New York State

Policy

Four ways to break up Big Tech

The current appetite for regulating the technology sector is a notable departure from past years.

New York State

Policy

Tech CEOs have investors right where they want them

WeWork’s initial public offering shows how power has shifted between investors and entrepreneurs.

New York State

Policy

A novel idea to fix algorithms

A new op-ed in suggests creating an approvals process for algorithms based on the way the Federal Drug Administration tests new drugs.

New York State

Policy

Insurance is going to be huge next session

You haven’t heard the last of single-payer and the Scaffold Law.

New York State

Politics

The demise of ‘three men in a room’

These days, Andrea Stewart-Cousins says everyone gets a seat at the table.

New York State

Policy

What the 2019 session means for your insurance rates

Sweeping state laws are shaking up the industry – and customers may feel the impact.

New York State

Personality

New room, new rules

Three men in a room once ruled with an iron fist. Heastie and Stewart-Cousins are trying something different.

New York City

Politics

Could Cabán still beat Katz?

The Democratic campaigns for Queens district attorney are back in court today to litigate the fate of more than 100 affidavit ballots. Here are the three main questions that could determine which side prevails.

Andrew Cuomo

Politics

Cuomo’s never-ending civil war

City & State put together a comprehensive list of all of Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s frenemies over the years.

New York City Council

Personality

Simcha Felder’s lonely days are over

The four-term Brooklyn lawmaker, state Sen. Simcha Felder has a new life in the Democratic conference.

New York City

Politics

State law on affidavit ballots could determine the Queens DA race

The recount and battle over affidavit ballots in the Queens district attorney Democratic primary are confusing, but we’ve got answers to the key questions as to how state law will shape the final result.

New York State

Politics

Turncoat turns back: Simcha Felder joins Democratic state Senate majority

Letting state Sen. Simcha Felder into the Democratic state Senate conference has advantages for the Democrats as well as Felder, and his key votes issues – like driver’s licenses for undocumented immigrants – helped pave the way.

New York State

Politics

Swing voters still exist, and matter, in the state Senate

A review of legislative votes and interviews with lawmakers shows that the size of the Democrats’ majority has allowed a few different strains of legislators to position themselves as swing voters throughout the session.

New York State

Politics

Gillibrand pushes hard to be heard on crowded debate stage

The senator highlighted her support for women’s rights in NBC’s Democratic presidential primary debate.

New York State

Personality

Advocates say Supreme Court census decision is only the beginning

The New York Immigration Coalition’s Steve Choi says “the clock is ticking” on citizenship question.