Gov. Kathy Hochul wouldn’t rule out future income tax hikes in the Empire State on Tuesday – as questions swirl over how the state will fund its promised universal child care program....

“I cannot even begin to imagine why an attorney, an officer of the court, would risk everything: his license, his liberty," said a peeved Brooklyn judge, "to willfully disobey a court order.”...

The latest push to establish a comprehensive U.S. crypto market structure framework hit a snag this week, but leaders in DeFi don’t seem alarmed by the collapse. ...