![A Long Island Rail Road conductor standing inside a train gestures with his hand.](https://imgproxy.gridwork.co/NCbn_fP_jR35I8y89WQ-brL8SnuJV9O24EeMtGOeJtM/w:600/h:400/rt:fill/g:fp:0.5:0.5/q:90/f:jpg/el:1/aHR0cHM6Ly9zMy51cy1lYXN0LTIuYW1hem9uYXdzLmNvbS9ueXNmb2N1cy9MSVJSLWNvbmR1Y3Rvci5qcGc.jpg)
Before Kathy Hochul paused it, the tolling program lost the little labor support it had when the Transport Workers Union withdrew its backing this spring.
![An overhead view of Great Meadow Correctional Facility](https://imgproxy.gridwork.co/AXjWmslKE2ZCM63hV1Bvc5cz3J9wxhpcdUM4HDqB6C8/w:600/h:400/rt:fill/g:fp:0.5:0.5/q:90/f:jpg/el:1/aHR0cHM6Ly9zMy51cy1lYXN0LTIuYW1hem9uYXdzLmNvbS9ueXNmb2N1cy9HcmVhdC1NZWFkb3ctY29ycmVjdGlvbmFsLWZhY2lsaXR5LnBuZw.jpg)
Great Meadow and Sullivan prisons are slated to shut down in November. The state could close up to three more over the next year.
![A $100 bill behind a transparent photo of an EKG reading.](https://imgproxy.gridwork.co/tVO5AV75G1R_J6jMcHQheSrjdNs7eLBM6d3wCihLPgE/w:600/h:400/rt:fill/g:fp:0.5:0.5/q:90/f:jpg/el:1/aHR0cHM6Ly9zMy51cy1lYXN0LTIuYW1hem9uYXdzLmNvbS9ueXNmb2N1cy9KYWlsLU1lZGljYWwtQ2FyZS1JbGxvLnBuZw.jpg)
More counties are turning to private corporations to run medical care in jails. The companies have deadly track records.
![Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie at his desk in the state Capitol](https://imgproxy.gridwork.co/RSLFpS9BlUzLzGiZM4LgvhXzOa_IvRrJjif8u2qPl5M/w:600/h:400/rt:fill/g:fp:0.5:0.5/q:90/f:jpg/el:1/aHR0cHM6Ly9zMy51cy1lYXN0LTIuYW1hem9uYXdzLmNvbS9ueXNmb2N1cy9oZWFzdGllX3NwZWFrZXJfcGxhY2FyZC5qcGVn.jpg)
Rebecca Lamorte was let go by her employer in June, prompting the Assembly Speaker to place an upset call to her boss.
![](https://imgproxy.gridwork.co/YubH6G3yrrWUHY23b--vP5cKN1m6sBuO-6Zr-GpSmxY/w:600/h:400/rt:fill/g:fp:0.5:0.5/q:90/f:jpg/el:1/aHR0cHM6Ly9zMy51cy1lYXN0LTIuYW1hem9uYXdzLmNvbS9ueXNmb2N1cy9jaXptYXppYS1raW5nc3Rvbi1yZW50LXJlZ3VsYXRpb25zLmpwZw.jpg)
For tenants in the first upstate city to adopt rent stabilization, benefiting from the law’s basic protections is an uphill battle.
![An electric MTA bus is charging at an electric charging port.](https://imgproxy.gridwork.co/7mMrUoYOURLZxmnEBstxAp9gu1iqH6s_MCFL9_EPtRM/w:600/h:400/rt:fill/g:fp:0.5:0.5/q:90/f:jpg/el:1/aHR0cHM6Ly9zMy51cy1lYXN0LTIuYW1hem9uYXdzLmNvbS9ueXNmb2N1cy9lbGVjdHJpYy1idXMtY2hhcmdpbmcuanBn.jpg)
As the state has backpedaled on congestion pricing, it has made no progress on nearly half of its other transit-related climate goals.
![A sign for the Guthrie Cortland Medical Center](https://imgproxy.gridwork.co/JnhFO3colPD_gwyee3N0o8BIY9rgHQou8r86Utm4QmY/w:600/h:400/rt:fill/g:fp:0.5:0.5/q:90/f:jpg/el:1/aHR0cHM6Ly9zMy51cy1lYXN0LTIuYW1hem9uYXdzLmNvbS9ueXNmb2N1cy9ndXRocmllLWNvcnRsYW5kLW1lZGljYWwtY2VudGVyLmpwZw.jpg)
Medicare Advantage plans are spreading across upstate New York, despite a reputation for denying care. In Cortland County, retirees kept it at bay.
