One day after the Congressional Budget Office said the proposed House GOP budget was impossible without cutting Medicare and Medicaid, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., said the CBO assessment is proof of what Democrats have been saying since Republicans approved the budget blueprint last week.

“House Republicans and Donald Trump have proposed the largest cut to Medicaid in American history, and they’ve also put the target on the back of Social Security and Medicare,” Jeffries said during a news conference Thursday.

The New York State Business Council and more than a dozen chambers of commerce sent a letter Thursday pressing the state's congressional delegation to push back against President Donald Trump's proposed cuts to National Institutes of Health grants — arguing it would be detrimental to New York communities.

Business leaders urged the state's 26 representatives to fight cutting the NIH grants, which provides over $3.5 billion to more than 250 entities across the state for some of the nation's leading biomedical, cancer and other health care research.

Bronx U.S. Rep. Ritchie Torres is re-introducing legislation aimed at improving the federal government’s response to public health emergencies, Spectrum News NY1 has learned.

The bill was initially inspired by concerns over the government’s handling of COVID-19 and mpox, formerly known as monkeypox. Torres is reintroducing it in this session of Congress as the U.S. grapples with outbreaks of the bird flu and measles.

New York Attorney General Letitia James says her Office of Special Investigation will recuse itself from further investigation of the correction officers related to the death of an inmate at Mid-State Correctional Facility in Oneida County, her office announced Thursday.

Messiah Nantwi, 22, was pronounced dead at Wynn Hospital in Utica on Saturday. The state attorney general's office had opened a preliminary assessment into the death. The state Department of Corrections and Community Supervision (DOCCS) placed 15 individuals on leave in connection to the incident. Mid-State Correctional is located across the street from Marcy Correctional Facility, where authorities say the use of force by correction officers led to the death of Robert Brooks in December. Six prison workers have been charged with murder in that case.

The rising cost of food is magnifying calls from advocates to address child poverty.

According to a new poll from the organization No Kid Hungry New York, about half of New Yorkers have seen their debt increase in the past year due to rising food costs.

By the time Andrew Cuomo resigned as governor in 2021, almost every elected Democrat in New York was calling for him to resign or be impeached in the face of multiple sexual harassment allegations.

It’s a different story now — with many in Cuomo’s party biting their tongues when asked about him as he runs for mayor in New York City.

After much anticipation, former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo officially entered the race for New York City mayor, joining a crowded Democratic primary field. Cuomo resigned in 2021 amid 11 allegations of sexual harassment, though Cuomo has denied wrongdoing. NY1’s Errol Louis spoke about Cuomo’s legacy and his future, with Christopher Robbins, an editor and co-founder of the news outlet Hell Gate. They also talked about recent polling that shows Mayor Eric Adams’ job approval rating dipping to an all-time low. And they discussed the reasons why Robbins started Hell Gate and what he sees in the future for the news outlet.

***Spectrum News NY1 and Roosevelt House will be co-hosting a special panel discussion on the political career and legacy of New York City Mayor John Lindsay.

Several state lawmakers said Wednesday they do not expect either the Senate or Assembly's counter budget offer to Gov. Kathy Hochul's spending plan will amend a controversial change to a $9 billion Medicaid home care program that takes effect April 1.

More than 150,000 disabled and elderly people who use the Consumer Directed Personal Assistance Program need to be registered with new management company Public Partnerships LLC with just over three weeks to go.

Democrats in the House Oversight Committee on Capitol Hill flipped the script Wednesday, sharply questioning one of their own: New York City Mayor Eric Adams.

During the hearing, they pressed him repeatedly on the Trump Justice Department’s controversial push to drop the federal corruption case against him. More than a half dozen veteran prosecutors resigned, some alleging an improper quid pro quo between the White House and the mayor over immigration enforcement.

Leaders from the state Correction Officers and Police Benevolent Association (NYSCOPBA) came out Wednesday appearing to feel isolated from its members and the state as the wildcat strike its members are partaking in hit its 17th day.

Executive Vice President Matt Keough acknowleged that members at this point do not trust union leadership.

Eighty-seven percent of roads in New York are owned and maintained by the state, which means you probably drove on at least one such road on your way home from work today.

But funding for repairs and maintenance of those roads hasn’t been increased in three years. This budget cycle, there have been calls by lawmakers from both parties to increase funding for the Consolidated Local Street and Highway Improvement Program, or CHiPs.

