Opinion
Opinion
Opinion: Require all New York employers to offer paid family leave
New York lawmakers can end the carveout that excludes teaching professionals at non-profits from paid family leave, and they must act now.
News & Politics
Politics
Hochul to select man she granted clemency to help oversee state prisons
Alexander Dockery’s nomination is one of a number the state Senate will need to vote on before session ends.
Opinion
Opinion
Opinion: Don’t let the late budget block priorities like banning ‘excited delirium’
There are only a few days left in the legislative session to ban this racist pseudoscience.
Opinion
Opinion
Opinion: New York City is drowning in packaging. A bill in Albany can help.
The Packaging Reduction and Recycling Infrastructure Act would reduce single-use packaging by 30% and make companies, not taxpayers, cover the cost of managing packaging.
NYN Media
NYN Media
Opinion: New York is leaving its most vulnerable youth in limbo
The legislature needs to pass a bill to help the Council on Children and Families better deal with young people with complex needs.
Policy
Policy
Will a remedy bill for sex-abuse cases stall in the Assembly again?
State senators have passed a legislative fix to prevent cases filed under the Child Victims and Adult Survivors acts from getting tossed on technicalities for two years in a row.
Opinion
Opinion
Opinion: Kingston rent stabilization lawsuit shows why we need the REST Act
Burdensome requirements and legal challenges have blocked upstate cities from adopting rent stabilization, but the REST Act would fix that.
Opinion
Opinion
Opinion: The debate over buffer zone bills ignores that New York has a war crimes problem
A CUNY Law professor’s case that Israeli real estate events in NYC violate international law – and potentially federal and state law, too.
Budget
Politics
For Kathy Hochul, a late budget isn’t a problem – it’s a successful tactic
Remember how 2026 was supposed to be the year the budget was (more) on time?
Personality
Personality
Empire AI is already making rapid progress in drug discovery
A Q&A with the University at Buffalo’s Venu Govindaraju on the project’s long-term benefits to New York.
Budget
Updated
Policy
Here’s what’s in the FY 27 New York state budget
Months late, packed with policy, an election-year special.
Opinion
Opinion
Opinion: As we expand childcare, let’s ensure children with allergies are protected
All state licensed childcare centers should be required to stock epinephrine devices in case of emergency.
Opinion
Opinion
Editor’s note: Celebrating press freedom at the LCA Show
We should err on the side of press access, even if it makes for some bad videos.
Energy & Environment
Policy
Hochul got most of the climate rollbacks she wanted in this year’s budget
After months of secret debate, New Yorkers finally can see where things landed with the CLCPA.
2026 New York state elections
Politics
The 2026 state legislative primary races to watch
New York’s most competitive contests in a year of immense turnover
Publisher's Section
Power Lists
The 2026 Trailblazers in Higher Education
Leaders of postsecondary education in New York
News & Politics
Politics
Trump takes aim at Hochul and Jeffries at Lawler campaign event
It was the first time a sitting president campaigned in Rockland County since President Gerald Ford visited in 1976.
Opinion
Opinion
Opinion: Why does New York shackle women during labor?
The Anti-Shackling bill and CARE Act would ensure we treat all pregnant New Yorkers, including those in police custody or incarcerated, with the care they and their newborns deserve.
News & Politics
Politics