A review of Trump’s first term, along with his campaign promises and details found within Project 2025, indicate what’s to come in New York.

Offshore wind is crucial to the state’s plans for cleaning up its electric grid, and construction is already behind schedule. The incoming president could slow it down a whole lot more.

Here’s a simple explanation of a complicated and archaic formula — and why the state is updating it.

Our reporting spurred the disclosure of millions in spending and illuminated the networks behind the Bronx political machine.

Suozzi’s unreported financial interest in a promising healthcare startup highlights blurred lines between politics and profit.

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Climate and Environment

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

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.

Colin Kinniburgh

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.

Colin Kinniburgh
Criminal Justice
In the center of the image is a police badge with department names scratched out to represent O'Connell's history of moving from one department to the next. The badge is overlaid on a collage of O'Connell's redacted disciplinary records.

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

The police chief in Orange County’s Village of Chester claimed his department had no misconduct records. He was hiding an investigation into his own alleged malfeasance.

Sammy Sussman

Brandon Stradford lasted two months on New York state’s Board of Parole. He continued collecting a paycheck for another seven.

Chris Gelardi
New York State
A photo illustration showing President Donald Trump and NYC Mayor Eric Adams with backgrounds of the White House and Albany Capitol Building.

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

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

Julia Rock

New financial disclosures show when Mujica began consulting for the Greater New York Hospital Association.

Chris Bragg