New York State
Policy
What’s happening to the tipped minimum wage?
Advocates for the restaurant industry are trying to get New York to apply the standard minimum wage to tipped workers, but a lot of servers are skeptical of this potential change.
New York State
Policy
Has marijuana legalization fallen out of the state budget?
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said he'd "try like heck" to legalize recreational marijuana in the upcoming state budget, but it's starting to look doubtful that he's putting in the energy to push legalization forward.
New York State
Personality
Andrew Yang rages against the machines
City & State spoke with presidential hopeful Andrew Yang about his Silicon Valley background, how New York is leading in tech, and his ambitious universal basic income proposal.
New York State
Personality
Kathryn Wylde on how best to raise revenue in New York
Kathryn Wylde, president of the Partnership for New York City, spoke to City & State about a potential pied-à-terre tax, how to fund improvements to the subway system, and how she feels about Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s budget.
New York State
Policy
The public health puzzle of legal pot
Some doctors and public health professionals want to stall the full legalization of recreational marijuana due to a variety of concerns, one being that scientists have not been able to study the harms and benefits of marijuana as thoroughly as other drugs on the market.
New York City Council
Opinion
Progressives should primary Assembly Democrats
It's a lot easier to tackle an Assembly primary than other New York elections, which is why Ross Barkan argues, progressives should primary Assembly Democrats.
New York State
Personality
Gottfried and Rivera make the case for single-payer health care
With the state Legislature firmly in Democratic hands, single-payer health care has never been closer to becoming a reality in New York state.
New York State
Policy
New Yorkers weigh in on Amazon exit
A Siena College poll released Monday confirmed that most New Yorkers were sad to see Amazon abandon plans for a new headquarters in Long Island City.
New York State
Politics
Making sense of the legislative pecking order
Here's what you need to know about the multiple legislative positions in New York.
New York State
Politics
Legislative leadership positions: A glossary
An easy to understand breakdown of every one of New York's legislative leadership positions.
Donald Trump
Opinion
The Wilbur Ross I know
City & State publisher Tom Allon reflects back on his time with his former boss, the now-Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross.
Health Care (Archived)
Policy
Is it finally Richard Gottfried’s year for single-payer?
Despite large Democratic majorities in the state Senate and Assembly, lawmakers from Long Island and the Hudson Valley say they do not see single-payer happening anytime soon.
New York City
Politics
The history of women’s representation in New York
From suffragettes to Congress, a timeline of women in New York politics.
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