Interviews & Profiles
Personality
NYSUT leader Melinda Person on the changing role of public schools
The president of the state’s largest teachers union is optimistic about the future of school funding.
News & Politics
Politics
Hochul appoints first Muslim affairs liaison
Mamadou Siré Bah will serve as the Hochul administration’s first-ever director of Muslim American affairs, as the governor seeks to repair her relationship with Muslim New Yorkers.
Heard Around Town
Politics
Lander and advocates lobby Hochul to sign climate change superfund bill
State legislators already passed the bill, which would require top polluters to foot the bill for climate change remediation projects, but Hochul has not yet said whether she will sign it.
Heard Around Town
Politics
Kamala Harris VP pick sparks war of words between Jay Jacobs and Bruce Blakeman
Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman and Nassau County Democratic Party Chair Jay Jacobs issued dueling statements after Blakeman accused Vice President Kamala Harris of antisemitism.
Campaigns & Elections
Politics
GOP tried to recruit Albany DA David Soares
Soares lost the Democratic primary to a progressive challenger but is now running an independent write-in campaign.
Courts
Politics
Is Randy Mastro the next Hector LaSalle?
LaSalle’s nomination didn’t die in committee, and Mastro’s almost certainly won’t either.
Andrew Cuomo
Politics
Could Andrew Cuomo use his state campaign funds to run for NYC mayor?
Technically yes, but it’s a huge pain.
Albany Agenda
Policy
Board of Elections sued over ERA ballot language
The state BOE approved ballot language that may violate a state law requiring ballot proposals to be written at no higher than an eighth-grade reading level.
News & Politics
Politics
House Dems and GOP hone their messages for the suburbs
With control of Congress in the balance, Democrats and Republicans are sparring over abortion, immigration and Trump – along with more local concerns.
Policy
Policy
State AG seeks public comment on new social media regulations
State Attorney General Letitia James’ office has been tasked with drawing up new regulations related to minors’ use of social media websites.
Nonprofits
NYN Media
Ten years of empowering women to run for political office
An interview with Erin Vilardi, founder and CEO of Vote Run Lead.
Policy
Policy
Will New York ever begin automatically registering voters?
The state passed a law to do so in 2020.
News & Politics
Politics
ASC launches PAC to help state Senate candidates
State Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins is launching her own leadership PAC.
Policy
Policy
Which upstate cities are adopting ‘good cause’ eviction and rent control?
Progressives have successfully pushed a more than a dozen municipalities outside New York City to adopt tenant-friendly housing policies in recent years.
Heard Around Town
Politics
Hochul and Jay Jacobs look to boost congressional campaigns
The governor and the chair of the state Democratic Party want to avoid a repeat of Democrats’ disastrous showing in the 2022 midterm elections.
Opinion
Opinion
Opinion: What will Andrew Cuomo do next?
The former governor is considering a run for mayor next year or a run for his old office in 2026.
Opinion
Opinion
Opinion: NY’s climate progress is failing. A new plan for public power can fix it.
The state must build 15 gigawatts’ worth of clean energy projects by 2030 to hit its climate targets.
Interviews & Profiles
Personality
Albany County DA David Soares isn’t interested in repairing his relationships with local Democratic leaders
He’s confident he’ll win via a write-in campaign a la Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown after losing the Democratic primary in June.
Politics
Politics