Labor
Policy
State lawmakers look to improve pensions to attract public sector workers
Complaints are rampant about the Tier 6 pension level, which some believe make working for the state less appealing.
Labor
Politics
Health care unions in New York are fighting back for better pay
After the COVID-19 pandemic, doctors and nurses have been striking in greater numbers.
Interviews & Profiles
Personality
Helping freelancers with taxes and bolstering rights in the workplace
A Q&A with Vilda Vera Mayuga, commissioner of the New York City Department of Consumer and Worker Protection.
Interviews & Profiles
Personality
Restoring education cuts is critical for career and technical education
A Q&A with Shelley Mayer, chair of the state Senate Education Committee.
Interviews & Profiles
Personality
Stacey Pheffer Amato would like to get New York retirees a COLA
A Q&A with the chair of the Assembly Governmental Employees Committee.
Interviews & Profiles
Personality
Robert Jackson says ‘Tier 6 sucks.’ Here’s how he’d fix state pensions.
A Q&A with the chair of the state Senate Civil Service and Pensions Committee.
Interviews & Profiles
Personality
How the Hochul administration wants to help workers this year
A Q&A with state Labor Commissioner Roberta Reardon.
Interviews & Profiles
Personality
For workers facing extreme stress, injury or a temporary disability, Harry Bronson’s got a bill for it.
A Q&A with the new chair of the Assembly Labor Committee.
Interviews & Profiles
Personality
State Sen. Jessica Ramos is moving forward with her 2024 labor agenda
Temporary disability insurance, adapting to extreme heat, tackling wage theft and more.
New York State
Opinion
Opinion: To confront the senior care staffing crisis, invest in what works
How proven models create equitable career paths for young people and grow the healthcare workforce
Policy
Policy
Parents concerned about addictive social media have the ear of Tish James
The New York attorney general is turning her attention to Big Tech – pushing legislation to give her office the power to crack down on algorithms targeting kids.
Heard Around Town
Politics
George Santos: ‘I’m working on a movie – a documentary – and also a reality TV show’
Possibly fictitious updates from Long Island’s former Congress member.
Nonprofits
NYN Media
How nonprofits benefit from Donor Advised Funds
With giving on a slow-down going into 2024, Sam Marks of FJC weighs in on how nonprofits can stay creative while attracting long-term investors
Albany Agenda
Politics
Upstate New York Senate ‘primary’ is over before it even starts
A local Democratic Party official was waiting in the wings just in case state Sen. James Skoufis decided to run for higher office.
Nonprofits
NYN Media
Fighting to save the state’s Health Home program
Matthew Lesieur, executive director of iHealth, discusses how the coalition of twenty-one community-based organizations providing specialized care management services is taking action.
New York City
Policy
NYC Education Department taken to task over class size law
The City Council wants to see working group recommendations implemented to help student outcomes.
Albany Agenda
Politics
New York officially creates state body to study reparations
The State’s Commission to Study Reparations And Racial Justice will deliver a report with its findings to the governor and state Legislature next year.
Nonprofits
NYN Media
New York Nonprofit Media’s 2024 Nonprofit BoardCon focuses on best practices
Key issues discussed at the event included board responsibilities, deepening engagement and diversity and inclusion.
New York City Council
Policy