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- During his congressional address Tuesday, President Donald Trump boasted the country has seen $1.7 trillion in new investment over the past several weeks — a result, he said, of confidence in his election and new economic policies.

That included a $100 billion commitment from Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company to expand its Arizona operations.

Mayor Eric Adams and three other Democratic mayors of major cities said Wednesday that Congress and the Trump administration are exaggerating crime committed by immigrants and attacking so-called sanctuary cities simply to score political points, as Republicans hammered the policies for shielding criminals and discouraging cooperation with federal officials.

The comments came in an often fiery hearing before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, where Republicans accused the mayors of putting their cities in danger and undermining President Donald Trump's mass deportation efforts.

Mayor Eric Adams' approval rating dipped to a record low in a new Quinnipiac University poll, with former Gov. Andrew Cuomo seeing a double-digit lead over him as voters' preferred Democratic mayoral candidate.

The poll found only 11% of registered Democrats would throw their support behind Adams in the June mayoral primary, while 31% would back Cuomo, who officially entered the race less than a week ago.

A federal judge on Wednesday ruled that the Federal Emergency Management Agency doesn’t need to immediately return more than $80 million that it took away from New York City last month in a dispute over funding for sheltering migrants.

Judge Jennifer H. Rearden in Manhattan declined to issue a temporary restraining order, saying the city had failed to prove it will suffer irreparable harm. The city's lawsuit against President Donald Trump and other federal defendants was expected to proceed as New York seeks a preliminary injunction.

Despite the release of some federal funding from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, many programs are still in limbo, leaving New York farmers without funding they were counting on.

In some cases, according to Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, a freeze or end to some programs puts farmers at risk of defaulting on loans without contracted funding from the USDA.

Despite what President Donald Trump may have said during his address to Congress on Tuesday night, Onondaga County Executive Ryan McMahon says, the future Micron plant outside Syracuse is "full steam ahead."

McMahon, in a statement after Trump's speech Tuesday, said he's worked with the Trump administration, including EPA Administrator and former New York gubernatorial candidate Lee Zeldin, to further an environmental review of the CHIPS & Science Law project. He added that he met with Zeldin on Monday regarding keeping the Micron project on schedule.

Correction officers from around New York state rallied in Albany Tuesday as strikes continued into their third week at dozens of prisons.

They're calling for action from the state Legislature, including a repeal of the HALT Act.

The New York state budget is due in a month. While we’ve seen a barrage of news coming out of Washington, D.C., as well as ongoing wildcat strikes among New York correction officers, the state Legislature has been quietly working behind the scenes on the annual state spending plan.

Both houses held revenue consensus meetings last week. It appears that the one-house budgets, which are being released on Monday, will call for spending that is between $500 million and $800 million more than Gov. Kathy Hochul had planned on.

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Public service is in Western New Yorker Alissa Ellman's DNA.

She joined the U.S. Army in 2001, still a junior in high school. Then early in her senior year, Sept. 11, 2001 happened.

Gov. Kathy Hochul blasted President Donald Trump's long-threatened tariffs on Canadian and Mexican imports as they took effect Tuesday — warning they could prove detrimental to New York farmers.

The governor was also expected to publicly rebuke the Trump's administration's efforts to cut federal aid for low-income public schools later in the day, but Hochul did not attend as hundreds of corrections officers and their families protested nearby.

As correction officers strike, people behind bars are facing a slew of challenges, including a lack of communication.

The no-visitation policy in place apparently also applies to an organization providing legal representation and help to prisoners.

Gov. Kathy Hochul has directed the state Department of Corrections and Community Supervision (DOCCS) to place 15 individuals on leave in connection to the death of Messiah Nantwi, an inmate at Mid-State Correctional Facility in Marcy, she said in a statement Tuesday.

Messiah Nantwi, 22, was pronounced dead at Wynn Hospital in Utica, according to the New York State Police, who are investigating the circumstances of his death with DOCCS’ Office of Special Investigations.

Every four years, all four of upstate New York’s largest cities along the Interstate 90 corridor hold elections for mayor. Always held one year after a presidential election and one year before a gubernatorial election, they may not get as much fanfare, but in 2025, the stakes for each are higher with more options for voters thanks to three open contests. The transfer of leadership will in each put one political era to an end and begin another.

