Governor Cuomo and State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli deliver an update on the state revenues in 2019.
Policy
Cuomo’s timing with the state comptroller
DiNapoli’s state financial update could put lawmakers on the spot.
By ZACH WILLIAMS
Policy
policy
Amid coronavirus fears, New York State politicians remain in Albany.
New York State
Would lawmakers leave Albany early because of coronavirus?
Officials say they have no plans to revise the session calendar.
By ZACH WILLIAMS
News & Politics
article
The outside of a prison.
Criminal Justice
The backlash to the cash bail backlash
Criminal justice activists are mounting a counter-attack in Albany.
By ZACH WILLIAMS
Policy
policy
New York State Assemblywoman Yuh-Line Niou.
News & Politics
The community hit by coronavirus outbreak in more ways than one
Asian American politicians speak out against attacks and stereotypes.
By ZACH WILLIAMS
News & Politics
article
Governor Cuomo and Nassau County Executive Laura Curran bump elbows instead of shaking hans at the coronavirus briefing on March 5th.
Health Care
Can legislators make coronavirus work for them?
The outbreak has drawn attention to income inequality and health care access.
By ZACH WILLIAMS
Policy
policy
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo signing coronavirus legislation on March 3rd.
Health Care
Andrew Cuomo: Master of disaster
The governor has rallied state government, lawmakers and the media to his cause.
By ZACH WILLIAMS
Policy
policy
Secretary to the Governor Melissa DeRosa and Governor Cuomo at a 2019 press conference in the Capitol.
Interviews & Profiles
Democrats’ generational divide on gestational surrogacy
Melissa DeRosa says some older lawmakers just don’t get the young people.
By ZACH WILLIAMS
Personality
personality
Governor Cuomo and state Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins at the Coronavirus legislation signing on March 3rd.
Health Care
A new paid sick leave plan for coronavirus
Cuomo expands his proposal in response to the public health threat.
By ZACH WILLIAMS
Policy
policy
Richard Gottfried
Interviews & Profiles
The fight to regulate pharmacy benefit managers
Democrats say it’s a practical way to get prescription drug costs under control.
By ZACH WILLIAMS
Personality
personality
Assembly Judiciary Committee Chair Jeffrey Dinowitz.
Ethics
Will lawmakers cede control in order to clean up Albany?
Reformers want the judiciary to make more appointments on a proposed state ethics commission.
By ZACH WILLIAMS
Policy
policy
Zach Williams
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