Budget
Policy
Medicaid cuts make the state budget, with some tweaks
To protect New York’s access to federal aid, those cuts could be delayed.
New York State
Politics
Where things landed in the New York state budget
A lot is at stake with bail reform, public school funding, Medicaid and other key issues.
Budget
Policy
Slight uptick in state school aid
New York State budget deal may cause NYC, other districts to tighten their belts
New York State
Policy
Cuomo orders redistribution of critical medical supplies
Says state will ‘share,’ not ‘seize’ ventilators, with compensation or replacement later
Budget
Policy
How legislators lost control of the budget
Even before the coronavirus, Stewart-Cousins and Heastie were losing ground to the governor.
Interviews & Profiles
Personality
‘We intend to continue to do our work’
A Q&A with state Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins
Budget
Policy
Why recreational marijuana legalization won’t be in the state budget
The coronavirus crisis has a lot to do with it.
New York City
Politics
What you need to know about getting tested for COVID-19 in New York
How to get a test, who qualifies, and the state’s testing capacity.
Budget
Policy
Cuomo pulls back on proposed donor disclosures for nonprofits
The state budget expands the Department of State’s oversight of nonprofits.
Andrew Cuomo
Politics
Andrew Cuomo finds his inner Mario
The governor is beginning to sound like his oratorically gifted father.
Housing
Policy
A rent freeze is possible, but the details are murky
A bill in the state Legislature would offer rent relief for struggling tenants, but landlords would be affected too.
Opinion
Opinion
Pass campaign finance reform in the state budget
Reducing the influence of big money in state politics can still happen.
Health Care (Archived)
Policy
New York’s existing plans for pandemics were not enough for the current crisis
Gov. Andrew Cuomo followed a pandemic playbook in his response, but it wasn’t enough to curb the new coronavirus.
Technology
Personality
A state in crisis turns to tech gurus
New York’s top tech official talks about collaborating with private industry on coronavirus response.
New York State
Politics
The coronavirus created a fiscal crisis. How should New York handle it?
Elected officials and budget wonks on how bad it is and what the city and state should do – and not do.
New York City
Politics
Coronavirus cases continue to climb and Flanagan retires
Rounding up the week’s political news
Andrew Cuomo
Politics
How lawmakers could vote remotely on the state budget
Thanks to the coronavirus, it’s not who’s in the room – it’s who’s in the Zoom.
New York State
Policy