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Weekly unemployment insurance benefits set to increase
The maximum unemployment insurance benefit rate from $504 per week to $869 per week beginning, now that the state has paid off its unemployment trust fund debt.
Policy
Policy
Majority of New Yorkers (still) support Medical Aid in Dying becoming law
New polling shows a majority of New Yorkers want the governor to sign legislation permitting doctors to assist terminally ill patients in ending their lives.
2026 New York state elections
Personality
Comptroller Tom DiNapoli ‘not daunted’ by primary challengers
An interview with the incumbent state comptroller
Westchester
Politics
The Democrats vying to challenge Rep. Mike Lawler
At least eight contenders will be jockeying to break out of the crowded primary field.
2025 New York City Mayoral Election
Policy
What are Mamdani’s plans to tax the rich?
Legislative leaders have previously proposed increasing state taxes, and mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani wants to raise taxes on wealthy New York City residents.
News & Politics
Politics
How can New York Democrats win back young men?
Republicans have successfully capitalized on young male voters’ cultural and economic concerns.
Policy
Policy
DOCCS committee recommends weakening law against solitary confinement
The state prison agency encouraged the state Legislature to consider tweaks to the law that would make it easier to put people in solitary confinement.
News & Politics
Politics
County party chair and Assembly member vie to replace state Sen. Sean Ryan
With Sean Ryan all but certain to be the next Buffalo mayor, the Democratic Party must decide between Erie County Democratic Party Chair Jeremy Zellner and Assembly Member Jonathan Rivera to replace him.
News & Politics
Politics
GOP picks candidate for Assembly special election in North Country
Republicans bypassed Rep. Elise Stefanik's preferred pick and selected former state police commander Brent Davison to run in the special election on Nov. 4.
Upstate
Politics
Can Democrats hold onto this North Country Assembly seat?
Now that Assembly Member Billy Jones has left the state Legislature, the GOP is hoping to flip his seat – but it won’t be easy.
Campaigns & Elections
Politics
Binghamton mayoral race tests progressive appeal in key swing district
A maverick Republican mayor who criticizes ICE is facing a challenge from a progressive opponent backed by the Working Families Party.
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News & Politics
Politics
Canadian tourists aren’t crossing the border to visit NY amid Trump tensions
“We love you. It wasn’t us, it was him,” Gov. Kathy Hochul told our northern neighbors.
News & Politics
Politics
Stefanik attends clambake fundraiser ahead of potential run for governor
The Republican congressional representative criticized Hochul over her opposition to fracking.
News & Politics
Politics
Oberacker to challenge Riley in NY-19
The Republican state senator informed local GOP leaders of his plan to run against swing seat Democratic Rep. Josh Riley.
News & Politics
Politics
Sarcone hit with ethics complaint after retaliating against Times Union
Reinvent Albany, Demand Progress Education Fund and Freedom of the Press Foundation filed a complaint against Sarcone, the top federal prosecutor in northern New York.
Policy
Policy
NY missed out on nearly $500 million by not switching seniors to Medicare
A new report from state Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli found that New York kept thousands of Medicare-eligible seniors on Medicaid plans, costing the state $485 million.
Albany Agenda
Policy
Will Hochul’s focus on redistricting fight distract from state governance?
“I assure you, my capacity for an expansive range of topics is enormous,” the governor told reporters.
Personality
Personality
Antonio Delgado explains why he’s running for governor
An interview with the lieutenant governor who’s challenging his boss
Policy
Policy
Kingston tenants owed rent refunds face obstacles when trying to collect
The city’s Rent Guidelines Board ordered that stabilized rents be lowered, but few tenants have been able to receive compensation after being overcharged.
Upstate
Personality
Exit interview: Billy Jones reflects on political polarization
“It's not the same political environment that I started out with,” the North Country Democrat said.
