Policy

Special Reports

Examining the economic impacts of new casinos

Economists say casinos may help rural areas more than city centers.

Gambling

Here are the key dates in New York’s casino licensing timeline

Bidders have an important submission deadline approaching before regulators start their reviews.

Gambling

Breaking down every 2025 New York casino license bid

Who will win one of the state’s three prized full casino licenses downstate?

Immigration

Nassau County deputizes local cops to act as ICE agents

County Executive Bruce Blakeman said 10 detectives would be allowed to act as federal immigration agents under an agreement with the federal government.

Albany Agenda

New law aims to stop red states from prosecuting NY abortion doctors

After a New York doctor was indicted in Louisiana, Gov. Kathy Hochul signed legislation that will keep doctors’ names off of prescriptions for abortion medicine.

Policy

NYC is getting faster at distributing SNAP and cash assistance benefits

More than 80% of people who get food benefits from the city and half of people who get cash assistance were being paid on time during a recent reporting period.

MTA

Trump targets MTA funding

The president’s threats to kill congestion pricing and tie transit funding to immigration enforcement could imperil the Metropolitan Transportation Authority.

Policy

One bill from last session still awaits action from Hochul

Hochul only has one more week to sign or veto the bill – a relatively technical measure related to state reimbursement for a busing program used by yeshivas – before it gets pocket vetoed.

Policy

Environmental advocates recycle campaign against plastic packaging for new session

Activists and plastics producers are back in Albany this week to continue last year’s fight over the Packaging Reduction and Recycling Infrastructure Act and the Bigger Better Bottle Bill.

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Policy

Albany considers multiple approaches to discovery reform

State Sen. Zellnor Myrie and Assembly Member Micah Lasher introduced a bill to help prosecutors comply with the law, while Gov. Kathy Hochul wants to weaken the law’s requirements.

Policy

New York’s ‘mask ban’ wouldn’t actually ban masks

But opponents still worry that it could have a chilling effect on people who wear masks for health or safety reasons.

Policy

Will banning cellphones keep students safe?

Gov. Kathy Hochul suggested that students would be safer in an active shooter situation if they were unable to use their cellphones.

Events

Trump’s executive orders aside, it’s full steam ahead for New York’s sustainable infrastructure projects

Transportation leaders Rick Cotton and Jamie Torres-Springer reiterated their commitment to sustainability and diversity at City and State’s annual infrastructure summit.

Policy

Lina Khan asks NY to outlaw unfair business practices

The outgoing FTC chair wrote a letter to state leaders encouraging them to pass a new law banning “unfair and abusive” business practices.

Budget

Hochul’s FY 2026 budget, by the numbers

The governor proposed a record-high executive budget that includes funding for her affordability agenda

Budget

Hochul’s budget to extend millionaire’s tax, but leaves MTA funding question open

The governor is set to propose a $252 billion state budget as she pushes an affordability agenda

Policy

Congestion pricing shows early signs of reducing traffic

Improvements in commuting times were largely seen on bridges and tunnels entering the core of Manhattan.