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Crooked politicians, a deadly limo crash and Bloomberg’s back to blue

Crooked politicians, a deadly limo crash and Michael Bloomberg’s back to being a Democrat in This Week's Headlines.

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Odd ballot lines flourish with New York’s system of fusion voting

It’s not just the Working Families Party. Your ballot is likely to include at least one odd-sounding party.

New York City

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New name for top NYC fundraising firm

Nashban Mansur, who has consulted for some big names in New York City politics, is now Culver Place Strategies and fully LGBT owned.

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The WFP is still challenging Democrats in eight legislative races

The Working Families Party have endorsed candidates who are competing against Democrats, though most are not campaigning.

New York State

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Molinaro’s voting record

GOP candidate for governor Marc Molinaro claims to be a moderate. Did he vote that way in Albany?

Health Care

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Which corporations get to sponsor WNYC? It’s not so black and white.

Which corporations get to air their messages on WNYC? New York Public Radio President and CEO Laura Walker says it's not a simple process.

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Lessons of the 1918 gubernatorial election

What Cuomo and Molinaro can learn from Al Smith’s victory a century ago.

New York City

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Trump’s inheritance, Kavanaugh's appointment and WFP for Cuomo

Donald Trump’s inheritance, Brett Kavanugh's appointment, Barack Obama’s endorsements and the Working Families Party for Andrew Cuomo in This Week's Headlines.

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James calls on GOP rival to release tax returns in attorney general race

New York City Public Advocate Letitia James, the Democratic nominee for state attorney general, called on Republican rival Keith Wofford to make public his tax returns.

New York State

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The NY-19 contest is becoming a race about race

With Rep. John Faso fighting for political survival against Antonio Delgado, the NY-19 contest is becoming a race about race.

Andrew Cuomo

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Cuomo statements that haven’t held up

A series of recent comments by Gov. Andrew Cuomo have been contradicted by reporting.

Donald Trump

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Kavanaugh and Ford speak, Crystal Run scandal, WFP decisions

Brett Kavanaugh and Christine Blasey Ford speak, Crystal Run scandal, and WFP decisions in This Week's Headlines.

Politics

How to run a party machine: A playbook

Following these eight simple rules, Democratic county committee leaders limit participation, consolidate decision-making and maintain control of the party machine.

New York State

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Vulnerable New York Republicans resort to racial campaign ads

Several Republican members of Congress from New York have been accused of racism in their campaign commercials

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Rory Lancman launches bid for Queens district attorney

New York City Councilman Rory Lancman has officially launched his run for Queens district attorney, promising to bring progressive reforms to an office that has been run by the same prosecutor for more than a quarter century.