Budget
Policy
Cuomo, Legislature agree on $212B state budget
State lawmakers scored major victories on taxes, education funding and aid for undocumented immigrants.
New York State
Politics
The messy, last-minute changes to the ‘excluded workers’ fund
Charged state budget talks about aid for undocumented immigrants has revealed fractures among Democratic lawmakers.
New York State
Politics
Progressive lawmakers take the War Room overnight
A half dozen left-leaning legislators stayed overnight outside the governor’s Capitol office to push for their budget priorities.
Opinion
Opinion
Don’t force unvaccinated people into court
New York has prematurely brought back in-person proceedings for minor misdemeanors.
Nonprofits
NYN Media
Hard choices: How can the ‘nonprofit industrial complex’ do better?
Organizations are looking inward – and finding some troubling issues.
New York State
Policy
In pot deal with Cuomo, the Legislature has the power
Between Democratic supermajorities and mounting crises, the governor seems to have caved on some major sticking points on legal weed.
New York State
Politics
What is New York’s vaccine passport app?
A new app will allow New Yorkers to carry proof of their vaccine status or a negative coronavirus test. There are privacy concerns about the first such "vaccine passport" app in the country.
Education
Policy
Legislators want to fully fund school aid
The upcoming state budget gives state liberals a chance to win a yearslong fiscal fight with Gov. Andrew Cuomo.
Labor
Policy
Advocates worry about barriers to excluded workers fund
Pay stubs and bank statements could prevent undocumented workers from receiving retroactive pandemic relief.
Opinion
Opinion
Editor’s note: Peoples-Stokes, a reluctant leader
How Crystal Peoples-Stokes, the first woman and first African American to serve as Assembly majority leader in New York state, rose to power on helping others.
Interviews & Profiles
Personality
Crystal Peoples-Stokes is on the precipice of her biggest achievement
How the first woman, and first African American, to serve as Assembly majority leader fought for equitable marijuana legalization.
Interviews & Profiles
Personality
What a top labor leader is looking for nowadays
Gary LaBarbera wants a prevailing wage on green projects, legislation against wage theft and “due process” for Gov. Andrew Cuomo.
Housing
Policy
Rent hardship declarations spike
The number of renters suffering hardships due to COVID-19 and seeking moratoriums on their rent through May 1, has more than tripled.
Labor
Policy
Hunger strike draws attention to workers excluded from COVID-19 relief
Hundreds of thousands have gone without unemployment benefits. Pressure is on the Legislature as the state budget deadline looms.
Opinion
Opinion
Expand family court capacity
Already-overburdened courts could see a tsunami of post-pandemic divorces. New York needs to prepare.
Budget
Policy
8 contentious issues in state budget negotiations
Gov. Andrew Cuomo and legislative leaders are aiming to make a deal by April 1 despite unprecedented challenges.
Opinion
Opinion
On Equal Pay Day, women should get what they deserve
Women have suffered disproportionate economic harm from the COVID-19 pandemic.
New York State
Politics