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State senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins.

Policy

A taxing strategy for moderate Senate Democrats

Activists, union leaders and fellow lawmakers are using carrots and sticks in pursuit of tax increases on the wealthy.

By ZACH WILLIAMS

Policy

policy

Michael Bloomberg with Donald and Melania Trump in 2001.

Personality

Who said it – Bloomberg or Trump?

Take our quiz: Can you tell which billionaire made these demeaning remarks?

By ZACH WILLIAMS

Personality

personality

Campaigns & Elections

The Bloomberg campaign hits Caucus Weekend

The presidential contender’s supporters made his case at the popular conference in Albany.

By ZACH WILLIAMS

News & Politics

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Governor Cuomo at the National Governors Association Conference in February.

New York State

Why Cuomo’s approach to politics doesn’t work with Trump

The governor has not had a lot to show for his White House meetings with the president.

By ZACH WILLIAMS

News & Politics

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Assemblywoman Latrice Walker of Brooklyn speaks at a Feb. 12 rally in the state Capitol where lawmakers and activists criticized a proposal by Senate Democrats to change recently-enacted criminal justice reforms.

New York State

Why the state Senate and Assembly are split on bail reform

Competing incentives for the different Democratic conferences.

By ZACH WILLIAMS

News & Politics

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Criminal Justice

The Democrats working to reform bail reform

A working group of state senators is under pressure to rethink criminal justice – again – or risk electoral defeat.

By ZACH WILLIAMS

Policy

policy

The statewide plastic bag ban will take effect on March 1.

Energy & Environment

Everyone’s got a problem with the plastic bag ban

Environmentalists say new rules are too permissive and the plastics industry says they are too restrictive.

By ZACH WILLIAMS

Policy

policy

State Department of Environmental Conservation Commissioner Basil Seggos in his office in Albany.

Interviews & Profiles

The man tasked with saving the world – or at least New York

DEC chief Basil Seggos has a lot on his agenda, from plastic bags to climate change.

By ZACH WILLIAMS

Personality

personality

Companies are spending lots of money lobbying New York politicians on pot.

Policy

Marijuana companies spend big on lobbying amid a slumping pot market

Here’s who’s still spending a lot to legalize pot in New York.

By ZACH WILLIAMS

Policy

policy

Screenshots from the bail reform facebook group.

News & Politics

Political extremists have found a home on this GOP-backed Facebook group

Far-right comments crop up among the 160,000 members of Repeal Bail Reform.

By ZACH WILLIAMS

News & Politics

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Zach Williams