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Advocates praise Hochul for backing immigration bill she doesn’t support
The governor’s diversity office is embracing the theme of “New York for All” – but that doesn’t mean the governor supports the New York for All Act.
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Adams to testify on NYC’s ‘sanctuary city’ status before House subcommittee
The Republican-led committee is hauling four Democratic mayors to D.C. to testify.
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Adrienne Adams, potential mayoral contender, to discuss NYC’s leadership issues in annual speech
With her last State of the City address, the City Council speaker has a rare opportunity to lay out her track record and a vision for the city’s leadership as she mulls a mayoral run.
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DREAM: A new motto for anti-Adams, anti-Cuomo voters
UAW Region 9A is setting out a clear message to voters. Will other unions and progressive groups follow?
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Guardrails on mayoral power? Not so fast, one mayoral hopeful says
Former New York City Comptroller Scott Stringer called for Gov. Kathy Hochul to remove Eric Adams. Now he’s softly criticizing her bid to curtail some mayoral powers.
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Hakeem Jeffries told his caucus to hold town halls right away. Which NY Dems followed through?
Many members seem to have been too busy to set up the Zoom right away.
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Jamaal Bowman launches new Built to Win super PAC
The former member of Congress will boost progressive candidates by mobilizing nonwhite voters who are disillusioned with the Democratic Party.
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New survey finds almost everyone supports rent stabilization
A report from the Community Service Society found that 88% of Democrats and 75% of Republicans back rent control measures and nearly as many support “good cause” eviction laws.
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Who could be Hochul’s next LG?
With Antonio Delgado off the topic, Gov. Kathy Hochul has a wide range of options for her next running mate.
Special Reports
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Will union turmoil reduce NYC labor’s 2025 election clout?
A few of the city’s biggest unions are navigating internal politics.
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Hochul’s NYC guardrails proposal faces long odds in Assembly
Assembly members representing New York City met to discuss the Gov. Kathy Hochul's proposed oversight measures, and it did not go well for the governor.
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Wanted: New Hochul running mate
Lt. Gov. Antonio Delgado announced that he would not run for reelection next year, leaving open a spot on Gov. Kathy Hochul’s ticket.
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Advocacy groups say state prison agency can’t halt law limiting solitary confinement
The commissioner of the state Department of Corrections and Community Supervision released a memo last week announcing that certain provisions of the HALT Solitary Confinement law would be suspended.
New York State
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Wildcat prison strikes continue upstate
Gov. Kathy Hochul and the head of the state corrections department are trying to use a combination of carrots and sticks to get corrections officers back to work.
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Hoylman-Sigal nabs congressional endorsements in BP race
Two of Manhattan’s three members of Congress are backing Brad Hoylman-Sigal against term-limited Council Member Keith Powers.
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Rather than remove Adams, Hochul proposes watching him very closely
The governor wants to create a special state inspector general to monitor New York City government.
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Sliwa gets clean sweep from Republican Party chairs, who still say they won’t give Adams the ballot line
All five county parties are backing the Guardian Angel, and saying they are uninterested in granting Mayor Eric Adams a Wilson-Pakula.
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