Starting east to west, Albany Mayor Kathy Sheehan will not run for a fourth term. The first female mayor of the state’s Capital City, Sheehan was first elected in 2013, herself succeeding an entrenched mayor in Jerry Jennings, who spent 20 years in city hall.

A bill that would amend New York’s special election schedule remains stalled, state Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins told reporters Tuesday in Albany.

Democrats in the state Legislature introduced a measure earlier this year that would allow the governor to delay congressional special elections until Election Day. Republicans labeled the measure as a pure political one, as it would directly impact the race to replace Rep. Elise Stefanik in the 21st Congressional District once she resigned to become U.S. ambassador to the United Nations.

New York state Senate Democrats are advancing legislation that aims to enhance workplace protections and combat wage theft, they revealed Tuesday.

The package of legislation includes measures that would:

New federal tariffs put in place Tuesday will negatively impact farmers who rely on selling products internationally and consumers could see prices jump, Gov. Kathy Hochul warned.

“From the North Country to the Southern Tier, farmers are the backbone of New York state. Many of our farmers rely on export sales of their products, and I’ll continue to do everything in my power to fight against this misguided tariff policy and ensure the government is doing what it is supposed to do, which is help, not hurt, New York farmers,” Hochul said.

The head of the state's ethics watchdog said he's putting the pressure on legislative leaders to quickly fill three vacancies on the commission after the state's highest court affirmed the agency's constitutionality.

On Feb. 18, the state Court of Appeals rejected former Gov. Andrew Cuomo's arguments that the state Commission on Ethics and Lobbying in Government violated the separation of powers mandated under New York's constitution.

The expected 25% tariff on Canadian goods coming into the U.S. is expected to begin Tuesday.

And while this could have a major impact on trade with the U.S.' neighbors to the north, it could also affect local communities that depend on Canadian tourism.

U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi is appointing Michael DiGiacomo to be the next U.S. Attorney General for the Western District of New York. He was officially sworn in by U.S. District Judge Lawrence J. Vilardo on Monday.

He will serve in the role for 120 days or until a presidential nominee has been confirmed by the senate.

The head of the FBI's New York field office, who was reported to have resisted Justice Department efforts to scrutinize agents who participated in politically sensitive investigations, has told coworkers that he has retired from the bureau after being directed to do so.

James Dennehy said in a message to colleagues obtained by The Associated Press that he was told late Friday to put in his retirement papers but was not given a reason. The move comes in a period of upheaval at the bureau after new FBI Director Kash Patel took office last month and as conservative podcaster and Trump loyalist Dan Bongino has been named to serve as deputy director.

The budget debate to change New York's discovery laws has started to heat up as pushback mounts against Gov. Kathy Hochul's proposal to roll back the 2019 law that hastened the deadline for prosecutors to turn over legal evidence to defense.

Hochul proposed evidence-sharing changes in her executive budget to avoid case dismissals when a judge fails to disclose materials they deem irrelevant and to make penalties for discovery violations proportional to criminal charges after an uptick in dismissals of low-level criminal cases in New York City on technicalities.

Andrew Cuomo made his campaign for mayor official this past weekend.

The former governor also released a 17-minute video explaining all the issues facing the city and how he’s the best-equipped candidate to take it on.

New York state officials on Monday were forced to address the failure of a deal between the state Department of Corrections and Community Supervison (DOCCS) and the State Correctional Officers & Police Benevolent Association (NYSCOPBA) to quickly bring striking correction officers back to work for their shifts on Saturday, as DOCCS officials in a briefing declined to request that lawmakers make changes to the state's HALT Act, which limits solitary confinement and replaces aspects of it with rehabilitative programing.

Some facilities have had staff return, but more than 30 remain on strike after two weeks as officers continue to protest what they describe as dangerous working conditions, excessive overtime and issues related to HALT.

New York state’s 10 refugee resettlement agencies, located in Buffalo (4), Rochester (2), Syracuse (1), Utica (1), Binghamton (1) and Albany (1), are in limbo, as are similar agencies around the nation.

On Jan. 20, President Donald Trump paused the U.S. Refugee Resettlement Program and then attempted to indefinitely suspend it. While a federal judge has blocked that effort, aid to these programs across the country has been frozen as part of the dismantling of USAID.

BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Some of the wealthiest people in the world may soon have a new way to become American citizens if they pay up.

Last week, President Donald Trump announced his "gold card" Visa plan.

Mayor Eric Adams criticized his growing field of primary challengers.

“All I’m saying to all of them is get an OI, an original idea. Get your originality, don’t run on what Eric ran on and accomplished," he said Monday during his weekly question-and-answer session with reporters.

Solitary confinement has long been a controversial practice in New York state prisons. Historically used as a primary disciplinary tool, its extensive application raised significant concerns among mental health professionals and legal advocates.

“In the 1990s, solitary confinement was so widespread that individuals could face years in isolation for disciplinary infractions,” said James Bogin, senior supervising attorney at Prisoners’ Legal Services. “Experts have called such long-term confinement a form of torture.”

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — President Donald Trump is going ahead with plans to impose new tariffs beginning Tuesday on Canadian and Mexican exports to the United States.

Trump on Monday said there is “no room left” for the leaders of Canada and Mexico to stop his long-pledged 25% tariffs on imports from the two U.S. North American neighbors from taking effect after midnight.

State officials are investigating the death of an inmate at Mid-State Correctional Facility in Marcy, which is located between Rome and Utica. The death comes amid the ongoing, illegal strike by correction officers across the state as they push for safer working conditions.

Messiah Nantwi, 22, was pronounced dead at Wynn Hospital in Utica, according to the New York State Police, who are investigating the circumstances of his death with the state Department of Corrections and Community Supervision (DOCCS) Office of Special Investigations.

As the correction officer strike enters a third week at prisons across New York, state officials said as of Monday, fewer than 10 prison workers had been terminated while "thousands" would see health care coverage disappear later in the day if they didn't return to work.

On Monday, Daniel Martuscello, commissioner of the state Department of Corrections and Community Supervision (DOCCS), and Jackie Bray, commissioner of the state Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services, held a news conference on the status of the strike and how the state is responding.

Correction officers in New York have been on strike for more than two weeks now, but events that led to them to walk off the job may have started long before. Navigate our timeline below to see the key events directly — and indirectly — connected to the protests taking place this week near prisons throughout New York.

A day after officially launching his campaign for mayor of New York City, former Gov. Andrew Cuomo held a kickoff rally with supporters at the headquarters of a city carpenters union in Greenwich Village Sunday.

It was a show of force out the gate for Cuomo, who is attempting a political comeback more than three years after resigning in the wake of sexual harassment allegations from 11 women. He is joining a slew of challengers to Mayor Eric Adams in the Democratic primary in June. Cuomo’s daughters spoke at the event and highlighted their concerns about crime in the city and struggles to find an affordable apartment.

Former Gov. Andrew Cuomo has entered the race for New York City mayor, he announced in a campaign video Saturday.

"I am a lifelong New Yorker and I love New York and I want New York to not only survive, but to thrive, for my children and for yours," Cuomo said in the video. "At this time when the nation is searching for its soul, divided as never before, questioning our democratic values, questioning the very role of government and the balance of power, New York must show the way forward and remind the nation of who we are because it all started here. This was the epicenter. It is this country's past and it forecasts the future."

Speculation that former Gov. Andrew Cuomo was eyeing a run for mayor heated up last spring, when Mayor Eric Adams’ legal troubles seemingly emboldened Cuomo to take jabs at the administration.

“Two years of government incompetence,” he told the congregation at First Baptist Church of Crown Heights in Brooklyn last May. “The city feels out of control.”

State officials say more than 200,000 New Yorkers have signed up for Mobile ID — the digital version of a state-issued driver's license, learner permit or ID on a smartphone.

“We’re thrilled that more than 200,000 New Yorkers have embraced this revolutionary technology that enables secure, contactless identification right from your phone,” Gov. Kathy Hochul said in a statement. “Whether you want to get through airport security or order an alcoholic beverage, Mobile ID is raising the bar on the way New Yorkers can verify their age and identity, offering greater convenience and privacy.”

Those involved in the illegal prison guard strike across New York spent the day digesting the terms of a deal between the state department of corrections and NYSCOPBA – the union representing corrections officers – and as Friday passed, significant cracks developed in the state's chances of bringing the ordeal to a close.

The deal would require officers to return to work Saturday, but because the strike was not sanctioned by the union, each individual officer will have to decide whether or not to accept the terms of the deal.

