Longtime Cuomo aide Charlie King has been involved in efforts to boost Assemblymember Jordan J.G. Wright.
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Hakeem Jeffries urged Albany to avoid maps that aggressively boosted Democrats, sources told New York Focus.
Also: Michael Bloomberg gives $1.5 million to a pro-charter school group.
Comptroller Tom DiNapoli’s Democratic primary opponents say they’d refuse law firm donations if elected.
State leaders are expected to pass a bill that avoids resolving how much Resorts World New York City needs to pay.
New York state has pumped millions of taxpayer dollars into an online portal that vowed to make life easier for Rochester’s neediest, but critics say it’s fallen short.
Resorts World is floating legislation to avert more than $500 million in payments to the horseracing industry.
Some of the city’s new aid will be canceled out by pension boosts.
The Department of Justice has terminated more than 100 immigration judges since last year as it has pressured courts to order more deportations.
After a New York Focus investigation, a Bronx charity distributed nearly $400,000 to survivors of a deadly 2022 fire.
