Budget
Policy
Hochul’s budget to extend millionaire’s tax, but leaves MTA funding question open
The governor is set to propose a $252 billion state budget as she pushes an affordability agenda
Opinion
Opinion
Opinion: Inspector generals are at risk under another Trump administration
The president-elect has made it clear that the role of these independent watchdogs should be served by loyalists.
Personality
Personality
Will Barclay wants to work with Hochul to make New York affordable
An interview with the top Republican in the Assembly.
Energy & Environment
Politics
BPHA caucus joins chorus of supporters for 15 gigawatts of public renewables
The influential caucus sent a letter to the governor and the New York Power Authority endorsing advocates’ demand to build 15 gigawatts of renewable energy by 2030.
Policy
Policy
Legislators seek greater loan forgiveness for prosecutors, public defenders
A bipartisan group of lawmakers sent a letter to Gov. Kathy Hochul asking for additional $4 million in the budget for a program to assist public service lawyers.
Personality
Personality
Meet the 2025 class of new state lawmakers
Two dozen electeds are joining the state Legislature in Albany.
Opinion
Opinion
Opinion: New York needs mental health clubhouses, not just involuntary commitment
Seizing on New York state’s opportunity to support people living with serious mental illness will make all New Yorkers safer.
Heard Around Town
Politics
Senate Dems’ campaign arm names new director
Kaylee May will now lead the Democratic Senate Campaign Committee.
Opinion
Opinion
Opinion: An indictment of the sad state of New York government
The former U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York makes the case for real government reforms.
NYPD
Policy
New bill would seal unproven complaints against officers
Would this be a Clean Slate Act for cops?
Policy
Policy
Brisport skeptical of Hochul’s universal child care pledge
State Sen. Jabari Brisport, who has championed universal child care in the state Legislature, said he’ll believe Hochul’s commitment to the policy when he sees it.
News & Politics
Politics
Hochul’s soft launch for reelection
The governor’s State of the State speech laid out a vision of affordability and safety that felt like it could be a stump speech.
New York State
Policy
Breaking down Hochul’s State of the State
The governor laid out the broad strokes of her agenda for the year in her annual speech and a nearly 150-page policy book.
Transportation
Policy
Transit advocates back bill to encourage alternatives to highway expansion projects
The Get Around NY Act would aim to reduce total vehicle miles traveled by 20% by 2050.
Transportation
Opinion
Opinion: Affordable transit makes New York more affordable
Proposals to improve transit for families and low-income New Yorkers
Albany Agenda
Policy
Senate to pass voting rights bills today
Although legislative leaders previously said that their top priority was affordability, the Senate is sticking with tradition by passing election reform bills first.
Power Lists
Power Lists
The 2025 Political Consultants Power 100
The top operatives winning electoral and issue campaigns across New York.
News & Politics
Politics
Suburban Republicans mostly quiet after meeting with Trump on taxes
Republicans still can't agree on how much to lift the SALT cap.
Nonprofits
NYN Media
Opinion: Orthodox Jewish voters are not monolithic
Here’s what politicians need to know about a growing demographic that takes elections and politics very seriously.
Criminal Justice
Politics