Covering the politics, policies and people of New York State government.
A landmark settlement was reached on September 5 in which the New York City Police Department agreed to overhaul its policing tactics regarding public protests. The settlement marks the resolution of a years-long case in which the department was accused of aggressive policing during the 2020 George Floyd protests, leading […]
NEW YORK – On Sept. 5, New York State Assembly Republicans held a joint press conference with Queens officials to call on Gov. Kathy Hochul to take action regarding the growing migrant crisis. The Queens event was held only days after members of the Assembly Republican Committee and Senate Republicans […]
As opioid related deaths continue to skyrocket across New York, many are left wondering what can be done to solve this problem. State and local leaders face some tough decisions on how to combat the opioid epidemic. Elected officials acknowledge that, just as there is no single reason why addiction […]
In one of its final acts of the legislative session, the state Senate and Assembly passed a package of 10 bills that further restricts gun ownership in New York, bans the sale of body armor to civilians and places new responsibilities on social media platforms to identify “hateful conduct” online. […]
The social activist group Citizen Action of New York has called the 2023 state budget “a betrayal of everyday New Yorkers,” and vowed to keep fighting for their priority programs and legislation until the end of session. “The budget is a moral document, because it is the clearest statement of […]
Five ballot proposals will be put before state voters on November 2, 2021 during the General Election. The ballot proposals will address amending the apportionment and redistricting process, the constitutional rights to clean air and water, same-day voter registration, no-excuse absentee voting, and expanding the New York City Civil Court […]
On Oct. 20, Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, alongside restaurateurs David Chang and Tom Colicchio, urged the U.S. Senate to pass the Real Economic Support That Acknowledges Unique Restaurant Assistance Needed to Survive (RESTAURANTS) Act of 2020 as soon as possible. The funding would be designated for independent eateries in an effort […]
To help combat the recent surge in hate crimes in his community, Greenburgh Town Supervisor Paul Feiner is proposing a more uniform way to collect data on hate crimes so police, prosecutors and local officials can better understand the extent of the problem. Feiner, the target of a recent hate […]