First, New York state's population is aging, which means there are more people looking for beds in nursing homes, while nursing homes across the state are closing due to staffing shortages. Many people use Medicaid to pay for nursing homes.

The other issue is possible deep cuts to Medicaid coming from Washington.

Day 12 of the correction officer strike at prisons across New York ended with a tentative deal to end the strike and many workers still feeling dissatisfied.

Gov. Kathy Hochul announced late Thursday night that a tentative deal had been reached between the New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision and the New York State Correctional Officers and Police Benevolent Association.

The Trump administration recently announced the federal government will only recognize two genders – male and female. What does this mean for people who identify as something else? New York Attorney General Letitia James says the state will continue to provide gender-affirming care.

“There’s a fascinating 'Ted Talk' done by Emily Quinn. Emily opens her 'Ted Talk' with she has testicles. She is an intersex person, which means she is both sex. She is biologically both male and female. She is a woman who has male external genitalia. She grew breasts at puberty, she is both. What does she become?” said Jackie Pilon, a representative with LGBTQ Syracuse.

U.S. Rep. Claudia Tenney has invited Oswego County Sheriff Don Hilton to be her guest at President Donald Trump’s address to a joint session of Congress next week.

"Sheriff Don Hilton is a highly regarded law enforcement officer from our district, and I am honored to have him join me in attending the Joint Address this year. Since 1987, Sheriff Hilton has dedicated his life to public service, serving in a variety of law enforcement roles across our region," Tenney said in a statement Friday. "He started his career in Oswego County as a corrections officer and has since returned to serve as the Oswego County Sheriff."

Some of New York’s Democratic congressional leaders are carefully straddling the fence in the race for mayor, with Mayor Eric Adams' support wavering and two key politicians — former Gov. Andrew Cuomo and City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams — yet to officially declare that they’re entering the race.

“There’s a group of African American elected officials, clergy members, community leaders that I’m in conversation with,” Democratic House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries told reporters during an unrelated press conference in Fort Greene, Brooklyn on Friday.

A tentative deal may have been reached in the correction officer strike that has impacted prisons across New York state, however, those who spoke with Spectrum News 1 on Friday say they aren't ready to put down their picket signs just yet.

Gov. Kathy Hochul announced late Thursday night that a tentative deal had been reached between the New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision and the New York State Correctional Officers and Police Benevolent Association. But on Friday, some on strike at Albion and Orleans correctional facilities said the strike is ongoing, with the "strong majority" of them continuing to hold out for their original demands.

While Mayor Adams says he’s running for reelection, his already-crowded field of rivals may be getting bigger — with both former Gov. Andrew Cuomo and City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams. NY1 investigative reporter Courtney Gross, political reporter Bobby Cuza and political director Bob Hardt weigh in on the mayor’s reelection chances, while also discussing the political strengths and weaknesses of the two new quasi-candidates.

After that, for the first time in decades, state correction officers have walked off the job. At at least 38 of the state’s 42 prisons, correction officers are on a wildcat strike — a walkout not sanctioned by their union. The strike could have significant implications for the future of state prisons and Gov. Kathy Hochul's administration. The “Off Topic” team discusses how these events might shape New York's political landscape.

A tentative deal has been reached between the New York state Department of Corrections and Community Supervision and the state Correctional Officers and Police Benevolent Association over the strike at several upstate prisons. The deal was announced Thursday night by Gov. Kathy Hochul's office.

Mediation efforts between the state and the union representing those workers are in their fourth day, while the strike has been taking place for 11 days. The union has not sanctioned the strike.

Since returning to the White House, President Donald Trump has been flexing his muscles in New York, taking far more interest in the issues and policies affecting his hometown than he did during his first four years in the Oval Office, political analysts tell Spectrum News.

In the past month, he has sought to cancel federal approval of congestion pricing in lower Manhattan, and clawed back $80 million in grants intended to help the city cover the costs of housing migrants.

Those involved in a corrections officer strike at several New York prisons are awaiting details of a tentative offer reached between the New York state Department of Corrections and Community Supervision (DOCCS) and the state Correctional Officers and Police Benevolent Association (NYSCOPBA), a source close to negotiations told Spectrum News 1.

