Vaughn Golden

Four New York State lawmakers haven't been to the Capitol once all year — with two ailing 89-year-old boys among those with the most spotty attendance records. Records show the 10 members of the Senate and Assembly with the most absences since January also include a Republican enrolled in the military who was deployed in the Middle East, a mom on maternity leave, and two entrenched New York City Democrats who offered no explanations for their chronic absences. Lawmakers can vote remotely but not participate in legislative sessions, but the 10 most absent lawmakers missed 442 combined with each missing more than 37% of the votes in Albany,

In a traditional yearly letter in which Gov. Kathy Hochul’s budget chief directs agency heads to craft a balanced budget presentation for the next fiscal year, Washington pointedly warned that Empi…

New York state's rosy mid-2026 economic picture could come crashing down if a potential AI-fueled market bubble bursts, Gov. Kathy Hochul's Budget Director Blake Washington warned recently.

The feds raided at least two Brooklyn adult day cares Tuesday alleging Medicaid fraud involving everything from money-laundering to kickbacks, officials said.

Republican gubernatorial candidate Bruce Blakeman drilled Gov. Kathy Hochul Tuesday — saying green energy policies were “bankrupting” New Yorkers.

Switch between CA and NY editions here. A Long Island nonprofit hosted and promoted a fundraiser for a Democratic state lawmaker's campaign — a

Mamdani is set to hand out literature and greet voters with the upstate Dem in Brooklyn Friday afternoon, Hochul’s campaign confirmed Thursday.

Switch between CA and NY editions here. That's rich. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's re-election campaign has spent big bucks on

Republican gubernatorial candidate Bruce Blakeman warned New York voters that congestion pricing could come to a “community near you” if Gov. Kathy Hochul wins reelection

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