![](https://imgproxy.gridwork.co/TEPxDH44HXKUAgODmlrHQlHFXSlDUG1jWau7IjWeIIc/w:600/h:400/rt:fill/g:fp:0.5:0.5/q:90/f:jpg/el:1/aHR0cHM6Ly9zMy51cy1lYXN0LTIuYW1hem9uYXdzLmNvbS9ueXNmb2N1cy9OWS1wb2xpdGljaWFucy10cmFuc2l0LnBuZw.jpg)
Some of the state’s top Democrats slammed the governor, while others supported the pause or stayed mum. Republicans want congestion pricing killed altogether.
![Governor Kathy Hochul at an event](https://imgproxy.gridwork.co/_A46OmTK27BFCM-WJzZbK4DgNRv1e4-8oAHbdnyxf2I/w:600/h:400/rt:fill/g:fp:0.5:0.5/q:90/f:jpg/el:1/aHR0cHM6Ly9zMy51cy1lYXN0LTIuYW1hem9uYXdzLmNvbS9ueXNmb2N1cy9ob2NodWxfY29uZ2VzdGlvbl9wcmljaW5nX3F1ZXN0aW9ucy5qcGc.jpg)
After the governor declined to answer questions, a New York Focus reporter was ejected from her event.
![MTA workers in a tunnel](https://imgproxy.gridwork.co/PfI9aHkOSIPeK8J_-KELv5jHGW_AEjr4IW4qs3qLSFk/w:600/h:400/rt:fill/g:fp:0.5:0.5/q:90/f:jpg/el:1/aHR0cHM6Ly9zMy51cy1lYXN0LTIuYW1hem9uYXdzLmNvbS9ueXNmb2N1cy9zZWNvbmRfYXZlbnVlX3N1YndheS5qcGc.jpg)
We asked 26 lawmakers who support the congestion pricing pause how they propose to fund transit upgrades. Most shrugged.
![Governor Hochul in front of](https://imgproxy.gridwork.co/GD50CGBwNSbxKzIvHJbqJJdX5402u2jSMEf_XBx7r6M/w:600/h:400/rt:fill/g:fp:0.5:0.5/q:90/f:jpg/el:1/aHR0cHM6Ly9zMy51cy1lYXN0LTIuYW1hem9uYXdzLmNvbS9ueXNmb2N1cy9ob2NodWxfY2xjcGFfZGVhZGxpbmVzLmpwZw.jpg)
The state is blowing past key milestones on the way to its big emissions targets.
![](https://imgproxy.gridwork.co/XizgvGJKNY8RSwwhzwan6R8yqDPXdfqaSM4mEoizw5g/w:600/h:400/rt:fill/g:fp:0.5:0.5/q:90/f:jpg/el:1/aHR0cHM6Ly9zMy51cy1lYXN0LTIuYW1hem9uYXdzLmNvbS9ueXNmb2N1cy9TeXJhY3VzZS1QRC1yZWRhY3RlZC1kb2NzLnBuZw.jpg)
Joseph Moran has long faced accusations of dishonesty — even from fellow officers — records show.
![A sign outside of Bedford Hills Correctional Facility.](https://imgproxy.gridwork.co/Dyx0_1yRq79P656HwDBIBoJRAFVkoB2vL0ADTuzNtlo/w:600/h:400/rt:fill/g:fp:0.5:0.5/q:90/f:jpg/el:1/aHR0cHM6Ly9zMy51cy1lYXN0LTIuYW1hem9uYXdzLmNvbS9ueXNmb2N1cy9CZWRmb3JkLUhpbGxzLWZpbHRlci5wbmc.jpg)
He hopes the settlement will lead to reforms in New York prisons, where three-quarters of trans people say corrections officers have inappropriately touched or sexually assaulted them.
![Traffic on a Manhattan street](https://imgproxy.gridwork.co/6cp4T7m3GRJMFBFCPClpZ93tth5kdFc3P_Rncf1FHWA/w:600/h:400/rt:fill/g:fp:0.5:0.5/q:90/f:jpg/el:1/aHR0cHM6Ly9zMy51cy1lYXN0LTIuYW1hem9uYXdzLmNvbS9ueXNmb2N1cy9NYW5oYXR0YW5fY29uZ2VzdGlvbi5qcGc.jpg)
The constant gridlock is a major drag on Manhattan’s businesses, and source of frustration for commuters. And it’s never been so bad.
![A house damaged by a storm, set against a background of oil rigs.](https://imgproxy.gridwork.co/gUPd-_AmIW-tVN4mluqev2hncu27FHZS7adeRk2nM2g/w:600/h:400/rt:fill/g:fp:0.5:0.5/q:90/f:jpg/el:1/aHR0cHM6Ly9zMy51cy1lYXN0LTIuYW1hem9uYXdzLmNvbS9ueXNmb2N1cy9jbGltYXRlLWhvbWUtaW5zdXJhbmNlLnBuZw.jpg)
As climate disasters threaten a home insurance crisis, a new state bill aims at the problem’s root.
