday that Gov. Kathy Hochul’s plan to re-do discovery laws is still under negotiations, ...