Policy
Health Care
Helen Keller’s family members irate over changes to communication bill of rights proposal
The proposed changes to the bill have also caused a rift between the chairs of the Assembly and Senate committees on disabilities.
Policy
Lawmakers apathetic, yet unfazed, by sluggish state budget talks
State budget talks are expected to drag on weeks past the April 1 deadline.
Immigration
Report finds immigrant legal services under stress in New York
Immigrant rights advocates want state leaders to approve landmark new funding and legislation to improve access to attorneys for immigrants amid a hostile federal government
Opinion
Opinion: Mamdani needs to give make-up services to students left behind during the pandemic
New York City has fought nonprofit Advocates for Children’s class action lawsuit for years.
Rikers Island
With new leadership, advocates are daring to hope for change at Rikers
Mamdani’s Department of Correction Commissioner Stanley Richards and federal Remediation Manager Nicholas Deml will work side by side. Their task – fixing a notoriously dysfunctional jail system – is daunting.
Policy
Where does each borough-based jail project stand?
Every jail is behind schedule and over budget, but there is some progress.
Interviews & Profiles
Stanley Richards wants Rikers closed. In the meantime, he works there.
The new correction commissioner is committed to borough-based jails, ending solitary confinement and collaborating with federal supervisors.
Energy & Environment
Lawmakers may be open to delaying climate law deadlines to avoid something worse
Gov. Kathy Hochul’s proposal to change the state’s emissions accounting methods struck a nerve with legislators that could provide room for compromise to keep it the same
Immigration
The Mayor’s Office of Immigration Affairs is 5 people. Amid ICE crackdown, some NYC officials want more
Immigrant Affairs Commissioner Faiza Ali testified before the New York City Council Immigration Committee on Wednesday, where she fielded calls for a bigger agency.
Opinion
Opinion: If New York wants affordability, it must eliminate discriminatory auto insurance pricing
The governor’s proposal to weaken the rights of people involved in car crashes does nothing to lower premiums or rein in discriminatory pricing.
Budget
Soliman faces the council
The director of the Mayor’s Office of Management and Budget insisted he dislikes the idea of raising property taxes during an hourslong grilling before the City Council Finance Committee.
Immigration
Unions back increased funding for immigrant legal services
Advocates have pushed for $175 million as part of the state budget and two new bills to strengthen access to legal representation in immigration court.
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Policy
NYC Council members to Hochul: Tax the rich (corporations)
Progressive New York City Council members are backing the state Legislature’s push to raise the city’s corporate tax rate.
Gun Control
Opinion: New York needs graphic warnings at gun stores
Visual notices about the dangers of firearms would grab attention, communicate serious hazards quickly and leave a lasting impression.
NYN Media
Despite Trump cuts to HIV programs, private funders stay determined to find cure
A Q&A with Kyle Clifford, the first H.I.V. positive CEO of AIDS research organization amfAR.
Education
NYC schools chancellor: Class size mandate will be ‘very difficult’
Kamar Samuels faced his first grilling before the City Council in a preliminary budget hearing.
Policy
Hochul draws the line on updating the state’s environmental review process
The debate to modernize the state’s environmental review process could hold up a final budget deal.
Education
Opinion: Without mayoral control, everyone is in charge of NYC schools, and no one is responsible
State legislators should remember the lessons of the past and extend mayoral control for another four years.
Education
Opinion: No child belongs in a box – or a broken school system
The Solutions Not Suspensions bill lets schools address students’ behavioral challenges early and consistently through evidence-based interventions, not punitive or exclusionary discipline.
Policy
Legislature closes in on immigration package deal
Lawmakers hope to reach an agreement and introduce language next week.
