New York State
How Heastie and Stewart-Cousins compare to the cartoon ‘Wonder Twins’
The Assembly speaker says their legislative relationship is like that of a fictional 1970s-era superhero duo.
New York State
The demise of ‘three men in a room’
These days, Andrea Stewart-Cousins says everyone gets a seat at the table.
New York State
New room, new rules
Three men in a room once ruled with an iron fist. Heastie and Stewart-Cousins are trying something different.
New York City
Can Michael Gianaris lead the revolution?
Or is Joe Crowley’s old pal just along for the ride?
New York State
Turncoat turns back: Simcha Felder joins Democratic state Senate majority
Letting state Sen. Simcha Felder into the Democratic state Senate conference has advantages for the Democrats as well as Felder, and his key votes issues – like driver’s licenses for undocumented immigrants – helped pave the way.
New York State
Swing voters still exist, and matter, in the state Senate
A review of legislative votes and interviews with lawmakers shows that the size of the Democrats’ majority has allowed a few different strains of legislators to position themselves as swing voters throughout the session.
New York State
Immigrants’ breakthrough year in Albany
State lawmakers passed a backlog of high-profile bills this year.
Andrew Cuomo
Who needs Andrew Cuomo?
In recent weeks, Democratic lawmakers showed Gov. Andrew Cuomo does not dominate Albany like he used to.
New York State
What’s going on with marijuana legalization?
Full legalization of recreational marijuana this year may go up in smoke, but the state could still pass some blunted reforms in the meantime, as bills to decriminalize smoking in public and expanding the medical marijuana program were just introduced.
New York State
Revitalizing rent regs and ending vaccine exemptions
John Stewart spoke on behalf of 9/11 first responders, rent regulations were revitalized, an end has come to religious vaccine exemptions, the Uber cap has been extended — and more in this week's headlines.
New York
Lawmakers strike sweeping deal on rent regulations
New York state lawmaker announced a sweeping deal on rent regulations that strengthen tenant protections in New York City and neighboring areas, make the laws permanent and expand them upstate.
New York City
Wrangling over rent laws, marijuana in doubt and de Blasio’s endorsements
Rounding up the week’s political news.
New York State
Will New York enact climate laws before it’s too late?
Nearly every Democratic state senator and about 60 members of the Assembly have signed on to sponsor the Climate and Community Protect Act, but supporters have to overcome concerns from business groups and Gov. Andrew Cuomo.
Andrew Cuomo
Cuomo, lawmakers reach $175.5 billion budget deal
Gov. Andrew Cuomo and state lawmakers have reached a $175.5 billion budget deal that includes congestion pricing, a permanent cap on local property tax increases, bail reform and a plan for publicly-financed political campaigns.
New York State
New York law lets sexual harassers off the hook
Despite attempts to curtail harassment in the work place proving that you work in a hostile work environment can be difficult and as a result lets a lot of sexual harassers off the hook. But young lawmakers like state Senator Alessandra Biaggi are trying to change that.
New York State
Has marijuana legalization fallen out of the state budget?
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said he'd "try like heck" to legalize recreational marijuana in the upcoming state budget, but it's starting to look doubtful that he's putting in the energy to push legalization forward.
New York State
Making sense of the legislative pecking order
Here's what you need to know about the multiple legislative positions in New York.
New York City
The history of women’s representation in New York
From suffragettes to Congress, a timeline of women in New York politics.
congestion pricing
De Blasio endorsed congestion pricing. Now what?
Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Mayor Bill de Blasio are finally aligned on congestion pricing, but a few unanswered questions remain for congestion pricing’s future.
Andrew Cuomo
Cuomo clashes with Stewart-Cousins over HQ2
Tensions have risen between Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Democratic state Senators, and withdrawing the nomination of state Sen. Michael Gianaris to the Public Authorities Control Board has added fuel to the fire.
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