New York State
News & Politics
Raga cosponsors pro-Palestine bill his senate opponent helped write
Assembly Member Steven Raga and activist Aber Kawas are running against each other but appeared together at a press conference for the Not on Our Dime! Bill.
Budget
Here’s what’s in the FY 27 New York state budget
Months late, packed with policy, an election-year special.
Campaigns & Elections
Exclusive
Pat Ryan’s Patriot PAC endorses nearly 100 candidates across NY
Ryan is hoping to expand his influence across over two dozen counties – but he says it’s not to help lay the groundwork for a statewide run of his own.
Budget
As expected, budget immigration protections fall short of full New York for All proposal
Lawmakers said they’ll still push for the bill in the last two weeks of scheduled session, but chances seem slim
New York State
State Dems move to quickly advance upstate rent control bill
With days to spare in Albany – and primaries just around the corner – lawmakers have to choose their affordability measures wisely.
GOP
Blakeman says unions will back Republicans this year
At the state GOP gala, Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman emphasized Gov. Kathy Hochul’s friction with organized labor.
News & Politics
Budget voting starts, but the state’s not at the finish line yet
The first of nine outstanding state budget bills has come to a vote, but the other eight still need to be printed.
Personality
Hochul brings the ‘Wrath of Kath’ to LCA Show
Capitol reporters spoofed “the accidental leader” in the annual parody musical.
2026 New York gubernatorial election
Hochul said what??? Blakeman AI video may have violated election law
A 2024 law updated provisions around deceptive political communication to include AI-generated material and require it include a disclaimer.
GOP
GOP candidates have their strategy for November: ‘Stop Zohran Mamdani.’
Attacking the mayor will literally be on the ballot in some races, as Republicans petition for a new ballot line.
Heard Around Town
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Labor
Actually, the LIRR strike may not be that bad for Hochul politically
Even before the strike, the governor lost on Long Island in her last election, and the state’s largest transit union has already indicated it would abandon her.
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2026 congressional midterm elections
Dems running to unseat Lawler have been ordered: Don't run on Trump
Beth Davidson, Cait Conley and Effie Philllps-Staley are each making their case in New York’s most competitive congressional district.
Opinion
Opinion: The light that shines behind the prison walls
Without external scrutiny, the state prison system will return to a state of opacity where inefficiency and neglect go unnoticed until it is too late, and too expensive, to fix.
Publisher's Section
The 2026 Nonprofit Trailblazers
Visionaries and innovators on a mission to serve New Yorkers.
Labor
Claire Valdez campaign staff unionizes – the first in NY this year
The socialist Assembly member, who’s been looking to boost her pro-labor credentials, reached a contract with the workers.
Albany Agenda
Room for shrooms? Medical psilocybin access eyed for after-budget rush
With the budget still not done, it’s unclear what nonfiscal bills state lawmakers will adopt before they leave Albany for the year.
Budget
Can the state keep 450K Essential Plan enrollees insured after July? It’s not looking great.
Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie said the situation is “heartbreaking,” but expressed doubt about whether the state has the money right now.
Energy & Environment
With CLCPA rollbacks imminent, lawmakers continue push for packaging bill
Sponsors recently introduced new concessions to the legislation, but opponents still aren’t on board.
Opinion
Opinion: Big Pharma is lying about 340B, and New Yorkers are the ones who will pay
The 340B Prescription Drug Anti-Discrimination Act protects one of the few tools we have that helps keep healthcare accessible and affordable in New York, at no cost to taxpayers.
