Lawmakers have been vigilant about pursuing recreational marijuana legalization.
Policy
Has marijuana legalization fallen out of the state budget?
Cuomo has doubts, but lawmakers say they are not giving up.
By ZACH WILLIAMS
Policy
policy
State Sen. Jessica Ramos.
Interviews & Profiles
The blue-collar case for congestion pricing
State Sen. Jessica Ramos says investing in public transit is a labor issue.
By ZACH WILLIAMS
Personality
personality
Former senate majority leader John Flanagan, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie, and Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins.
New York State
Making sense of the legislative pecking order
The Assembly and state Senate are filled with leaders, but what do their titles mean?
By ZACH WILLIAMS
News & Politics
article
News & Politics
Legislative leadership positions: A glossary
There are a lot of them, but the posts do mean something.
By ZACH WILLIAMS
News & Politics
article
A busy New York City doctor's office.
Personality
Gottfried and Rivera make the case for single-payer health care
The two lawmakers have yet to convince Gov. Andrew Cuomo, though
By ZACH WILLIAMS
Personality
personality
Gov. Andrew Cuomo has launched a “No Tax Cap – No Deal” campaign to make the property tax cap permanent in the state.
New York State
The $25 billion question
New York's 2 percent property tax cap is popular, but is it good policy?
By ZACH WILLIAMS
News & Politics
article
ew York Assemblyman Richard Gottfried.
Health Care
Is it finally Richard Gottfried’s year for single-payer?
The Manhattan Democrat has been pushing a bill over a quarter century.
By ZACH WILLIAMS
Policy
policy
Monica Martinez.
Interviews & Profiles
Monica Martinez, state Senate centrist
The new Democrat’s politics aren’t a huge shift from Long Island’s Republican past.
By ZACH WILLIAMS
Personality
personality
Photographs of Kalief Browder and Christopher Robinson — who both died as a result of alleged official misconduct related to Rikers Island Prison — are held up at a protest against police brutality.
Criminal Justice
Ending the ‘Stone Age’ of criminal justice
Lawmakers fight for the New Yorkers lost in the system.
By ZACH WILLIAMS
Policy
policy
Broken piggy bank.
Interviews & Profiles
Lawmakers lash out at Cuomo’s education funding plans
The governor’s proposals on Foundation Aid, school equity draw criticism.
By ZACH WILLIAMS
Personality
personality
Zach Williams
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