John Flanagan

Retiring State Senate Minority Leader John Flanagan.
New York State
With Flanagan’s exit, state Senate GOP gets fully behind Trump
#MAGA politics are on the rise as upstaters take control of the minority conference.
By ZACH WILLIAMS
A man jogs along a section of the Grand Concourse in the Bronx that has been temporarily closed in an effort to provide more social distancing space.
This Week’s Headlines
Coronavirus cases continue to climb and Flanagan retires
Rounding up the week’s political news
By REBECCA C. LEWIS
voting
New York State
The people who could overhaul New York’s elections
Commissioners on the Public Campaign Financing Commission come from varied backgrounds and political patrons.
By REBECCA C. LEWIS
Flanagan at a press conference outside of his office on May 7 where he blasted a democratic bill to allow felons who serve their sentences to be on juries.
Editor's Note
John Flanagan’s short-lived stint as majority leader
The top state Senate Republican didn’t have enough time to cement his power.
By JON LENTZ
State Senate Minority Leader John Flanagan.
Personality
The rise and fall of John Flanagan
The Republican leader lost the state Senate. Can he win it back?
By ZACH WILLIAMS
New York Sen. Liz Krueger.
Winners & Losers
Democratic lawmakers win some ... and lose some
They pushed through tenant protections, but got pushback on financial aid for families of slain soldiers.
By CITY & STATE
Wanted: a charter school champion.
NYC hit its limit on charter schools
NYC's charter school movement lacks the firepower it once had.
By CITY & STATE
E.J. McMahon on the left and Julia Salazar on the right
Personality
The most unlikely allies in New York politics
Rocky and Apollo. Thor and Loki. Hakeem Jeffries and the Koch brothers.
By REBECCA C. LEWIS
Former New York state Attorney General Eric Schneiderman.
Personality
The politicians who dropped off the NYC Power 100
Scandals and a "blue wave" shook up the city's power structure.
By CITY & STATE
Senate Deputy Minority Leader Joseph Griffo talks with Senate Minority Leader John Flanagan in the Senate Chamber at the state Capitol.
Interviews & Profiles
Filling in for John Flanagan
Upstate Republican Joseph Griffo discusses his stint as acting GOP Senate leader.
By ZACH WILLIAMS
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