Republicans hold Garland in contempt of Congress over Biden audio. Here’s what that means The House effectively recommended that Attorney General Merrick Garland be prosecuted with its politically messiest and, until recent years, least-used power. Here’s what to know about the contempt ... 06/13/2024 - 1:30 am | View Link
Column: State lawmakers endorse bigger budget, including 5% pay hike for themselves With some creative accounting, the state has a budget balanced on the back of substantial tax increases on sportsbooks and video gaming, along with a static hotel tax and business assessments. 06/12/2024 - 5:17 am | View Link
State of the State House union effort State House staffers have seen their benefits expanded in recent months, but that isn’t slowing the push for collective bargaining rights from aides who say the changes — while welcome — don’t go far ... 06/12/2024 - 12:24 am | View Link
Lawmakers spar over committee’s ability to release budget funds Democratic and Republican lawmakers traded barbs Wednesday over how much freedom the Legislature’s Joint Finance Committee has to release funds already set aside in the state budget to address PFAS ... 06/6/2024 - 12:08 am | View Link
This isn’t the first Hochul reversal Hochul attributed her reversal to fiscal concerns, saying today: “A $15 charge may not mean a lot to someone who has the means, but it can break the budget of a working- or middle-class household,” ... 06/5/2024 - 9:24 am | View Link