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Aaron Short
Special Reports
Policy
Albany lawmakers focused on labor agenda brace for Trump’s second term
A look at the impact the administration will have on the 2025 legislative session.
- By Aaron Short
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Personality
Passing bills to benefit workers in the state Senate
A Q&A with state Sen. Jessica Ramos.
- By Aaron Short
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Personality
Making additional improvements to Tier 6 pensions
A Q&A with state Sen. Robert Jackson
- By Aaron Short
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Personality
Passing prevailing wage and worker safety expansions
A Q&A with Assembly Member Harry Bronson.
- By Aaron Short
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Personality
Loading Act’s author on New York’s AI agenda
A Q&A with state Sen. Kristen Gonzalez.
- By Aaron Short
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Personality
Regulating labor relations amid Trump’s return to office
A Q&A with Timothy Connick, chair of the Public Employment Relations Board
- By Aaron Short
Gambling
Policy
Breaking down every 2025 New York casino license bid
Who will win one of the state’s three prized full casino licenses downstate?
- By Aaron Short
Gambling
Policy
Here are the key dates in New York’s casino licensing timeline
Bidders have an important submission deadline approaching before regulators start their reviews.
- By Aaron Short
Special Reports
Personality
On track to award three casinos licenses by the end of the year
A Q&A with state Gaming Commission Chair Brian O’Dwyer.
- By Aaron Short
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Personality
Making a push for iGaming in the state Senate
A Q&A with state Senate Racing, Gaming and Wagering Committee Chair Joseph Addabbo Jr.
- By Aaron Short
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Personality
Diving into new gambling committee chair assignment
A Q&A with Assembly Racing and Wagering Committee Chair Carrie Woerner.
- By Aaron Short
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Interviews & Profiles
Personality
Bringing in billions for the state’s education system
A Q&A with former Assembly Racing and Wagering Committee Chair J. Gary Pretlow.
- By Aaron Short
Special Reports
Personality
Helping grow the New York State Lottery
A Q&A with New York State Lottery Director Gweneth Dean.
- By Aaron Short
Special Reports
Policy
Rising costs from climate change is driving insurers out of New York
The state has experienced the same types of extreme weather events that have caused premiums and rates to spike in Florida and California.
- By Aaron Short
Special Reports
Personality
New York cracks down on insurance discrimination
A Q&A with state Department of Financial Services Superintendent Adrienne Harris
- By Aaron Short
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Personality
What’s on the state Legislature’s insurance agenda for 2025?
An interview with Assembly Insurance Committee Chair David Weprin.
- By Aaron Short
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Personality
Increasing access to New York’s health insurance marketplace
A Q&A with Danielle Holahan, executive director, New York State of Health.
- By Aaron Short
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Personality
Making key reforms to the National Flood Insurance Program
A Q&A with Rep. Nydia Velázquez, ranking Democrat on the House Small Business Committee.
- By Aaron Short
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Personality
Expanding coastal market assistance in New York
A Q&A with Assembly Member Ken Blankenbush, member of the Insurance Committee.
- By Aaron Short