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Bronx DA challenger gets more money from out of state family than borough residents
Progressive Tess Cohen is challenging the incumbent Bronx District Attorney Darcel Clark.
Immigration
Appeals court considers arguments for non-citizen voting
Immigrant advocates hope the appellate court will overturn a judge’s ruling that blocked legal permanent residents from voting in local elections.
Campaign Confidential
Could a white guy win in a City Council district meant to unite Asian voters?
Neither Republican candidate in New York City Council District 43, Vito LaBella and Ying Tan, live within its borders.
Campaign Confidential
Yusef Salaam doesn’t know the City Council. He says that’s a good thing.
A Q&A with the newcomer to local politics, who’s running for a Harlem council seat against two experienced elected officials.
Campaign Confidential
Women of color running for mayor in Westchester’s biggest cities
“You develop an instant kinship” among candidates in Yonkers, New Rochelle and Mount Vernon.
Campaign Confidential
Carpenters union calls out a Bronx party switcher, and other super PACs start spending
Independent expenditure committees are getting active in the 2023 New York City Council primaries.
Campaign Confidential
How legislators changed election law, from busier ballots to early payouts
Lawmakers made a ton of changes in the final days of the legislative session – and now some local elections might be moved.
Housing
Inez Dickens has moved to evict at least 17 people. One endorsed her.
The Harlem City Council candidate falsely claimed she had only started one eviction during an NY1 debate.
Campaign Confidential
Fightin’ in Brighton (Beach): Inna Vernikov questions Ari Kagan’s GOP credentials
The two New York City Council Republicans are supporting primary challenges against each other.
Campaigns & Elections
Jan. 6 rioter and George Santos ally Tina Forte says she’ll challenge AOC again
The Republican who lost in a landslide to Alexandria-Ocasio-Cortez in 2022 intends to run in 2024.
Campaign Confidential
Source of New Rochelle mayoral candidate’s contributions revealed as local real estate executives
The Westchester County Democratic Committee initially didn’t disclose its donations, leading to a monetary mystery.
Campaign Confidential
Will Keith Wright pick the right City Council candidate in Harlem?
As the Manhattan Democratic Party leader faces his own reelection, a win by Yusef Salaam could prove Wright’s power after a string of losses.
Campaigns & Elections
Appellate court hears arguments in case that could throw out congressional maps again
The case could open the door for the Independent Redistricting Commission and legislature to redraw congressional district maps (again) ahead of next year’s elections.
Campaign Confidential
Hiram Monserrate is off the ballot, but REBNY’s PAC is spending on Francisco Moya
Jobs for New York? More like Jobs for New York consultants.
Opinion
Opinion: New York City should move its municipal elections to even-numbered years
The shift is the easiest way to increase voting for key city offices
Campaign Confidential
The super PAC fundraising for George Santos’ could-be opponents
The emails may have Anna Kaplan’s name on them, but American Bridge PAC said she didn’t know about their outreach.
Campaign Confidential
Most interesting 2023 New York City Council primary races to watch
From a rare open seat in Harlem to a new Asian-majority seat in Brooklyn, election night on June 27 will have some fireworks.
2023 session wrap-up
40 government reform groups decry proposed tweaks to NY campaign finance law
In a letter to legislative leaders, the watchdogs said the changes undermine the much celebrated campaign finance reforms passed in 2019.
Campaign Confidential
City Council Member Ari Kagan’s website was taken over by porn for two years
It’s a dead link now, but for a while it was a risky click.
Campaign Confidential
Why super PACs may have even more influence in City Council primaries
And other things to know from the latest campaign finance filings.
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