New York State
Policy
The other argument for recreational pot
State lawmakers tout the potential health benefits of opening marijuana up to everyone.
New York City
Politics
State Senate stalemate, Trump endorses Donovan and Weinstein indicted
State Senate stalemate, Trump endorses Donovan and Harvey Weinstein indicted in this week's top news.
Criminal Justice
Politics
2018 Session Countdown
Election season is heating up across the state, but there's still work to be done in Albany.
New York State
Politics
Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney poised to enter attorney general race
Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney plans to make an announcement early next week
New York City
Personality
Albany vs. New York City: Who fields the best basketball team?
Albany vs. New York City: Which political basketball players make each team’s starting 5?
New York State
Politics
How the state Senate broke down this week, explained
A missing GOP senator lead to a chaotic power struggle
New York State
Policy
Bills to help inmates and assault victims keep going nowhere
Criminal justice reform is not an end-of-session priority, but some bills may sneak through.
Andrew Cuomo
Personality
Paladino: Molinaro backs Trump, and the rest of the GOP should too
Former Republican gubernatorial candidate Carl Paladino says the Marc Molinaro, the GOP's nominee against Gov. Andrew Cuomo this year, is supportive of President Donald Trump - and the rest of the party should be, too.
New York State
Opinion
Proposed teacher evaluation reform won’t mean more student testing
The bill currently in Albany would de-emphasize standardized tests
New York State
Policy
Republicans weaponize mom & pop
New York Senate GOP’s economic agenda takes aim at leftward-shifting Democrats
New York City
Policy
Flanagan is the only one standing in the way of teacher evaluation bill
Despite support, Flanagan could block bill decoupling student test scores from teacher evaluations.
New York City
Politics
Party conventions, marijuana reform and a new attorney general
Party conventions, marijuana reform and a new attorney general round out the week’s top political news.
New York City
Politics
The biggest snubs of progressives at the state Democratic convention
Progressive Democratic activists feel that Gov. Andrew Cuomo and his allies in the state party shunned their movement at the New York Democratic Party’s convention on Long Island.
Andrew Cuomo
Politics
Will Hillary Clinton’s endorsement help Cuomo?
The Democratic state convention was friendly terrain for the former senator from New York.
Education
Opinion
Delinking student test scores and teacher evaluations would harm students
Delinking student test scores and teacher evaluations would make it harder to see which students and schools need more help.
Andrew Cuomo
Politics
What to watch for at the state Democratic Convention
Cuomo, Nixon and Hillary Clinton: What to watch for at the state Democratic Convention.
New York State
Politics
Conventions: How parties choose candidates months before the primary
Political parties choose candidates months before the primary.
Andrew Cuomo
Opinion
Is the Albany Power 100 list sexist?
Blame society, not the journalists who report on it, for the unequal distribution of power in the Albany Power 100.
Kathy Hochul
Politics