Albany Agenda

Policy

Will Hochul’s focus on redistricting fight distract from state governance?

“I assure you, my capacity for an expansive range of topics is enormous,” the governor told reporters.

Opinion

Opinion

Opinion: How to prevent more mass shootings

There are proven programs that work to prevent targeted violence like the recent shooting in midtown Manhattan. But the Trump administration has defunded them.

Policy

Policy

Kingston tenants owed rent refunds face obstacles when trying to collect

The city’s Rent Guidelines Board ordered that stabilized rents be lowered, but few tenants have been able to receive compensation after being overcharged.

Policy

Policy

Checking in on Hochul’s five-year housing plan

Gov. Hochul promised to build or preserve 100,000 units of affordable housing between 2022 and 2027. Three years in, here’s where things stand.

Upstate

Personality

Exit interview: Billy Jones reflects on political polarization

“It's not the same political environment that I started out with,” the North Country Democrat said.

Events

Personality

Social service champions honored

City & State celebrated its latest Above & Beyond list makers at a midtown venue with remarks from New York State Office of Children & Family Services Commissioner DaMia Harris-Madden.

News & Politics

Politics

New Yorkers favor rent stabilization and social housing to solve housing crisis, new poll shows

The poll from Housing Justice for All and Data for Progress found New Yorkers would be more likely to vote for candidates who back tenant protection measures.

Opinion

Opinion

Opinion: It’s time to fight back against online scammers

The bipartisan TRAPS Act is a necessary first step to fight the plague of digital payment scams.

News & Politics

Politics

Hochul open to disbanding Independent Redistricting Commission

At a press conference with Texas Democrats, the governor said she was “tired of fighting this fight with my hand tied behind my back.”

News & Politics

Politics

WFP convenes lefty mayoral nominees from across the state in Brooklyn

Dorcey Applyrs of Albany, Zohran Mamdani of New York City, Sharon Owens of Syracuse and Miles Burnett of Binghamton will be strategizing.

News & Politics

Politics

Medicaid cuts may worsen state’s nursing shortage

Rural hospital networks could be hit especially hard by changes to Medicaid access and eligibility.

News & Politics

Politics

Constitutional amendment to permit mid-decade redistricting would still prohibit partisan gerrymandering

In response to blatant gerrymandering by Texas Republicans, Democrats in New York still want to play by the rules that burned them in the past.

Policy

Policy

DOH and PPL identify fraud in previous home care program

The company said that there will be fewer opportunities for fraud following a controversial switch to a single fiscal intermediary.

News & Politics

Politics

A guide to the federal government’s numerous legal fights with NY

Since returning to power, the Trump administration has taken legal action against the state’s policies related to immigration, transit and other issues.