New York State

Policy

Cuomo targets Facebook ad practices

Gov. Andrew Cuomo directed the Department of Financial Services to investigate reports that Facebook advertisers are able to block or modify ads in a discriminatory manner.

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Politics

Where are New York’s sanctuary cities?

The (supposedly) safest places in New York for undocumented immigrants.

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Politics

What 9 disgraced New York politicians are up to now

They’re pivoting to real estate, right-wing TV and meditation classes.

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Policy

Can New York hit its environmental goals?

New York state just passed its most ambitious climate targets yet, but history suggests they won’t be easy to hit.

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Politics

Turncoat turns back: Simcha Felder joins Democratic state Senate majority

Letting state Sen. Simcha Felder into the Democratic state Senate conference has advantages for the Democrats as well as Felder, and his key votes issues – like driver’s licenses for undocumented immigrants – helped pave the way.

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Politics

Where the New York GOP stands on Donald Trump

Only a few top Republicans in the state haven’t embraced the president.

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Policy

New York, Israel partner on tech

Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed an agreement for New York to enter into a $2 million partnership on tech and other economic development with Israel.

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Policy

Why New York’s hospitals do terrible in federal rankings

While New York has many prestigious teaching hospitals and specialized centers, its hospitals perform terribly overall on national measures of quality of care. Here’s why, and what can be done about it.

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Politics

Swing voters still exist, and matter, in the state Senate

A review of legislative votes and interviews with lawmakers shows that the size of the Democrats’ majority has allowed a few different strains of legislators to position themselves as swing voters throughout the session.

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Politics

Gillibrand pushes hard to be heard on crowded debate stage

The senator highlighted her support for women’s rights in NBC’s Democratic presidential primary debate.

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Personality

Advocates say Supreme Court census decision is only the beginning

The New York Immigration Coalition’s Steve Choi says “the clock is ticking” on citizenship question.

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Policy

Cuomo’s Israel roundtable to focus on trains and drones

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo heads to Israel today to show solidarity during a nationwide “rash of anti-Semitism,” according to his office.

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Politics

New York’s 2019 primary election results

The outcomes in an open state Senate seat, a New York City Council rematch, and more.

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Politics

New York’s LGBTQ milestones since Stonewall

New York’s LGBTQ milestones since Stonewall: a timeline of key developments over the past 50 years.

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Policy

Tech bills left in limbo in Albany

Sen. Kevin Thomas’s New York Privacy Act and state Sen. Diane Savino’s Dependent Worker Act are among the bills stalled until next session.

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Politics

How New York almost didn’t legalize same-sex marriage

The threats. The fights. The sacrifices. The behind-the-scenes story of the landmark 2011 law.