One reason the state budget was late was Gov. Kathy Hochul’s insistence on changes to the state’s involuntary commitment laws. While Hochul secured some of the changes she wanted, including some ...

North Carolina lawmakers are considering changes to involuntary commitment laws and exploring ways to provide more ...

State Sen. Liz Krueger, D-Manhattan, speaks during a news conference last week in Albany. In the wake of the state budget’s recent passage, Gov. Kathy Hochul has been trumpeting the state’s changes to ...

Gov. Kathy Hochul appears to have secured many of the expansions to involuntary commitment that she pushed for in the state budget. On Monday, the governor announced a preliminary agreement with ...

In its 2026 state budget, New York is putting a concerted effort behind addressing severe mental illness by expanding its involuntary hospitalization law and increasing the number of psychiatric beds.

— This story originally appeared in New York Focus, a nonprofit news publication investigating power in New York. Thousands of New Yorkers around the state are sitting on waitlists for two ...