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Senate Dem conference promotes two staffers to top leadership positions
Dorothy Powell has been named counsel to the Senate majority – replacing Eric Katz, who left to work on Steve Cohen’s casino plan.
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For Maury Litwack, beating Bowman is just the beginning
The head of the Teach Coalition helped mobilize Jewish voters in Westchester to defeat Rep. Jamaal Bowman.
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Expanding summer youth programming and keeping young people busy
An interview with Department of Youth and Community Development Commissioner Keith Howard.
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Expanding summer youth programming and keeping young people busy
An interview with Department of Youth and Community Development Commissioner Keith Howard.
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New York voters are getting creative with their write-in candidates
Sometimes democracy means you prefer a cartoon character to the options on the ballot.
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Brad Lander is running against Eric Adams while serving as a watchdog. Is that a conflict of interest?
The comptroller has released multiple audits of the mayor’s programs and contracts.
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Will Harris and Trump’s running mate picks shake up competitive House races?
Democrats are enthusiastic about Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, while Republicans see JD Vance as a distraction.
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NYSUT leader Melinda Person on the changing role of public schools
The president of the state’s largest teachers union is optimistic about the future of school funding.
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Hochul appoints first Muslim affairs liaison
Mamadou Siré Bah will serve as the Hochul administration’s first-ever director of Muslim American affairs, as the governor seeks to repair her relationship with Muslim New Yorkers.
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Republican education activist Yiatin Chu aims to unseat state Sen. Toby Ann Stavisky
Chu plans to draw on Asian voters’ dissatisfaction with Democrats’ education policies and criminal justice reforms.
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Who might run for Manhattan borough president in 2025?
As Mark Levine looks to the comptroller’s seat, the Manhattan borough president’s office could open up to City Council Member Keith Powers, state Sen. Brad Hoylman-Sigal and more.
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NY Sun Works celebrates 20 years of climate education and hydroponic farming
The science education nonprofit continues to grow after two decades of success.
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Lander and advocates lobby Hochul to sign climate change superfund bill
State legislators already passed the bill, which would require top polluters to foot the bill for climate change remediation projects, but Hochul has not yet said whether she will sign it.
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Kamala Harris VP pick sparks war of words between Jay Jacobs and Bruce Blakeman
Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman and Nassau County Democratic Party Chair Jay Jacobs issued dueling statements after Blakeman accused Vice President Kamala Harris of antisemitism.
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Opinion: There’s an even better way for MacKenzie Scott to give her money away
Here’s how to resist the weakness of the will that lead to risks.
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GOP tried to recruit Albany DA David Soares
Soares lost the Democratic primary to a progressive challenger but is now running an independent write-in campaign.
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Congestion pricing is indefinitely ‘on pause.’ NYC doesn’t have a backup plan to meet climate goals.
“We are certainly not waiting on congestion pricing,” Deputy Mayor Meera Joshi said, of the city’s emissions reductions efforts.
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