Mediation efforts between the state and the union representing the workers are in their third day. The strike has been taking place for 11 days as those participating have decried lengthy shifts and staffing shortages that they say are caused by the challenge of recruiting officers amid increased violence in the facilities.

Lt. Gov. Antonio Delgado is calling for change within the Democratic Party and the government at large.

Earlier this week, Delgado stated he will not seek reelection alongside the governor in 2026.

NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. — The new administration for the Seneca Nation of Indians is hoping to build on relationships with state and federal lawmakers.

President JC Seneca and tribal council members hosted a Western New York delegation summit Thursday at the Seneca Niagara Casino.

The head of the state department of Homes and Community Renewal on Thursday said the budget should not supplement support for federal low-income housing programs in preparation for less aid from Washington as President Donald Trump's administration plans to slash national spending.

New York lawmakers have said the budget must fund state-sponsored housing vouchers that Gov. Kathy Hochul did not include in her spending plan that would help low-income families avoid homelessness. But Homes and Community Renewal Commissioner & CEO RuthAnne Visnauskas said instead, lawmakers, Hochul and the state attorney general must hold the state's congressional leaders accountable for programs funded for decades.

The HALT Act has been one of the central bones of contention of the now 11-day wildcat strike among New York correction officers. Spectrum News 1 learned Thursday evening a tentative deal had been reached between negotiators.

The 2022 law limits how solitary confinement may be used in prisons across the state. It also creates more humane and effective alternatives to such confinement through educational programs.

The illegal correction officer strikes at dozens of facilities across upstate New York continued Thursday, with mediation efforts also ongoing. The strikes are now in their 11th day.

The New York State Correctional Officers & Police Benevolent Association (NYSCOPBA) told Spectrum News 1 that progress has been made on several issues in negotiations with the Department of Corrections and Community Supervision (DOCCS).

U.S. Rep. Adriano Espaillat will deliver the Democratic Party’s Spanish-language response to President Donald Trump’s upcoming joint address to Congress, U.S. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer announced Thursday.

Espaillat represents New York's 13th Congressional District, which includes upper Manhattan and parts of the Bronx. He was first elected to the House of Representatives in 2016. He is currently the chair of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus.

WASHINGTON — Two days after House Republicans narrowly approved the “big, beautiful” budget blueprint President Donald Trump has been asking for, House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., derided it as a reckless scheme.

“The Republican budget will set in motion the largest cut to Medicaid in American history,” he said. “Children will be hurt. Families will be hurt. Seniors will be hurt. Everyday Americans with disabilities will be hurt. Hospitals will be hurt. And nursing homes will be hurt all across America.”

The U.S. Department of Transportation has given the MTA until March 21 to stop collecting congestion pricing tolls, according to a letter sent last Thursday.

The letter came one day after U.S. Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy sent a separate letter to Gov. Kathy Hochul, saying the agency would contact the state about an “orderly cessation” of the program.

The five months since Mayor Eric Adams was indicted have consisted of an extraordinary sequence of events that has found the mayor bruised but emboldened, still firmly in office, and about to launch a campaign for reelection. Katie Honan, a reporter for THE CITY and co-host of the FAQ NYC podcast, has been closely following the mayor through these many twists and turns.

Honan joined NY1’s Errol Louis to discuss several issues surrounding Adams, including his legal troubles, loss of security clearance, and the recent resignations of four deputy mayors on the same day. They also touched on the strategies of other mayoral candidates as they prepare for the June primary, including the “will he or won’t he” role of Andrew Cuomo in the race.

With the number of confirmed measles cases in Texas growing and the first death in the outbreak reported Wednesday, New York's Department of Health on Thursday issued a health advisory.

New York officials also warned of statewide vaccination rates being below a level "necessary to protect communities," urging New Yorkers to vaccinate their children against measles.

Congressional lawmakers are launching yet another bipartisan push for permanent funding for the health program that helps people sickened by toxic smoke and debris from the World Trade Center's collapse.

“We've made a promise that we will never forget and we will keep fighting for this,” Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand said, introducing the legislation at a Wednesday press conference on Capitol Hill.

Mayor Eric Adams continued to defend his ongoing resistance to calls to resign amid his ongoing legal case and upheaval in his administration.

“Isn’t our democracy based on the people we elect? Why are we trying to disrupt and take the power away from the people of this city who elected me to be mayor?" he asked after an intense exchange with Fox 5 anchor Curt Menefee Wednesday morning.

