New York State
Policy
After holdup, Senate votes to extend 9/11 victims fund
Funding for those affected by the deadly attacks will be extended through 2092.
New York State
Politics
Mueller tells Nadler his report did not exonerate Trump
New York lawmakers took center stage in former Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s testimony to the House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday morning, as Reps. Jerry Nadler and Hakeem Jeffries tried to demonstrate that Trump obstructed justice.
New York State
Policy
Report: Digital divide spells bad news for census
An online census could negatively impact those who are low-income.
Politics
New York City Council
Every vote counts: New York’s history of close elections
State and local elections often come down to a handful of votes.
New York City
Policy
Will the New York City Council cap real estate broker rental fees?
City Councilman Keith Powers introduced a bill to cap at one month’s rent the amount renters pay in broker fees, but the real estate industry is lobbying aggressively against it and the outcome remains uncertain.
New York State
Opinion
The landlords' improbable lawsuit against rent regulations should fail
The lawsuit against New York City and New York state, filed by a collection of real estate interests, to overturn the new rent regulations should be laughed out of court, but it might find a sympathetic audience among conservative jurists, writes the University of Washington’s Scott Lemieux.
New York State
Opinion
Are millennials taking over New York politics?
The 2019 Albany 40 Under 40 reflects millennials' rising influence.
New York State
Politics
Gillibrand faces backlash over Al Franken (again)
The New Yorker does a deep dive on one #MeToo allegation.
New York State
Politics
MTA reorganization, Manhattan blackout and uproar over Pantaleo
Rounding up the week’s political news.
New York State
Politics
De Blasio dipped into his own state PAC for his presidential run
We’re glad the money is going to needy New York Democrats.
New York State
Opinion
Would ending fusion voting hurt GOP and help suburban Dems?
Many prominent Democrats have rushed to the defense of fusion voting, but the practice actually empowers minor parties on the right, such as the Conservative Party and the WFP can pull the Democrats leftward through other means, writes Ross Barkan.
New York State
Politics
NY Republican Reps cautiously denounce tweets
Although all of the Republicans in New York’s congressional delegation voted against a resolution denouncing the President Donald Trump’s racist tweets about four Democrats, most did mildly criticize Trump’s statements. None, however, have spoken up about the chants of “Send her back.”
New York State
Policy
Republican senators can’t hold up 9/11 victim funding forever
Jon Stewart’s viral speech pretty much guaranteed an early-August vote.
New York State
Policy
New York’s drone conundrum
Groups like the New York Civil Liberties Union have raised red flags over surveillance and invasion of privacy concerns.
New York State
Personality
Matt Taibbi on how NYC killed Eric Garner
Biographer Matt Taibbi on how NYPD rules and gentrification led to tragedy.
New York State
Politics
Is Chris Collins running for Congress again?
You probably haven’t heard the last of the Trump-loving congressman.
New York State
Politics
Poll: Does the MTA need to be restructured?
A new report has grand plans to slim down the troubled transit authority.
New York State
Politics
Reminder: Puerto Rico is not a country
The small Caribbean island is a United States territory (technically an “unincorporated territory”) and has been since 1898, after the U.S. claimed victory in the Spanish-American War.
New York State
Policy
After blackout, can Cuomo kick Con Edison out?
Following Manhattan’s brief power outage over the weekend, Gov. Andrew Cuomo declared that if Con Edison “can be replaced.” Here’s what removing Con Ed from New York would entail.
Andrew Cuomo
Policy