Involuntary commitment of severely mentally ill people should be a last resort. Let’s build more first resort solutions.

Half a century after the state tightened the criteria for involuntary commitment, Gov. Kathy Hochul wants to make it easier to hospitalize mentally ill people against their will.

Ahead of a rumored run for governor, Rep. Mike Lawler needs to maintain his moderate credentials while not antagonizing the ...

Providing more money to this powerful initiative will help protect trans New Yorkers from the federal government.

When’s the last time that you glanced at your phone? One minute ago? 30 seconds ago? Are you scrolling Instagram while you read this sentence? The truth is, you may not even realize how often you’re ...

At a time of political upheaval, it was disturbing yet perhaps unsurprising that the recent Los Angeles wildfires got swept up in a wave of racial politics. Conservatives who somehow contorted ...

In anticipation of federal budget cuts, nearly 20 prominent unions and other labor groups are asking Gov. Kathy Hochul to proactively set aside hundreds of millions of extra dollars for the state ...

New York urgently needs new legislation to “muscle up” its laws that protect consumers. Following the 2008 financial crisis which led to the Great Recession, Congress created the U.S. Consumer ...