With new ads, progressive super PAC looks to deploy Mamdani voters for Hochul

Affiliated with Make the Road Action, Left Hook launched two new ads by Mamdani videographers Melted Solids.

• By Rebecca C. Lewis
• October 16, 2026

Want to be the BOO-klyn Democratic Party chair?

Grab a haunted tablecloth and turn it into a political Halloween costume.

• By Sophie Krichevsky
• October 15, 2026

A more confident Conley takes on Lawler in second NY-17 debate

Rep. Mike Lawler and Democrat Cait Conley may have leaned on the same points as the first debate, but it was a whole new ballgame.

• By Kate Lisa and Sophie Krichevsky
• October 14, 2026

Policymakers and healthcare experts discuss access to equitable care

The Healthix and City & State event highlighted some of the key healthcare changes that are on the horizon.

• October 14, 2026

5 moments that defined the gubernatorial debate

Hochul invoked Trump, Blakeman backpedaled, pandemonium ensued.

• By Rebecca C. Lewis and Kate Lisa
• October 13, 2026

What we’re watching for in the gubernatorial debate

The race isn’t that close. Things could still get messy.

• By Rebecca C. Lewis, Kate Lisa and Sophie Krichevsky
• October 13, 2026

Opinion: New York still needs more AI regulation

The state Legislature has passed bills regulating AI chatbots and data centers. It’s now up to Gov. Kathy Hochul to sign them.

• By Kristen Gonzalez
• October 13, 2026

Why Blakeman wanted Trump’s midterm rally in Syracuse

Republicans across the country are running away from the president, but the GOP gubernatorial candidate needs upstate votes.

• By Kate Lisa
• October 9, 2026

Opinion: We need transformative responses to sexual violence

New York must pass the Healthy and Safe Students Act.

• By Jessica González-Rojas and Christian Celeste Tate
• October 9, 2026

Kristen Gonzalez and the fight to regulate AI

In a Q&A, the state senator talks about touring data centers all over the state.

• By Kate Lisa
• October 8, 2026

Bruce Blakeman says he’ll bring down utility bills

An interview with the Republican candidate for governor

• October 8, 2026

Opinion: The best response to measles is action before crisis

• By Marco Altieri
• October 8, 2026

Democratic Congress members rally to protect the vote in Queens

New York state has strong voter protections on the books, but congressional Democrats aren’t taking any chances amid Trump’s efforts to change how elections are administered ahead of the midterms.

• By Shenal Tissera
• October 7, 2026

Hochul gets a vitamin AOC shot

A month before Election Day, Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Pat Ryan touted the governor’s fight against data centers.

• By Kate Lisa
• October 6, 2026

Opinion: Israel is not Netanyahu, and the Oct. 7 attacks cannot be erased

A rebuttal to Democrats who demonize the state of Israel

• By Sam Sutton
• October 6, 2026

How Hudson Valley politics has changed over the past 20 years

Former Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney weighs in on the local media landscape and the Mike Lawler versus Cait Conley contest.

• By John Celock
• October 6, 2026

‘Our enemy of our enemy is still our enemy’: Seneca Nation members protest tribal president’s Blakeman fundraiser

The Seneca Nation has a tense relationship with Gov. Kathy Hochul, but Blakeman’s support for online prediction markets could destroy the tribe’s casino business.

• By Petala Ironcloud
• October 6, 2026

Editor’s note: Newcomers versus oldheads

How much do local relationships matter in congressional politics?

• By Jeff Coltin
• October 6, 2026

What to know about New York’s rape laws

State leaders are facing pressure to close the “voluntary intoxication loophole” in light of the alleged gang rape case at Cornell University.

• By Kate Lisa
• October 5, 2026

The 2026 Hudson Valley Trailblazers

Key leaders across a seven-county region

• By City & State
• October 5, 2026