Policy
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.
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.
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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.
Energy & Environment
After weeks of public teasing, Hochul outlines proposals to roll back climate law mandates
State lawmakers say Gov. Kathy Hochul hasn’t sent over proposed changes to the law yet, but the governor sketched out her plans in an op-ed this week.
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Zohran Mamdani
3 big questions about Mamdani’s new Office of Community Safety
The much-anticipated office has a leader, but a vague mandate.
Artificial Intelligence
Hochul, DiNapoli want more information on AI’s threat and benefits to the workforce
A new commission is tasked with creating policy remedies to the potential rise in automation.
Energy & Environment
Hochul says plan to amend climate law won’t lower utility rates
Gov. Kathy Hochul said her bid to change the emissions reduction deadlines are meant to prevent future rate increases, but it’s “stupid” to say it would impact current rates.
Real Estate
‘Mr. Mayor, I would choose you as an adversary any day of the week.’ Some Council members are readying for latest rental voucher fight
Advocates and some City Council members say expanding CityFHEPS housing assistance is key to preventing homelessness. Budget watchdogs warn it’s unsustainable.
Immigration
Lawmakers want Hochul to use clemency power to protect immigrants
The Clemency Justice Act would make applying for executive clemency easier and more transparent.
NYN Media
Opinion: Domestic violence isn’t a one-size-fits-all problem
The solution is clear: New York must designate funding for culturally specific organizations for domestic violence survivors.
Policy
State AG Letitia James pushes ban on surveillance pricing
New York already requires companies to disclose when they set prices based on people’s personal data. Now, lawmakers want to ban the practice entirely.
Policy
Planned Parenthood: Hochul’s buffer zone bill may be unconstitutional
Reproductive health centers worry the proposal to restrict protests would violate New Yorkers’ First Amendment rights.
