New York State
Politics
Why these New York politicians are backing Beto
Beto O’Rourke thinks he is born to run for president, and so far, it looks like New York Reps. Sean Patrick Maloney and Kathleen Rice agree.
New York State
Politics
Democrats at odds, Hudson Yards opens and Manafort’s new charges
Hudson Yards had its grand opening, Albany Democrats spent the week negotiating a state budget deal, Long Island Legislatures let it be known that they are not keen on marijuana legalization, Paul Manafort was sentenced to federal prison on Wednesday, and so much more.
Andrew Cuomo
Politics
The $25 billion question
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo is pushing for a property tax cap, but other lawmakers aren't sure this is the right move.
New York State
Politics
An Irish lament: The fading of Hibernian political power
New York has the most Irish-Americans of any major city in the country, but their political clout reached an unheralded nadir last year after state Senator Marty Golden and Representatives Joe Crowley and Dan Donovan were swept from power by challengers.
New York State
Opinion
New York should protect students from predatory for-profit colleges
For-profit colleges disproportionately overcharge, underperform and foreclose the futures of far too many students and result in gargantuan loans.
New York State
Politics
Democrats go on offense against four New York congressional Republicans
New York’s GOP is increasingly being forced to choose between their increasingly right-wing party and their relatively moderate districts thanks to the new Democratic majority in the House of Representatives.
Andrew Cuomo
Politics
Who will pay Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s opioid tax?
Experts have mixed opinions on opioid taxes, with some arguing that taxing a medication is a lot less straightforward than taxing an unhealthy commercial product.
New York State
Politics
What a staffer’s sexual harassment scandal means for Kirsten Gillibrand
An aide working for U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand accused a male aide, Abbas Malik, of sexual harassment, then complained about Gillibrand's office's response to her allegation. We asked experts what this could mean for Gillibrand's 2020 presidential campaign.
New York State
Personality
Monica Martinez, state Senate centrist
Monica Martinez discusses her first months in office, what she likes and dislikes in the budget and what a native of El Salvador thinks about driver’s licenses for undocumented immigrants.
New York State
Opinion
Fusion voting supporters should study its history
The history of fusion voting in New York is flawed, biased toward conservatives, and has stymied more good government than supported it, according to Tom Watson.
New York State
Policy
Ending the ‘Stone Age’ of criminal justice
New York lawmakers want to pass a package of three bills that would make the trial process more favorable to defendants, who are overwhelmingly people of color.
New York State
Opinion
Cuomo is wrong about state Senate Democrats
State Senate Democrats aren't as vulnerable as New York Governor Andrew Cuomo thinks they are, and they should keep pushing for transformative progressive victories this year.
New York State
Politics
City-run subways, conflict in the Capitol and Bloomberg not running
There was some confusion over who's actually the current public advocate, Corey Johnson delivered a transit-oriented State of the City address, former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced he would not be running for president in 2020, and so much more happened this week.
New York State
Politics
Somos conferences paying off for students and sponsors
Somos, the biannual Hispanic conference will take place in Albany this weekend.
New York State
Opinion
The asinine critique of Ocasio-Cortez’s car usage
The critique of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s car usage simply does not make sense — Ben Adler breaks down the many reasons why.
New York State
Policy
Under pressure, Zuckerberg unveils new privacy approach
Wednesday, Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg laid out a six-pronged approach to privacy, with much of the strategy being devoted to shifting social media posts to private, end-to-end encrypted interactions, rather than the public, forum-like shared posts that were a hallmark of early Facebook.
New York State
Personality
Yuh-Line Niou puts policy over politics
Assemblywoman Yuh-Line Niou discusses the Child Victims Act vote, her economic justice platform, abolishing ICE and the changing politics of the state Legislature.
New York State
Policy
Should “dangerousness" be a factor in granting bail?
The Bail Elimination Act, sponsored by state Sen. Michael Gianaris of Queens and Assemblyman Daniel O’Donnell of Manhattan, wouldn’t fully eliminate bail and judges could still impose conditions to compel defendants to return to court but the bill would end cash bail, a practice in which defendants are asked to pay a deposit, refundable if they attend all their court dates, in order to be released from jail.
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