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The inside story of the fight against Hector LaSalle
How a socialist organizer, public defenders, union leaders and abortion rights activists worked together to oppose Gov. Kathy Hochul’s chief judge nominee.
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‘There’s total paralysis.’ With NY’s chief judge vacancy, courts are stagnant
Until the Court of Appeals gets a permanent chief judge, many initiatives remain on ice, and the judicial branch is in a “holding pattern.”
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Signature Bank falls and lawmakers rebuff Hochul’s budget proposal
Rounding up the week’s political news.
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Who’s calling for Juan Ardila to resign?
After facing allegations of sexual assault, the Queens Assembly member is facing mounting pressue from fellow Democrats to resign.
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Speaker Adams pushes back on the mayor: Close Rikers by 2027
But the speaker didn’t offer any specifics of how the city would reach that goal.
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Carpenters’ super PAC plans to spend half a million dollars on 2023 City Council primaries
Al Taylor is likely to get support in his primary challenge to Kristin Richardson Jordan.
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Eric Adams keeps creating new offices
From child care to rats, if you’ve got a problem, the mayor of New York City has a job to tackle it.
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Why can’t the City Council get the NYPD to show up at a hearing?
Several lawmakers have called for the City Council to use its subpoena power to compel the NYPD to testify following their no-show at a recent hearing.
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Cuomo campaign has lots of money in Signature Bank
The former governor shouldn’t expect to lose any money though, even though the bank was taken over by the state of New York.
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New plan for asylum-seekers, restraints in schools and a possible Trump indictment
Rounding up the week’s political news.
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The City Hall steps are closing for renovation
Visitors to the center of New York City government will have to enter through a side door for the next year.
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Brooklyn Dems sued for breaking office lease
The party said it couldn’t pay because of the pandemic. Its landlord says the party owes $82,000.
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How different will the new NY chief judge shortlist be from the last one?
In the saga of choosing a leader of the state’s court system, the Commission on Judicial Nomination will have to again send finalists to the governor. The question is whether they will shake things up.
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Schumer backs bipartisan rail safety legislation during stop in Syracuse
The senate majority leader announced his support for the measure on Monday, a month after a train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, released toxic chemicals into the area.
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Settlement for George Floyd protesters, the fate of outdoor dining and Ida victims uprooted
Rounding up the week’s political news.
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Called back for One Last Job
Robert Megna is not the only veteran to get back in the action to serve New York.
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Adams, de Blasio send off Sally Goldenberg from Room 9
The Politico New York reporter, the de facto dean of the City Hall press corps, is moving on to national coverage.
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Lori Lightfoot lost reelection. Should Eric Adams be worried?
The mayor of New York City is – for now – in a safe position ahead of 2025.
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Ed Cox: Just Trumpy enough for the NY GOP?
The former state Republican Party chair seems to be angling for a comeback.
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