Budget
New York City’s fiscal outlook was improved by the federal pandemic relief package.
Health care, parole reform and climate change legislation could complicate the second half of the 2021 state legislative session.
Rounding up the week’s political news.
Some moderates voted against the revenue bill, while Democratic Socialists changed their vote at the last minute.
Boosted pay for human services workers, support for Asian American organizations and more.
Vulnerable people like undocumented immigrants can still fall through the holes of an expanded safety net.
State lawmakers scored major victories on taxes, education funding and aid for undocumented immigrants.
A half dozen left-leaning legislators stayed overnight outside the governor’s Capitol office to push for their budget priorities.
