Last month, we asked five questions about what would happen in the election. Here are the answers.

Some want New York to rethink its climate mandates. Could new gas plants be on the table?

A proposal from state Senator Andrew Gounardes would send some new parents $1,800 in the third trimester of pregnancy.

Major new tech facilities are not expected to overload the state’s grid — but New York City could fall short of power in the early 2030s without creative solutions, according to a key study.

The state doesn’t publicize officer employment histories, making it impossible to track so-called wandering officers.

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Climate and Environment
Someone rinses their hand with water from a rusty lead pipe in a park.

New rules from the Biden administration require water utilities to replace all lead pipes. That could cost New York $2.5 billion or more, kicking off a fight over who pays.

As the state’s plans to get New Yorkers out of their cars stall, Governor Hochul is championing a highway expansion in the Hudson Valley.

Sam Mellins

From New York City to Buffalo, people are driving a lot more than they did before the pandemic.

Colin Kinniburgh
Criminal Justice

A week after incarcerated journalist Sara Kielly published an article criticizing the prison system for its solitary confinement practices, officers ransacked her cell.

A landmark reform law was meant to overhaul carceral punishment in New York. Getting prisons to follow it has been an uphill battle.

Sara G. Kielly

Carol Shapiro spent two years trying to reform the state Board of Parole. Little has changed.

Chris Gelardi
New York State
The word "fixed" is overlaid on top of a Bronx city skyline with a background of $20 bills.

The disclosures included over a dozen missing or incomplete reports covering a period of more than four years.

Years of shortages have led to a staggering problem across the state, with few solutions on the horizon.

Bianca Fortis

Here are the five topics we’re watching with the elections less than three weeks away.

Chris Bragg and Sam Mellins