Covering the politics, policies and people of New York State government.
Written by ISABEL GUERRIERA & EMILY DEMIRJIAN North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory is angry over Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s executive order banning non-essential state travel to North Carolina. New York’s travel ban is in response to a controversial North Carolina law which states that transgender people cannot use restrooms of […]
By EMILY DEMIRJIAN and MICHAEL PUGLIESE Gov. Andrew Cuomo continued to fight for a $15 minimum wage Tuesday at a large rally at the Empire State Plaza in Albany. He has been traveling the state on a bus tour with elected officials and union leaders, which started in Manhattan at […]
Katherine Carroll & Kintura Williams Department of Education Commissioner MaryEllen Elia is asking state legislators to add $1.4 billion to the proposed education budget, which falls short of what the Board of Regents had requested. During her testimony at a recent budget hearing, Elia emphasized the need for continued teacher development, […]
After a year of high-profile corruption cases in the state Legislature, 89 percent of registered voters say corruption in state government is a “serious” problem. More than half — 53 percent — call it “very serious” — and two-thirds say corruption is a serious problem among legislators from their […]
An investigation led by Attorney General Eric Schneiderman has uncovered practices and abuses that he says prevents consumers from accessing tickets at affordable prices — or even accessing them at all. Schneiderman also announced settlements with two ticket brokers that were illegally operating without a ticket reseller license. The businesses, […]
Zephyr Teachout is throwing her hat in the ring for New York’s 19th Congressional District. Teachout ran for governor as an independent Democrat in 2014. She plans to hold an official campaign kickoff this spring, and is spending the next several weeks organizing her campaign team and traveling throughout the […]
The New York State Senate has passed a package of bills to prevent the abuse of deadly synthetic drugs. The substances addressed in the new round of legislation have increased in popularity because their effects are similar to known hallucinogens or narcotics but their chemical structures are slightly altered so […]
New York City voters approve 65 to 29 percent of the job Gov. Andrew Cuomo is doing, topping Mayor Bill de Blasio’s 50 to 42 percent job approval rating, according to the most recent Quinnipiac University poll. But on the critical issue of homelessness, 33 percent say Mayor de Blasio […]