Budget
Personality
Why Democratic state lawmakers are pushing to tax the rich
State Sen. Alessandra Biaggi wants higher taxes on the rich, health insurance for airport workers and an expansion of absentee balloting.
New York City
Personality
NYC census outreach is paying off
A Q&A with New York City census director Julie Menin on putting more resources into phone banks and digital ads to reach New Yorkers.
Personality
Personality
Gustavo Rivera on coronavirus and Cuomo
The state senator warns of overreach as Cuomo pushes to pass an early budget.
Personality
Personality
Vote: Who’s got the best beard in Albany?
Seven well-groomed lawmakers. Only one will make the cut.
New York City
Personality
Can Donovan Richards find himself?
Queens is both a machine stronghold and the most progressive place on the planet. The borough president hopeful thinks he can have it all.
Interviews & Profiles
Personality
Vanessa Gibson wants the be the Bronx’s first black BP
And the city councilwoman has been practicing her Spanish for 2021.
Personality
Two peas in a pod
Chirlane McCray and Hillary Clinton: First ladies who have more in common than you might think.
New York City
Personality
Political powerhouses and their famous roommates
We know these New York leaders. But we don’t know them like their roommates.
New York State
Personality
A blunt conversation with Cuomo’s pot czar
Norman Birenbaum has been heading up the governor’s efforts to legalize marijuana.
Personality
Personality
Savino isn’t giving up on weed
The ex-IDC member on the most controversial issues in health care.
Interviews & Profiles
Personality
Democrats’ generational divide on gestational surrogacy
Melissa DeRosa says some older lawmakers just don’t get the young people.
Personality
Personality
The fight to regulate pharmacy benefit managers
Democrats say it’s a practical way to get prescription drug costs under control.
New York City
Personality
The council hospitals chair is confident NYC can handle coronavirus
Carlina Rivera weighs in on the virus, Health + Hospitals and Medicare for All.
MTA
Personality
Meet New York City’s new Train Foster Mom
Sarah Feinberg has been tapped as the interim transit chief.
Campaigns & Elections
Personality
Tahanie Aboushi wants to transform the Manhattan DA’s office
The Manhattan district attorney candidate spoke to City & State about her experience with the justice system, her progressive platform and the incumbent, Cy Vance.
Bill de Blasio
Personality