Andrew Cuomo
Policy
Mixed results for organized labor in state budget
After the 175.5 billion state budget passed, union leaders say they will continue to push for their legislative priorities in the coming weeks.
New York State
Opinion
State budget jeopardized public financing of elections
For progressives hoping for a full Albany transformation, New York’s new state budget was sobering because the public financing of elections was put in real jeopardy by being left up to a commission, writes Ross Barkan.
New York State
Personality
Zellnor Myrie, a “Mariano Rivera” in the state Senate
Brooklyn state Sen. Zellnor Myrie outlines what he and his allies are hoping to accomplish during the remainder of the legislative session.
New York State
Politics
Which counties just say “no” to marijuana?
Local New York lawmakers are not quite sure of whether or not they want to allow legalized recreational marijuana use in their counties.
New York State
Policy
Cash bail still in judges’ tool belts after major reforms
Despite Governor Andrew Cuomo and Democratic legislators agreeing that they wanted to eliminate the use of cash bail in New York state, it will remain as an option available to judges in limited circumstances.
New York State
Policy
What we know about New York City’s congestion pricing plan
As a part of the new state budget Governor Andrew Cuomo and the state Legislature agreed to enact congestion pricing to help raise revenue for the MTA and reduce traffic in New York City.
Andrew Cuomo
Politics
Cuomo, lawmakers reach $175.5 billion budget deal
Gov. Andrew Cuomo and state lawmakers have reached a $175.5 billion budget deal that includes congestion pricing, a permanent cap on local property tax increases, bail reform and a plan for publicly-financed political campaigns.
New York State
Politics
Cuomo: State budget deal reached, except public financing
Everything we can expect to see in the New York state budget thus far.
Andrew Cuomo
Policy
Is campaign finance an issue of gender and racial equity?
Advocates have a new approach to pushing for publicly-funded campaigns.
New York State
Policy
Transferring to a real estate transfer tax
Details about the proposed new transfer tax are scarce, but lawmakers have said it will apply to the sale of real estate that is valued at $5 million or more on top of the existing transfer tax.
Andrew Cuomo
Politics
The high-profile bills stuck in legislative limbo
Despite the amount of celebrated legislation passed this month, several high-profile bills have yet to be signed into law by New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo.
New York State
Politics
The downstate-upstate divide – budget edition
It's unclear whether or not upstate and downstate Democrats are going to agree on these five key budget issues.
New York State
Opinion
Replace JCOPE with an independent body
Ross Barkan makes the case for replacing JCOPE with a new independent commission to better combat corruption.
New York State
Politics
New York law lets sexual harassers off the hook
Despite attempts to curtail harassment in the work place proving that you work in a hostile work environment can be difficult and as a result lets a lot of sexual harassers off the hook. But young lawmakers like state Senator Alessandra Biaggi are trying to change that.
New York State
Opinion
Want to run for president? Quit your day job
City & State publisher Tom Allon makes the case for a new law applicable to anyone interested in a run for any political office: "You have to vacate your current position so a successor can be appointed or voted in who is willing to put in 50-70 hour weeks."
New York State
Politics
Crossing Andrew Cuomo’s red lines
Democrats have had their strongest hold on the state Legislature in a century, spurring Governor Andrew Cuomo to propose a litany of progressive policies in his state budget plan, including criminal justice reforms, marijuana legalization, easier access to voting, protections for transgender people and expanded abortion rights.
New York City
Politics
Speed cameras zoom ahead, marijuana on hold, SHSAT scrutinized
This week New York City approved the installation of more speed cameras around schools, marijuana legalization was officially removed from the budget, questions were raised about New York's Specialized High School Test, and that's just the tip of the iceberg.
New York State
Policy
What’s happening to the tipped minimum wage?
Advocates for the restaurant industry are trying to get New York to apply the standard minimum wage to tipped workers, but a lot of servers are skeptical of this potential change.
New York State
Policy
Has marijuana legalization fallen out of the state budget?
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said he'd "try like heck" to legalize recreational marijuana in the upcoming state budget, but it's starting to look doubtful that he's putting in the energy to push legalization forward.
New York City
Policy