New York State
Politics
Reopening slowly and the state Senate meets remotely
Rounding up the week’s political news.
Interviews & Profiles
Personality
Regents chancellor decries proposed education cuts
With budgets in flux, Betty Rosa warns that a normal school opening in the fall might not happen.
Education
Policy
Lawmakers push back against Cuomo’s proposed cuts to schools
Committee chairs from the state Senate and NY City Council object.
Andrew Cuomo
Politics
Cuomo said “blame me,” but he hasn’t always taken responsibility
The governor sometimes points the finger elsewhere when things go wrong.
Budget
Policy
A new pot of pot revenue unlikely to save the state budget
Legalizing recreational marijuana is unlikely this year, and wouldn’t provide immediate fiscal relief.
New York City
Politics
The shifting metrics for reopening and New York’s beach boondoggle
Rounding up the week’s political news.
Campaigns & Elections
Politics
House candidates who reside outside the district
Congressional candidates only have to live in the same state.
Campaigns & Elections
Politics
The carpetbaggers in the 2020 primaries
A handful of New York candidates moved into their districts only recently.
New York City
Personality
The hardest names to pronounce in NY politics
The hardest names to pronounce in New York politics.
Politics
Who exactly is a lobbyist?
According to New York regulations, they’re not just cutting backroom deals.
Campaigns & Elections
Politics
How local boards of elections are preparing for the pandemic primary
The obstacles are many and often unprecedented. Here’s how they’ll try to manage.
Campaigns & Elections
Politics
What will absentee voting mean for the June primaries?
The pandemic has created an unprecedented election landscape, so we asked the experts to guide us through it.
Budget
Policy
What to expect in the state’s first round of spending cuts
The details are slim, but the state has options as it waits on the feds.
Education
Policy
Remote teaching is hard. Will teachers get paid accordingly?
Unions want to make sure teachers’ extra time and effort isn’t forgotten.
New York City
Politics
The phases of reopening and overnight subway suspension begins
Rounding up the week’s political news.
Campaigns & Elections
Politics
New York’s Democratic presidential primary is back on
A federal judge sided with Andrew Yang, although an appeal is likely.
New York State
Policy
Should insurance companies have to cover small businesses’ pandemic losses?
New legislation would require insurers to pay out due to the coronavirus – regardless of what their policies say.
New York City
Politics
Cuomo keeps co-opting de Blasio’s ideas
The governor has a tendency to dismiss the NYC mayor's suggestions, and then implement them himself.
New York City
Politics
Subways to shut down overnight and Cuomo lays out reopening guidelines
Rounding up the week’s political news
Housing
Policy