The bill prioritizes state funding that will support 1 billion ... Several years ago, laws were put on the books that softened criminal penalties, weakened judicial discretion in sentencing ...

Democratic Gov. Tony Evers will deliver his seventh State of the State address Wednesday night, an opportunity to lay out his ...

The governor laid out the broad strokes of her agenda for the year in her annual speech and a nearly 150-page policy book.

According to this year’s State of the State book laying out her agenda, Hochul wants to speed up construction approvals by exempting some small housing projects, potentially those spanning no ...

Gov. Kathleen C. Hochul outlined a broad plan to make New York more affordable, safer and future-focused in her State of the State address in Albany on Tuesday. From an egg-shaped theater on the ...

Her State of the State policy book released Tuesday describes the proposal as a minor change that would close a “loophole” that prompts judges to dismiss otherwise strong cases. “We do not ...

The first State of the State address was delivered on June 8, 1848, by Gov. Nelson Dewey, as detailed in the 2007 Blue Book. He focused on taxes and education — which persist as top issues in ...