Thomas DiNapoli
Andrew Cuomo
Cuomo’s timing with the state comptroller
DiNapoli’s state financial update could put lawmakers on the spot.
New York State
Firefighters make their case to friends at Somos
Not every interest group can cultivate relationships so openly.
New York State
Is New York secretly auditing tech programs?
Vanity Fair included a mysterious threat in its Tesla takedown.
New York City
Private contractors require better government oversight
Essential government functions have been outsourced to private entities, with government agencies often failing to ensure the work was done properly, so safeguards are needed, write former New York City Department of Investigation Commissioner Mark Peters and former First Deputy Commissioner Lesley Brovner.
New York State
Letter: Comptroller’s office is holding the MTA accountable
With new leadership, the transit agency may be responding.
Thomas DiNapoli
Is DiNapoli doing enough to target MTA labor costs?
Budget watchdogs say New York Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli should more closely examine subway spending.
Andrew Cuomo
Cuomo’s never-ending civil war
City & State put together a comprehensive list of all of Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s frenemies over the years.
Energy & Environment
Debate over fossil fuel divestment fires up organized labor
New York labor groups warn of pension fund losses, but not every union agrees.
Thomas DiNapoli
Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli on the state’s $2.8 billion budget shortfall
New York's $2.8 billion budget shortfall is the result of Trump’s tax cut.
Ethics
Cuomo’s about-face on contracting oversight only goes so far
Gov. Andrew Cuomo omitted several proposed reforms and proposed a vaguely defined database of deals.
Energy & Environment
Albany’s environmental agenda
Albany's environmental agenda in 2019 will focus on water quality, offshore drilling and plastic bags.
MTA
The MTA is using fare evasion as an excuse for its failures
If the subways don't improve, the talk won’t be about evading fares. It will be about people evading New York City altogether.
New York State Senate
How state lawmakers could get a salary hike in January
A primer on the state’s latest legislative pay commission.
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New York State
The 2018 election in New York, by the numbers
Shifts in power, landslide victories, high turnout and high spending.
Carl Heastie
State lawmakers expecting first pay bump in two decades
With a new commission set to meet, lawmakers expect a pay increase - but some say limits on outside income will be a likely condition.
Andrew Cuomo
New York’s 2018 statewide general election results
The Democratic favorites won the races for governor, attorney general, comptroller and U.S. Senate.
Ed Cox
A Q&A with Jonathan Trichter, the other Democrat for comptroller
An interview with Jonathan Trichter, the Democrat running as a Republican for state comptroller
New York City
To save money, MTA must reform its contracting process
The MTA needs competitive bidding.
New York State
Former state pension fund manager takes fossil fuel post
Vicki Fuller, the former CIO of the state’s pension fund now works for a company the fund invested in.
Brooklyn
