Gov. Kathy Hochul’s inclusion of last-minute policy proposals in the state budget is holding back progress, legislative ...

Assemblymember Jen Lunsford, a Democrat, said Hochul's proposal creates a "violation level crime to wear a mask with the ...

At Columbia University, which has long borne witness to protests and dissent, the atmosphere has shifted under a new regime ...

Following masked pro-Palestinian demonstrations, New York’s governor is pushing to create a new offense for those who wear masks while harassing others.

Columbia University at first appeared to have surrendered to President Trump’s demands that the New York school stop coddling ...

New York's budget is delayed over changes to the 'discovery' law for criminal trials, lawmakers say. Other Hochul proposals ...

The letter comes just weeks after Trump yanked roughly $400 million in grants and contracts from Columbia University, citing the school’s noncompliance with anti-discrimination laws.

Legislators have expressed concern that criminalizing the act of wearing a mask with ill intent could lead to unequal ...

Trump administration demands Harvard end DEI programs, ban masks at protests to keep billions in federal funding ...

Human rights advocates and academic experts have condemned the moves as an assault on free speech and academic freedom.

The Trump administration has threatened Harvard's $9B in federal funding, demanding reforms to address antisemitism and align ...