Annual State Legislative Preview

It’s shaping up to be another big year in Albany.

The clash between the de Blasio administration and the NYPD will shift upstate, where lawmakers will consider changes to the grand jury system, new protections for police officers and countless other criminal justice reforms.

Education, a perennial hot-button issue, could grow even more intense, with Gov. Andrew Cuomo taking aim at everything from teacher evaluations to charter schools to public school funding.

And rent regulations are scheduled to expire in June, setting up another major battle—and a potential frenzy of late-session horse-trading and deal-making.

In this annual state legislative preview, City & State surveys the political landscape on these and many other high-priority and high-profile measures. We identify the key issues in such areas as energy, healthcare, infrastructure and organized labor—including in-depth features on important but overlooked policy debates.

The session is already getting underway. So get ready.