Bill de Blasio
Policy
Carvalho's out. So who might de Blasio look to next?
While the de Blasio administration enters its fourth month of looking for someone to succeed New York City Schools Chancellor Carmen Fariña, here is a list of the people who have been floated publicly as potential candidates for the position.
Education
Policy
Alberto Carvalho, the man who upended NYC school politics
Alberto Carvalho, the superintendent of Miami-Dade County Public Schools in Florida who was named New York City’s next schools chancellor, shocked the people of Miami and New York City when he publicly declined the job during a televised school board hearing on Thursday.
Immigration
Policy
Immigrant advocates assail Jennings v. Rodriguez ruling
A Supreme Court ruling in Jennings v. Rodriguez is a blow to immigrant rights groups in New York.
Policy
Health care officials offer diagnoses for New York's funding challenges
Assemblyman Richard Gottfried, Health + Hospitals' Mitchell Katz and New York City Councilwoman Carlina Rivera offer diagnoses for New York's health funding challenges.
Policy
Teachers union braces for Supreme Court labor ruling
If in Janus v. AFSCME the Supreme Court rules that teachers are not required to pay for its services, the union is likely to shed members and money – a war chest that has allowed UFT to be a major player in New York politics and to secure robust benefits for its members.
New York City
Policy
Exclusive: NYC Council to consider bills to combat opioid epidemic
New legislation to be considered by the New York City Council would make citizens first responders in addressing the intensifying opioid crisis.
Policy
The fantasy of the fiscal plan for Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico goes from the short-term strategy of the year-by-year budgets to 5- to 10-year fiscal plans. And none of the exercises improves the fiscal and economic quagmire
Policy
To combat cybersecurity threats, experts point to internal vulnerabilities
The cybersecurity field is facing new challenges as threats become more sophisticated and connectivity spreads throughout different government organizations and industries. To combat the threats, experts point to internal vulnerabilities.
New York City
Policy
NYC tech commissioner teases human-centered design in first speech
Samir Saini spoke at City & State’s Digital NY Summit & Awards.
New York City
Policy
NYC looks to San Francisco as a model for universal health care
New York City officials are looking at implementing single-payer health care, although the model they're looking at is San Francisco, which enacted a program that is actually neither a single-payer system nor health insurance but rather universal access to health care.
New York State
Policy
NY Medicaid Director Jason Helgerson’s legacy of reform
The state program now spends less and focuses more on outcomes.
Policy
Caucus Weekend 2018
Caucus weekend 2018: Previewing the New York State Black, Puerto Rican, Hispanic and Asian Legislative Caucus' annual gathering.
Policy
Passing the torch on criminal justice reform
New York officials have renewed their efforts to reform the state’s criminal justice system in recent years, including raising the age of criminal responsibility to 18 and targeting bail procedures that many have criticized as unfair. These issues mark the latest battles in broader struggle over criminal justice policies that goes back at least as far as the fight over the Rockefeller drug laws.
Andrew Cuomo
Policy
Following the MTA's lead on MWBEs
New York City and New York state have set 30 percent goals for minority- and women-owned business enterprises, or MWBEs. To reach those goals, one model is the mentorship programs at the New York City School Construction Authority and the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, which help MWBEs obtain contracts so they can gain experience and continue growing.
New York City
Policy
How New York is addressing sexual harassment
Politicians at every level of government are responding to #MeToo
Policy
New York State
Your guide to the 2018 state legislative session
Previewing the 2018 Albany state legislative session
Energy & Environment
Policy
Petro politics
New York criticized the federal offshore drilling plan, but does the Atlantic even have any oil reserves?
Health Care (Archived)
Policy
On life support
Here is a rundown of health programs in New York that have been on the chopping block, from the state's health insurance exchange and its Basic Health Program to Medicaid, hospital payments and more.
Policy
Andrew Cuomo
The governor's MTA
A series on who runs the Metropolitan Transportation Authority.
Donald Trump
Policy