Campaigns & Elections
Personality
Democratic House candidate Dylan Ratigan is a lifelong non-voter
Democratic House candidate, and former MSNBC anchor, Dylan Ratigan didn’t vote in 2016 “out of disgust.”
Andrew Cuomo
Politics
Updated: The race for attorney general takes shape
The race for New York's next attorney general takes shape
Andrew Cuomo
Personality
Paladino: Molinaro backs Trump, and the rest of the GOP should too
Former Republican gubernatorial candidate Carl Paladino says the Marc Molinaro, the GOP's nominee against Gov. Andrew Cuomo this year, is supportive of President Donald Trump - and the rest of the party should be, too.
New York State
Personality
Marcus Molinaro vs. the Empire
Marcus Molinaro on how to beat Cuomo – and which "Star Wars" character he sees himself as.
Campaigns & Elections
Politics
Bar admittance unlikely to impede a Teachout attorney general run
Law professor Zephyr Teachout isn’t admitted to the New York state bar, posing a political hurdle to her potential candidacy for state attorney general, but that may be fixed more easily than some experts expected.
Campaigns & Elections
Policy
It’s not just Cambridge Analytica
It’s not just Cambridge Analytica. More and more campaigns are using social media to hypertarget potential voters.
New York State
Politics
All New York AG candidates are "qualified"
All of the New York attorney general candidates are "qualified"
New York City
Personality
Being Mexican in NYC with Carlos Menchaca
New York City Councilman Carlos Menchaca became the first Mexican-American elected in the city when he won his Brooklyn seat in 2013. To mark the Cinco de Mayo celebration of Mexican culture, Menchaca talked to City & State about spending summers on a farm south of the border, the best Mexican restaurant in the city and how he has to deny working with President Donald Trump.
New York State
Politics
Upcoming vacancies in the New York state Legislature
A host of forthcoming retirements will put some GOP seats in play
New York City
Politics
Keeping the faith in New York City politics
Even in New York City, there may be one religious line which politicians are not willing to cross: godlessness.
Politics
Kathy Hochul
Further proof that Kathy Hochul should not run for Chris Collins’ seat
It's too late to enter the Democratic primary.
Andrew Cuomo
Opinion
Democrats should exile Simcha Felder
As state Sen. Simcha Felder holds both parties, and by extension the state’s entire population, hostage to his whims, it’s worth asking why the actual majority party is so powerless – or unwilling – to stop him.
Politics
Campaigns & Elections
Democrats’ special night
The party overperformed in red Assembly districts.
Politics
Campaigns & Elections
The special election that could determine the outcome of the state Senate
Is a Westchester County state Senate swing district going to flip and what would it mean for the balance of power?
Politics
Andrew Cuomo
Takeaways from the state Senate Democratic unity announcement
Looking like classmates forced by their parents to play together, state Senate Minority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins and Independent Conference Leader Jeff Klein joined Gov. Andrew Cuomo at a press conference on Wednesday to officially announce the reunification of the IDC with the legislative body’s mainline Democrats.
Andrew Cuomo
Personality
The WFP’s Bill Lipton on state Senate Democratic reunification
The Working Families Party's New York state political director Bill Lipton said that while he supports reunification and the ascension of Andrea Stewart-Cousins to lead a united Senate Democratic conference, the WFP is sticking with its endorsements of candidates challenging members of the Senate Independent Democratic Conference.
Politics
New York City
Armed school officers could turn the state Senate blue
The fate of state Sen. Simcha Felder's bill arming guards in schools could impact which party he caucuses with.
Politics
Campaigns & Elections
Will loss of Slaughter cost Democrats her seat?
Rep. Louise Slaughter's Rochester-area seat could be competitive.
Campaigns & Elections
Opinion
Want more minorities to vote? Make it easier to register.
If Cuomo does force the issue in the state budget this year, it is important that he and other voting rights supporters recognize that the single most effective mechanism for increasing turnout and making the electorate more diverse and representative is easing registration.
New York State
Personality