New York State
Politics
Will the state Legislature actually go virtual?
Lawmakers in Albany have authorized remote voting, but the Legislature has yet to really take advantage of the practice.
New York State
Policy
Suburban golf courses remain open, despite COVID-19
New York has banned basketball, but it allows golfing.
Andrew Cuomo
Policy
How New York changed its bail law
State lawmakers avoided major changes to the 2019 bail legislation, but they did add more bail-eligible offenses in the state budget.
Labor
Policy
Front-line workers hope newfound respect leads to better conditions
Labor unions are determined to make sure employers don’t forget essential workers’ sacrifices.
New York City
Politics
Coronavirus pandemic worsens and the state passes a late budget
Rounding up the week’s political news.
Budget
Policy
Medicaid cuts make the state budget, with some tweaks
To protect New York’s access to federal aid, those cuts could be delayed.
New York State
Politics
Where things landed in the New York state budget
A lot is at stake with bail reform, public school funding, Medicaid and other key issues.
Budget
Policy
Slight uptick in state school aid
New York State budget deal may cause NYC, other districts to tighten their belts
New York State
Policy
Cuomo orders redistribution of critical medical supplies
Says state will ‘share,’ not ‘seize’ ventilators, with compensation or replacement later
Budget
Policy
How legislators lost control of the budget
Even before the coronavirus, Stewart-Cousins and Heastie were losing ground to the governor.
Andrew Cuomo
Personality
Cuomo’s PowerPoints are all of us right now
Slideshows captioned for the coronavirus era.
Interviews & Profiles
Personality
‘We intend to continue to do our work’
A Q&A with state Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins
Nonprofits
NYN Media
Leader to Leader: Colvin Grannum
A Q&A with the president of Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation.
Labor
Personality
The importance of low-wage workers during a pandemic
RWDSU President Stuart Appelbaum talks about the challenges his members face as they perform essential work.
Opinion
Opinion
Conservative amateur sleuths deny New York hospital crisis
Apparently, you can tell how many ICU beds are open from across the street.
Budget
Policy
Why recreational marijuana legalization won’t be in the state budget
The coronavirus crisis has a lot to do with it.
Transportation
Personality
NYC transit union boss: “We are heroes”
TWU Local 100’s Tony Utano said the coronavirus pandemic makes it clear that mass transit workers should be celebrated.
New York City
Politics