Personality

Interviews & Profiles

Maurice Brown thinks Syracuse is ready for democratic socialism

An interview with the Onondaga County legislator hoping to end Assembly Member Bill Magnarelli’s nearly three-decade tenure.

Interviews & Profiles

Adam Bojak wants to give DSA a foothold in western NY

The Buffalo attorney is running for Assembly in District 149 after a failed run in 2020.

New York City Council

Every borough is represented in the City Council’s queer caucus

With a new executive director and a citywide mandate, the bipartisan (!) group is getting to work.

Interviews & Profiles

“Significant progress” made with Tier 6 reforms in state budget

In a Q&A, United Federation of Teachers President Michael Mulgrew talks about the new, lower retirement age for educators.

Personality

Empire AI is already making rapid progress in drug discovery

A Q&A with the University at Buffalo’s Venu Govindaraju on the project’s long-term benefits to New York.

Personality

How the 2003 murder at City Hall shaped politics today

A Q&A with “Rorschach: Murder at City Hall” Executive Producer Brent Katz on his podcast on the death of James E. Davis.

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Hochul brings the ‘Wrath of Kath’ to LCA Show

Capitol reporters spoofed “the accidental leader” in the annual parody musical.

Interviews & Profiles

The council’s newest member Carl Wilson says it’s all ‘a little surreal’

The staffer-to-principal pipeline lives on as Erik Bottcher’s former chief of staff succeeds him in the council.