Albany Agenda

Policy

The bills to watch in the final week of session

Prison reforms, a packaging reduction bill and the Grieving Families Act could all come up for a vote before the Legislative session ends.

Nonprofits

NYN Media

How fed changes targeting nonprofits expose organizational weaknesses

At City and State’s 11th annual Nonprofit OpCon, experts stressed the importance of flexibility and doing more with less

News & Politics

Politics

Delgado calls for universal health care as he distances himself from Hochul

The lieutenant governor indicated he would be more willing to create ambitious and expensive social welfare programs than his boss has been.

Opinion

Opinion

Opinion: Algorithms are inflating our rent. It’s time to stop them.

We need to pass a state law prohibiting landlords from using algorithmic price-setting software like RealPage.

Opinion

Opinion

Opinion: ‘Excited delirium’ is racist pseudoscience. NY must ban it as a diagnosis.

Hiding behind a fictional medical term enables police to justify ultra-aggressive tactics and then shirk accountability when those tactics wind up killing someone in their custody.

2026 New York gubernatorial election

Politics

County Democratic Party chairs go in for Hochul

Most of the chairs leading county Democratic committees signed a letter endorsing Hochul in their personal capacities after Lt. Gov. Antonio Delgado announced a primary challenge

Opinion

Opinion

Opinion: How to fight measles outbreaks in NY

The state Senate and Assembly are running out of time to pass pro-vaccine legislation before the end of session.

Policy

Policy

Turo car-share app pushes bill to reduce insurance requirements

State Sen. James Skoufis and Assembly Member David Weprin are sponsoring a bill that would treat car-share apps the same as rental car companies.

Opinion

Opinion

Opinion: I voted yes on Medical Aid in Dying. Now the Senate must act.

I voted yes for every New Yorker who may one day face a terminal diagnosis and who deserves the ability to choose their own path.

Technology

Policy

‘Little tech’ lobby starts campaign against AI regulation bills

The American Innovators Network is warning about unintended consequences of the RAISE Act and other legislation regulating AI companies.

2026 New York gubernatorial election

Politics

Electeds race to endorse Hochul following Delgado campaign launch

Lt. Gov. Antonio Delgado’s announcement that he will challenge Gov. Kathy Hochul next year has resulted in a flood of endorsements for the incumbent.

Opinion

Opinion

Opinion: Domestic and elder abuse leave scars many can’t see

Coerced debt can keep abuse survivors locked in dangerous situations, but a new bill aims to provide relief.

News & Politics

Politics

Lt. Gov. Antonio Delgado launches campaign for governor

After breaking with Gov. Kathy Hochul, Delgado now looks to be challenging her from the left.

Editor's Note

Opinion

Editor’s note: Train Daddy’s return ‘beyond’ exciting

Penn Station advocate Sam Turvey sees hope for the transit hub’s redevelopment with Andy Byfod leading the project.

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.

New York State

Politics

In upstate New York, LGBTQ+ service providers are being pushed to the edge

The state’s protections could go a long way to combat Trump’s threats that would affect organizations outside of New York City.

New York State Assembly

Sponsor Content

Second annual AAPI summit in Albany sees growth, celebrates culture

The event sponsored by the New York State Assembly Asian Pacific American Task Force was on track to have grown more than double in size from the previous year.

Opinion

Opinion

Opinion: New York’s workers are under attack. The EmPIRE Act is how we fight back.


This critical state legislation would give New York’s working people the tools to enforce their rights under the labor law when the state doesn’t have the resources or political will to do so.