ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE Associated Press

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul is set to debut the proposal Tuesday in a speech in Albany during which she will detail her agenda for the state’s ongoing legislative session.

The proposal would send one-time payments of $300 to taxpayers who earn less than $150,000 and $500 to families making less than $300,000.

Linda Sun was arrested Tuesday morning along with her husband at their multimillion-dollar home on Long Island. Prosecutors say Sun blocked representatives of the Taiwanese government from having access to high-level officials in New York state and shaped New York governmental messaging to align with China's priorities, among other infractions.

That’s partly because of disagreements about what the so-called Equal Rights Amendment would actually do, if passed.

George Latimer, a pro-Israel centrist, defeated U.S. Rep. Jamaal Bowman, of New York, on Tuesday in a Democratic primary that highlighted the party’s deep divisions over the war in Gaza.

The U.S. Justice Department has reached a settlement with the state of New York to resolve a sexual harassment investigation of former Gov. Andrew Cuomo. The agreement reached Friday confirms allegations from the misconduct probe that led to the Democrat’s resignation. It details reforms made after Cuomo left office, with more steps the state will take to change how it handles sexual harassment claims.

New York's highest court last week gave Democrats a chance to redraw the state's congressional districts, a major victory as the party tries to win control of the U.S. House next year. Now the question is how far the state’s Democrat-dominated Legislature will try to push the boundaries in crucial battleground districts to give their party an advantage — and how far the courts will let them.

The New York attorney general's office on Thursday sent a cease-and-desist letter to a group accused of confronting voters at their homes while claiming to be state election officials and falsely accusing people of committing voter fraud.

A New York judge has temporarily blocked the state from issuing retail marijuana licenses after a lawsuit from four veterans who argue that regulators are wrongly prioritizing applicants with drug convictions.