Behind closed doors, New York lawmakers are advancing a dangerous statewide mask ban. Gov. Hochul first proposed it in June ...

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

New York state lawmakers returned to Albany on Monday as state budget negotiations continued, nearly a week after the ...

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.

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.

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

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

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