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Hochul changes her tune, insisting she’s not letting politics color her role in New York’s redistricting saga

As the governor awaits new maps from the dysfunctional Independent Redistricting Commission, she says current court-drawn maps don’t represent New Yorkers’ interests.

Personality

Personality

Our favorite City & State New York covers of 2023

Bringing Ted Lasso, The Great Gatsby and Barbie into the nichiest niches of New York politics.

Policy

Politics

At bill signing for New York reparations commission, lawmakers share personal histories

The commission will study the history of slavery – and how to make up for its damaging impacts.

Opinion

Opinion

Commentary: New York is to blame for Donald Trump

Both the city and state, governed largely by Democrats, set the stage so that a rich, white man could be rewarded for shamelessness, dishonesty and criminality.

New York State

Policy

Newburgh adopts Emergency Tenant Protection Act

In a unanimous vote, the Orange County city declared a housing emergency to stabilize rents.

Events

Personality

Leaders in business, the nonprofit sector and government honored at City & State’s 2023 Responsible 100 award ceremony

The annual event celebrated New York’s most impressive visionaries with keynote speakers Andrew Yang and Jamie Torres-Springer.

Albany Agenda

Policy

Newburgh to vote on rent stabilization amid New York’s legislative void on housing

The city would be the second upstate to opt in to rent stabilization, declaring a local housing emergency.

Albany Agenda

Policy

The issues most likely to dominate the 2024 New York legislative session

Next year’s session will be complicated by a big budget deficit and looming elections.

Opinion

Opinion

OPINION: How New York state can support migrants now

Pass the Access to Representation Act to establish the statewide right to a lawyer in immigration court

Opinion

Opinion

Opinion: Light at the end of the tunnel for New York’s redistricting

Here’s what to expect following the latest Court of Appeals decision on redistricting.

Politics

Politics

5 things to know about Mazi Pilip

The GOP has selected its candidate to replace George Santos – and she’s a Democrat.

2024 New York congressional battleground

Politics

Redistricting could pave the way for congressional comebacks

New district lines may allow familiar faces like Carolyn Maloney and Max Rose to return to Congress.

Opinion

Opinion

Opinion: It’s time for New York to consider reparations

New York legislators have passed a bill to establish the state's first reparations commission. Gov. Kathy Hochul should sign it.

News & Politics

Politics

WFP calls on Ken Jenkins to recuse himself from redistricting commission

Progressives are calling foul because Jenkins' boss George Latimer is running against incumbent Rep. Jamaal Bowman, and the district's exact boundaries could influence the race.

Nonprofits

NYN Media

Opinion: How corporate influence in local elections drowns out concerns over harmful impacts of landfills

Here’s why advocacy groups like Seneca Lake Guardian in upstate New York and Citizens for Responsible Development-LST in Pennsylvania are taking a stand.

Courts

Politics

Court of Appeals orders new round of redistricting before 2024 elections

The state Independent Redistricting Commission will get another chance to draw New York’s congressional districts.

Albany Agenda

Politics

Democratic legislators seek to remove Trump from the ballot

State Sens. Brad Hoylman-Sigal, Liz Krueger, Gustavo Rivera, Tim Kennedy and Shelley Mayer want to kick the former president off next year's ticket for inciting the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.