Nonprofits
NYN Media
Formerly incarcerated and fighting for prison reform
Jose Hamza Saldana, director of Release Aging People in Prison, in a conversation with New York Nonprofit Media, discusses how to effect change in the face of an Albany scared of seeming soft on crime.
Ethics
Politics
Cuomo wins initial legal fight to unravel new ethics commission
A conservative judge handed former Gov. Andrew Cuomo an early win in his legal fight against the state’s new ethics commission, which investigated Cuomo’s pandemic-era book deal.
Interviews & Profiles
Personality
Luis Miranda Jr.: Elected officials need to improve outreach to Latino voters
The veteran political consultant reviewed the results of his own poll of Latino New Yorkers and urged for better communication from politicians.
Technology
Policy
Making a final push to get everyone in New York online
There are a few corners of New York state that still need broadband access.
Interviews & Profiles
Personality
Connecting New Yorkers through ConnectALL
A Q&A with Empire State Development’s Joshua Breitbart.
Interviews & Profiles
Personality
Reaching rural areas with high-speed internet
A Q&A with Assembly Member Carrie Woerner.
Interviews & Profiles
Personality
How federal funds are driving state investments in broadband
A Q&A with the National Telecommunications and Information Administration’s Jodia Vanel.
Interviews & Profiles
Personality
Tracking who’s still lacking internet across New York
A Q&A with Maria Doulis, state deputy comptroller for budget and policy analysis.
Interviews & Profiles
Personality
Internet access should be seen as a human right
A Q&A with state Sen. Kristen Gonzalez, chair of the Internet and Technology Committee.
Interviews & Profiles
Personality
Regulating the internet as a public utility
A Q&A with state Sen. Sean Ryan, chair of the Commerce, Economic Development, and Small Business Committee.
Power Lists
Power Lists
Glorious Grandparents in Government
The grandmas and the grandpas building a better future for the next generation.
Cannabis
Policy
Crackdown on loophole allowing some stores to sell THC products draws complaints
The hemp cannabinoid industry fired back that new regulations approved by the Office of Cannabis Management are causing more harm than good to small businesses.
New York State
Politics
Port Authority hires Philadelphia police commissioner for security post
Danielle Outlaw was the first Black woman to lead Philadelphia’s police department.
New York State
Politics
Corporate delay tactics are clouding union wins in New York
Labor unions bear the brunt of these aggressive maneuvers. How will they fight back?
2024 New York congressional battleground
Politics
Who’s running against Anthony D’Esposito in NY-4?
A current state senator and a former Olympic figure skater are among those looking to unseat the Republican incumbent in this purple district on Long Island.
Opinion
Opinion
Opinion: Here’s how we ‘saved the Hudson’
The successful effort to ban nuclear waste discharges from Indian Point holds lessons – and warnings – for the entire state.
Housing
Policy
Hochul comes around to incentive approach on housing after lawmakers rejected her mandates
The governor is unilaterally employing a strategy she disliked when the Legislature pitched it.
News & Politics
Politics
Landlord group was one of biggest spenders on lobbyists last year
The group “Homeowners for an Affordable New York” paid $1.4 million to a single lobbying firm to fight “good cause” eviction protections.
New York State
Personality