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Mayor Bill de Blasio enjoys lunch with students at school.

Education

Albany’s education to-do list

Charter schools may be neglected, but teacher evaluations and mayoral control are back on the agenda.

By ANNIE MCDONOUGH

Policy

policy

The school aid New York was ordered to provide a decade ago could arrive next year.

Education

A decade ago, schools were promised more aid. Next year, it could arrive

Why newly empowered Democrats will fight to increase school funding in the upcoming budget.

By ANNIE MCDONOUGH

Policy

policy

Tim Wu shared his thoughts on the future of net neutrality and what a new antitrust movement might look like.

Interviews & Profiles

Tim Wu: It’s time to smash the monopolies

The coiner of “net neutrality” says Big Tech took us back to the Gilded Age.

By ANNIE MCDONOUGH

Personality

personality

Incoming state Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins has indicated that she intends to keep the “millionaire’s” tax in place.

Policy

The “millionaire’s tax” may become permanent. Here’s what that means

A tax surcharge for high earners is set to expire by 2020, but a new state Senate may extend it permanently.

By ANNIE MCDONOUGH

Policy

policy

New York State

New York’s deep field of potential presidential candidates in 2020

It might be another New Yorker vs. New Yorker contest.

By ANNIE MCDONOUGH

News & Politics

article

New York City

Gale Brewer: The matriarch of Manhattan

Brewer has mentored thousands of aspiring politicos. Here are a few that went on to bigger things.

By ANNIE MCDONOUGH

News & Politics

article

Protesters carry anti-Amazon posters during a rally opposing the Amazon headquarters getting subsidies to locate in Long Island City.

Policy

How opponents of the Amazon deal could stop it

State and city lawmakers who want to thwart the governor’s and mayor’s plans have a few weapons in their arsenal.

By ANNIE MCDONOUGH

Policy

policy

Chuck Schumer’s connections to Facebook have been scrutinized.

Technology

Chuck Schumer’s tech-friendly ties

The senator’s relationship to Facebook is scrutinized by The New York Times.

By ANNIE MCDONOUGH

Policy

policy

Policy

Does the program New York is using to lure Amazon actually work?

New York is offering Amazon up to $1.2 billion in Excelsior tax credits – here’s what that means.

By ANNIE MCDONOUGH

Policy

policy

New York City

The mystery tax breaks bringing Amazon to LIC

New York has an incentives package for Amazon, but taxpayers may never know what’s in it.

By ANNIE MCDONOUGH

News & Politics

article

Annie McDonough