Wednesday was the tenth day of the illegal, unsanctioned strike of New York state's correction officers and the third day of mediation between the state and union officials.

What continues is also the top line demand — a repeal or significant review of the HALT Act, which restricts solitary confinement.

The state Legislature is considering three animal-related bills as part of the state budget due on April 1.

The New York State Animal Protection Federation (NYSAPF) is asking the governor and the Legislature to create a $2.5 million New York State Animal Crimes Fund to help shelters pay for the costs associated with taking in abused animals.

Instead of exercising her power to remove embattled Mayor Eric Adams, Gov. Kathy Hochul said she wants legislation passed to curb his authority over city government. But state lawmakers say that measure is stalled.

“I’d be shocked to think that people don’t agree that there should be some measures,” Hochul said on Tuesday at a public safety press conference at the Albany Public Library.

ALBANY, N.Y. -- Federal policy changes were a major topic at the New York state Legislaure budget hearing on labor and workforce development.

Lawmakers asked state Department of Labor Commissioner Roberta Reardon how New York was dealing with potentially thousands of employees the Trump administration has or is in the process of letting go.

There's been more than the usual amount of negative back and forth between New York politicians recently, and some of that is directly related to the fallout from the November election. People have been downright nasty this week on X, formerly known as Twitter.

The first example of Democrat-on-Democrat infighting was the split between Gov. Kathy Hochul and Lt. Gov. Antonio Delgado.

We have seen an increased push for more paid leave that could help take care of a newborn or deal with a sickness.

Advocates at the state Capitol Wednesday called on lawmakers to pass legislation that would improve access to paid family and medical leave for New York workers.

Correction officers across New York continued striking on Wednesday, despite efforts to reach an agreement to get the officers to return to work.

Correction officers from Marcy and Mid-State correctional facilities stood by COs who work at Mohawk Correctional Facility in Rome, marking day 10 of the prison guard strike.

Mayor Eric Adams on Wednesday said he pulled out of a mayoral candidate forum after his lawyer told him to wait until a federal judge decides how to handle the corruption case.

The Democrat told reporters he would skip the forum, held by District Council 37, the largest municipal union in the city, because his attorney told him to forgo such events until a decision is reached in his criminal case.

New York state Assemblyman Robert Smullen is pushing a bipartisan bill to raise awareness around the fatal consequences of impaired and reckless driving.

The legislation is named after Smullen's son, Alexander John Smullen, who died at the age of 14 last March after being hit by a car.

Democrats are warning of the possibility of devastating cuts to Medicaid, as House Republicans in Washington move ahead with legislation to enact President Donald Trump’s agenda.

On a nearly party-line vote Tuesday, House Republicans advanced a budget blueprint, setting the framework for the eventual spending package. As part of the final bill, Trump is seeking massive tax and spending cuts alongside new funding for immigration enforcement.

Mayor Eric Adams asked a federal judge to toss out the corruption case against him Wednesday, alleging prosecutorial misconduct, even as the Justice Department seeks dismissal of the charges on the Democrat's behalf.

In papers filed in Manhattan federal court, his lawyers alleged that the misconduct occurred when the government publicly leaked a letter then-U.S. Attorney Danielle Sassoon wrote to Attorney General Pam Bondi explaining why charges should not be dropped.

The number of New Yorkers living in poverty has climbed to 25%, nearly double the national average, according to a new report from Robin Hood and Columbia University.

The annual "State of Poverty and Disadvantage" report found that rising costs for food, housing, utilities, clothing and internet access pushed the poverty threshold for a renting family of four to an annual salary of $47,000 in 2023.

New York Lt. Gov. Antonio Delgado said he's still up for the job a day after announcing he will not seek reelection alongside Gov. Kathy Hochul in 2026.

Hochul told reporters Tuesday morning she didn't think her former running mate was happy in the role.

Daisy Rivas is like any mother worried about her son.

"I am worried about him so much,” she told NY1. “They do a lot of stuff to him in there. They hit him, the cops and all that."

Correction officers continued their illegal strike Tuesday as they call on state lawmakers to repeal the HALT Act, as well as other demands dealing with pay and mandated overtime.

Mediation began Monday and is scheduled to continue through Thursday as the state navigates serving orders against more than 300 individual officers, and New York state leaders spent Tuesday fielding questions about how the strike could end.

