Kemp Hannon

2018 general elections: The too-close-to-call list

The New York races for House and state Senate that are still up in the air.

  • By Rebecca C. Lewis

New York State

State Senate general election results 2018

Democrats have won enough seats to secure single-party rule in New York.

  • By Rebecca C. Lewis and Jonathan Lentz

Kemp Hannon

How state Senate control will alter health policy

From single-payer to marijuana, top senators on the health committee discuss their top priorities.

  • By Jordan Laird and Jonathan Lentz

Kemp Hannon

Making New York City a primary care town

Visits to primary care providers are down. What would New York policymakers do to revitalize primary health care?

  • By Annie McDonough

Long Island

Will the blue wave obliterate the Long Island Nine?

If the Democrats want to retake the state Senate, they may need to undo decades of GOP control on the island.

  • By Rebecca C. Lewis

Todd Kaminsky

The Long Island Nine

Long Island has nine seats in the state Senate, often unimaginatively referred to as the “Long Island Nine.” They constitute a powerful voting bloc in the chamber

  • By City & State