Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed legislation last week requiring all child daycare programs in New York to follow guidelines for preventing and responding to food allergy anaphylaxis.

A bill has been sent to the governor’s desk that would require New York to create a plan regarding state non-motorized trailways.

New York paid more than $102 million in duplicate payments to managed care organizations for health premiums over a more than four year period, according to an audit released this month by State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli. The Office of the State Comptroller has identified billions in erroneous payments to managed care organizations since 2005.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced an emergency executive action on Sunday to ban the sale of flavored electronic cigarettes in New York State.

New York Attorney General Letitia James and District of Columbia Attorney General Karl Racine filed a lawsuit Thursday to stop the Trump Administration from eliminating food assistance for tens of thousands of New Yorkers.

State legislators have proposed a new law that would increase public access to immunization data.

An audit of mental care facilities run or licensed by New York's Office of Mental Health has found poor compliance with a 2007 law, named for a 13-year-old autistic boy who was killed by his caretakers, that was meant to protect young patients.

The state enacted legislation this week requiring that death certificates in cases of opioid overdose specify which opioid was involved in the death, if known.

A significant percentage of residents in long-term care facilities in New York lack regular access to ombudsman services due to a decline in the number of volunteers and a severe shortage of paid staff, according to an audit released by State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli.