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

The chair of Assembly Democrats’ campaign committee said he wasn’t aware his organization had sent hundreds of thousands of dollars to the Bronx.

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.

The indictment has exposed cracks in New York’s widely admired way of helping fund campaigns.

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

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Climate and Environment
Kathy Hochul in front of a map of New York Route 17.

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.

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

Colin Kinniburgh

The retiree says a local rooftop solar company and its partners forged her signature to sign her up for a loan she could not afford.

Colin Kinniburgh
Criminal Justice

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

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

Chris Gelardi

The governor promised to fill the chronically understaffed Board of Parole. Nearly half of her nominations have ended in disaster.

Chris Gelardi
New York State
Governor Cuomo signing a bill

Hundreds of Child Victims Act cases have been filed against New York schools, some over accused serial offenders that could leave districts with tens of millions of dollars in liability.

There are at least three ways a Trump administration could try to stop the transit-funding toll.

Sam Mellins

More than 53,000 New Yorkers are allegedly facing delays regarding eligibility for benefits.

Julia Rock