Already dealing with multiple political firestorms across the state, Gov. Kathy Hochul is now facing another major challenge with correction officers on strike at upstate prisons — protesting what they call unsafe conditions and triggering a National Guard deployment.

“We want to find out what the issue is, because the individuals who walked out in an unsanctioned strike, unapproved by the union, have yet to tell us the issues,” she told reporters during a press conference on public safety in Albany on Tuesday.

ALBANY, N.Y. -- The State University of New York system says the outlook is bright.

Chancellor John King told legislators at a joint budget hearing on higher education Tuesday SUNY has seen system-wide enrollment increases in back-to-back years for the first time in 15 years with record setting investment from the state.

Five thousand members of the New York Public Employees Federation (PEF) work for the Department of Corrections and Community Supervision (DOCCS). According to PEF President Wayne Spence, a former parole officer, the Hochul administration ordered parole officers to fill in for striking COs at prisons across the state. The order was rescinded when Spence threatened the state with a lawsuit.

While strikes among public employees are considered illegal under the state's Taylor Law, some corrections officers are denying illegality because of the deterioration of safety conditions at prisons.

Vinny Blasio, a retired New York state corrections lieutenant and past official with the New York state Corrections Officers and Police Benevolent Association (NYSCOPBA), told Capital Tonight that the strikes at prisons across the state are not illegal because they were sparked by immediate safety concerns.

The ”straw that broke the camel’s back," according to Blasio, is a Feb. 10 memo from DOCCS Commissioner Daniel F. Martuscello III which states, “70% of our original staffing model is the new 100%."

The state on Tuesday began taking legal steps against the correction officers striking and protesting across New York while mediations between the state and workers continue as the labor standoff reaches day nine.

Both sides appeared in state Supreme Court in Erie County Tuesday to discuss the continued legal action and the temporary restraining order issued last week instructing the strikers go back to work after the state Attorney General's Office filed a petition against the New York State Correctional Officers & Police Benevolent Association (NYSCOPBA).

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul on Monday nominated Amanda Lefton to be the next state commissioner of the Department of Environmental Conservation.

According to the governor’s office, Lefton has previously served as director of the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) within the U.S. Department of the Interior, which developed and implemented a federal offshore wind program.

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul said it appears Lt. Gov. Antonio Delgado is not content in his role after he abruptly announced Monday he would not be seeking reelection alongside her in 2026.

“It is clear to me that he’s not happy being in the role of lieutenant governor, but I wish him well in whatever he chooses to do,” Hochul told reporters Tuesday in Albany in her first public remarks since Delgado’s announcement.

It’s budget time in New York, and local governments may face increased budget challenges this year due to factors like the expiration of federal pandemic-era aid, state aid not keeping up with the pace of inflation and slower growth in local revenue, according to a report released Tuesday by state Comptroller Tom DiNapoli.

According to DiNapoli, federal stimulus during the COVID-19 pandemic from the CARES Act of 2020, American Rescue Plan of 2021 provided the fastest growing source of revenue for local governments during that time, and they were required to obligate by the end of 2024 and spend by the end of 2026. The report said outside of New York City, counties received the most federal stimulus funds in terms of overall dollars, while American Rescue Plan funds represented 14.4% of total 2019 (pre-pandemic) revenues for cities, 5.3% for towns, 4.5% for counties and 3.2% for villages.

Another member of the “Exonerated Five” is setting his sights on the New York City Council.

Raymond Santana, one of five Black and Latino men who, as teenagers, were wrongfully convicted in the 1989 rape of a white jogger in Central Park, announced Tuesday that he is running for a City Council seat in the open 8th District.

New York has launched a new recruitment campaign for federal workers interested in state service, Gov. Kathy Hochul announced Tuesday.

The new “You’re Hired” initiative seeks to recruit federal workers to join the New York state workforce. There were nearly 2,000 vacant positions in state government listed in the StateJobsNY portal as of Tuesday morning. The open positions include first responders, food service, engineers, legal professionals, plow drivers, mental health specialists, speech pathologists and more.

A defiant mayor says calls to oust him are undemocratic.

"That is not how you circumvent the power of the people who elected me based on your perception and your belief,” Mayor Eric Adams said Monday. "If you can bypass the will of the people based upon what people don't like of an action, that's not democracy."