A timeline of the Chris Collins case

How the former member of Congress became a free man after pleading guilty to insider trading in 2019.

• By Zach Williams
• December 23, 2020

How New York could improve vaccine equity

Members of a new state task force explain what needs to be done to beat COVID-19.

• By Zach Williams
• December 23, 2020

Winners & Losers of 2020

Who had the best and worst time in a year unlike any other.

• By City & State
• December 23, 2020

Putting Cuomo’s small-town police reform praise into perspective

An annotated press release of the governor’s statement on the village of Lowville “reinventing and modernizing” its police department.

• By Rebecca C. Lewis
• December 22, 2020

The 7 top issues facing the 2021 state Legislature

Landmark legislation in the months ahead could help New York recover from the pandemic.

• By Zach Williams
• December 22, 2020

What to expect in the 2021 state legislative session

Will a Democratic supermajority and newly elected left-wing lawmakers shake up Albany?

• By Zach Williams
• December 22, 2020

Wall Street can spare a nickel

New York should reinstate the Stock Transfer Tax

• By Tom Allon
• December 22, 2020

Ideas for a new New York

Experts, advocates and lawmakers on the ambitious policies that could remake New York after the pandemic.

• By Annie McDonough
• December 21, 2020

Isa Puello brings NYC to Albany

• By Destine Manson
• December 14, 2020

Indoor dining on the chopping block while NYC kids return to classrooms

Rounding up the week’s political news.

• By Rebecca C. Lewis and Amanda Luz Henning Santiago
• December 12, 2020

NY Republicans stand behind Trump’s election fraud claims

New York members of Congress, including Lee Zeldin and Elise Stefanik, are among congressional Republicans in support of a Supreme Court case challenging the presidential election results.

• By Destine Manson
• December 11, 2020

Why some upstate cities have high rates of lead poisoning

A soon-to-be-introduced bill could change that.

• By Morley Musick
• December 11, 2020

Reopen New York’s adult day health care programs

Families rely on them to provide necessary care so that primary caregivers can go to work.

• By Peter Slatin
• December 11, 2020

DiNapoli opens up fossil fuel divestment

After years of opposition to fossil fuel divestment, the state comptroller will review and drop the pension fund’s investments in energy companies.

• By Kay Dervishi
• December 9, 2020

A micro-explainer on the state’s economy

How does New York make – and spend – its money?

• By Amanda Luz Henning Santiago
• December 9, 2020

COVID-19 inequality likely to return in second wave

Experts say national changes, including universal health care, needed to address race and income disparities.

• By Amanda Luz Henning Santiago
• December 9, 2020

Education is the next big step for ranked-choice voting

Some lawmakers think the city doesn’t have enough time for voter outreach

• By Rebecca C. Lewis
• December 8, 2020

Nobody votes in local elections. Could moving them to November help?

Elections are scheduled all over the calendar, and lots of New Yorkers don’t even know it.

• By Kay Dervishi
• December 8, 2020

I was a poll worker. I’m not sure NY is ready for ranked-choice voting.

My Election Day side hustle raised some concerns.

• By Jeff Coltin
• December 8, 2020

The top 5 voting reforms that haven’t happened yet in NY

Elections are a mess. Here are some ways to fix them.

• By Rebecca C. Lewis
• December 7, 2020