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Solvejg Wastvedt/WSKG News file photoGov. Kathy Hochul proposed new prison reforms meant to ease staffing shortages on Tuesday as part of state budget negotiations, while the head of the state Department of Corrections said he wants to release qualifying incarcerated individuals early for the same reason.
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Six correctional officers were charged with murder last month in the December death of Robert Brooks, whose brutal beating was captured on body-worn cameras. -
A draft of the state’s new Tesla contract would extend the lease for Elon Musk’s electric carmaker by another five years. -
Councilman Stephen Donnelly is stepping down amid multiple lawsuits over the failure of his construction company. He declared bankruptcy last year and is accused by one bank of falsely representing his assets. -
Cities see different levels of rebound as the gap between high- and low-end office space widens. -
New York state is on track to prohibit students from using their smartphones during the entire school day, a policy Gov. Kathy Hochul and teachers unions have been pushing for months. -
With the New York State budget deadline just days away, Governor Kathy Hochul and fellow Democrats who control the legislature have not yet reached an agreement. -
The budget is due on April 1. But lawmakers are likely to blow past that deadline because they're split on Gov. Kathy Hochul's proposal to change how prosecutors share evidence with defense lawyers in criminal cases. -
The Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) program, called 287g, enlists local law enforcement agencies to assist in immigration enforcement. Only two other counties in New York participate in any part of the program. -
New York schools need to electrify their bus fleets by 2035. Many were expecting financial help from the federal government to make that happen, but now that’s uncertain. -
The lawsuit was filed by a Cornell professor and two graduate students. The ruling comes nearly a week after one of the plaintiffs was informed that his student visa had been revoked.
