Politics
Politics
NY bills specifically targeted at Donald Trump
State Sen. Brad Hoylman-Sigal has been prolific in this field.
Heard Around Town
Politics
Activists went full throttle in the Capitol’s War Room this week
Arrests, profanity, furniture removal. The War Room has seen it all.
Policy
Policy
Dueling approaches on the impact of charter schools
Gov. Kathy Hochul has proposed lifting the regional charter school cap. The dueling rallies – led by prominent Black leaders – offered a look into the intraparty divide over charter schools as both sides argued its impact.
Policy
Policy
Ahead of the final budget deadline, the push to tax the wealthy heats up
Lawmakers and advocates denounced the governor’s proposals for increased payroll mobility tax and tuition hikes – instead calling for more taxes for the wealthiest New Yorkers.
Heard Around Town
Politics
Sixth time’s the charm?
With criminal charges against Donald Trump looming, lawmakers kick the former president while he’s down with a reignited push to remove his name from a state park.
Policy
Policy
Report finds racial disparities in NY victim compensation
Advocates and lawmakers calling for expanded access for victims and survivors of crime.
Personality
Personality
Who is Alvin Bragg, the prosecutor who might charge Donald Trump?
Here’s what you need to know about the man vying to take a legal shot at former President Donald Trump.
Interviews & Profiles
Personality
NY’s new GOP Chair Ed Cox: ‘We are on the offensive’
After leading the GOP party for years, Cox is back with hopes to disrupt the Democratic supermajorities in Albany. And he called the recent chief judge saga a threat to democracy.
Policy
Policy
Legislature rejects tuition hikes for SUNY and CUNY
The state Senate and Assembly thwarted Gov. Kathy Hochul’s proposal for tuition hikes at the state’s public universities.
Policy
Policy
The LaGuardia AirTrain is not the only Cuomo project sent to the graveyard
As governor, Andrew Cuomo backed several big projects that won’t see the light of day.
Interviews & Profiles
Personality
Karines Reyes: Jenny Rivera was ‘overlooked’ for chief judge
The newly elected chair of the Assembly Puerto Rican and Hispanic Task Force hopes this year’s Albany Somos conference will place issues impacting Latinos front and center.
Policy
Policy
NY proposed legislation takes aim at ‘vulture funds’ that profit from poor governments’ debt
After trying to pass legislation to establish a fair debt negotiation process since 2021, New York lawmakers say they’ve laid the groundwork to finally get it over the finish line.
Education
Policy
Who should bear the cost of upgrading SUNY and CUNY? Hochul says students are part of the answer
New York’s public colleges need financial assistance, but fears of enrollment declines and burdening middle-class students have made the governor’s plan proposal unpopular with students, staff and some lawmakers.
Personality
Politics
Called back for One Last Job
Robert Megna is not the only veteran to get back in the action to serve New York.
Politics
Politics
Ed Cox: Just Trumpy enough for the NY GOP?
The former state Republican Party chair seems to be angling for a comeback.
Politics
Politics
Anthony Cannataro gives State of the Judiciary in front of Hector LaSalle
He said the courts were addressing the backlog of cases amid pandemic-era challenges and lacking a chief judge.
Interviews & Profiles
Personality
Michael Gianaris: LaSalle supporters got what they wanted
A Q&A with the state Senate deputy majority leader on whether they’ll appeal the latest court ruling and how this ordeal will impact state budget negotiations.
Housing
Policy
Kathryn Garcia: ‘Things are coming together’ on Hochul’s housing plan
Governor’s bid to build 800,000 units ‘not dead on arrival,’ according to her director of operations
Kathy Hochul
Politics
What is the political fallout piece for Hochul after LaSalle?
After the state Senate rejected Gov. Kathy Hochul’s chief judge nominee, experts agree the governor may have a path forward.
Politics
Politics
State Senate votes to reject LaSalle (again)
Senators voted 39-20 to reject Gov. Kathy Hochul’s controversial chief judge nominee. Hochul said she will find a new nominee.
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