New York State
Politics
Black and Latino faith leaders are key to any Cuomo comeback
The disgraced governor and his successor Gov. Kathy Hochul are battling for the endorsements of religious leaders.
New York State
Politics
How MWBEs in New York persevered through the pandemic
Business has bounced back for these eight companies.
New York State
Politics
MWBE spotlight: 2 firms making their mark
These up-and-comers are doing big business with government agencies.
Budget
Policy
Hochul prepares for the post-budget tango
Unlike her predecessor, Gov. Kathy Hochul has left the door open to passing items from her agenda outside the budget.
Housing
Politics
Activists have returned to Albany, and some lawmakers don’t like it
Is preventing evictions cause for yelling? Depends who you ask.
New York State
Politics
Hochul celebrates New York meeting its 2021 MWBE goal
The governor wants $11 million to clear the certification backlog to meet its target again this year.
Budget
Policy
What Albany Democrats want from Kathy Hochul in the new state budget
One-house budget resolutions highlight legislators’ demands for more social spending ahead of the April 1 budget deadline.
Campaigns & Elections
Politics
Who wants to run for governor as a Republican in 2022?
The race appears up in the air with months to go before the June primary.
Politics
Politics
New poll has rosy numbers for Cuomo
The former governor was just about tied with Gov. Kathy Hochul when voters were asked who they would choose in 2022.
Policy
Policy
New bill would cut New York’s mobile sports betting tax rate in half
The sponsors of the mobile sports betting legislation have proposed an amendment to gradually lower the tax rate as more operators are added.
New York State
Policy
Lawmakers want to suspend gas taxes for drivers by having other taxpayers foot the bill
With surging prices due to inflation and the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Gov. Kathy Hochul is resisting calls from legislators in both parties to give motorists a tax break.
Personality
Personality
Ana María Archila doesn’t want to be a symbolic LG
The longtime activist would be the first Hispanic person ever elected to statewide office, and she thinks the position of lieutenant governor can do more.
New York State
Policy
New York lawmakers call for gas tax hold as Biden bans Russian oil
Republican state lawmakers previously called for a suspension of the gas tax to alleviate the effects of inflation.
New York State
Policy
Passage of Antilynching Act recalls New York’s ugly history
With the Emmett Till Antilynching Act, murders like those committed in New York’s 1863 draft riots would be classified as federal hate crimes.
New York State
Politics
The 2022 Law Power 100: New York’s biggest legal developments
Here are a few of the cases of local and national importance that landed in the Empire State in the past year.
Campaigns & Elections
Politics
Going to the wrong polling place might not mark the end for your ballot
A dozen election commissioners back a bill in the Assembly to change when affidavit ballots get thrown out.
New York State
Politics
The coronavirus in New York, by the numbers
New York is once again experiencing a high volume of coronavirus infections as it attempts to increase its vaccination rates. Here’s a look at key COVID-19 figures in the state.
Health Care
Policy
Will this be the year New York extends public insurance to undocumented people?
Amid an energetic campaign to get it passed, the “Coverage for All” bill has advanced further than ever in the state Legislature.
New York State
Politics
Judge allows elections to move forward, despite GOP-led lawsuit against redistricting
Democrats were told by a Steuben County court that they still must comply with a plaintiff investigation into whether they acted unconstitutionally in redrawing the maps.
New York State
Politics