![A blurred Kathy Hochul](https://imgproxy.gridwork.co/2JfwV7CwBQoqAfDAs-u0YgXCW19U7AOigWZUoxwaymU/w:600/h:400/rt:fill/g:fp:0.5:0.5/q:90/f:jpg/el:1/aHR0cHM6Ly9zMy51cy1lYXN0LTIuYW1hem9uYXdzLmNvbS9ueXNmb2N1cy83XzIwMjQtMDYtMDctMTUxNTA0X2t2dmwuanBn.jpg)
Since announcing her plan to put the program on ice, the governor has not appeared in public.
![A hand places a ballot with the Solidarity PAC logo in a ballot box.](https://imgproxy.gridwork.co/x3eRny9IB2bVGX2zaRCRmOZ-BAghkyhLxMukWKjYaiQ/w:600/h:400/rt:fill/g:fp:0.5:0.5/q:90/f:jpg/el:1/aHR0cHM6Ly9zMy51cy1lYXN0LTIuYW1hem9uYXdzLmNvbS9ueXNmb2N1cy9zb2xpZGFyaXR5LXBhYy1iYWxsb3QtYm94LnBuZw.jpg)
The recently formed Solidarity PAC has mobilized big finance and real estate to target socialists and the Working Families Party.
![DOL Commissioner Roberta Reardon (red jacket, left) with Governor Kathy Hochul at a Women's Equality Day event in Albany on August 26, 2022.](https://imgproxy.gridwork.co/_RvCr3JPGbgaZeenO8rgM_qH-HJUPCWtfr2VBryKK3o/w:600/h:400/rt:fill/g:fp:0.5:0.5/q:90/f:jpg/el:1/aHR0cHM6Ly9zMy51cy1lYXN0LTIuYW1hem9uYXdzLmNvbS9ueXNmb2N1cy9yZWFyZG9uLWhvY2h1bC5qcGc.jpg)
No state pursues workers for overpaid unemployment benefits as aggressively as New York. A proposed reform is colliding with New York’s own repayment problem.
![New York State Capitol in front of question marks](https://imgproxy.gridwork.co/M6F27FtwFni0zLkJUlsCFTOVh0tMlYp_2-UTkdI-VpM/w:600/h:400/rt:fill/g:fp:0.5:0.5/q:90/f:jpg/el:1/aHR0cHM6Ly9zMy51cy1lYXN0LTIuYW1hem9uYXdzLmNvbS9ueXNmb2N1cy9zZWNyZXQtc2VuYXRlLXdvcmtpbmctcnVsZXMtZ3JvdXAuanBn.jpg)
A secret group of Senate Democrats helped decide the fate of nearly 650 bills over the last month. Just don’t ask any questions.
![Kathy Hochul in front of traffic](https://imgproxy.gridwork.co/4R9-ZKRT2zJQoU_sXVWvF51MgEW4LOE__Ks2TUKzsAw/w:600/h:400/rt:fill/g:fp:0.5:0.5/q:90/f:jpg/el:1/aHR0cHM6Ly9zMy51cy1lYXN0LTIuYW1hem9uYXdzLmNvbS9ueXNmb2N1cy9ob2NodWxfY29uZ2VzdGlvbl9wcmljaW5nLmpwZw.jpg)
Lawsuits had threatened to kill congestion pricing. Now, it might take a lawsuit to save it.
![A mostly-empty floor of slot machines at Resorts World Catskills, with one gambler sitting off to the side.](https://imgproxy.gridwork.co/X-ndk4w0kAaf1fdsoxGpfIRxUGy-hvHtBGunaJ0ttYg/w:600/h:400/rt:fill/g:fp:0.5:0.5/q:90/f:jpg/el:1/aHR0cHM6Ly9zMy51cy1lYXN0LTIuYW1hem9uYXdzLmNvbS9ueXNmb2N1cy9ydy1jYXNpbm8tZmxvb3IuanBn.jpg)
Legislation to accelerate New York’s casino process copies a lobbying firm’s draft version nearly word for word.
![A nurse stands at a computer in a school nurse's office](https://imgproxy.gridwork.co/FJ2J3EJc_gZZt7_2slyntRuLLOm2GSCjXDYSd_oQ_6I/w:600/h:400/rt:fill/g:fp:0.5:0.5/q:90/f:jpg/el:1/aHR0cHM6Ly9zMy51cy1lYXN0LTIuYW1hem9uYXdzLmNvbS9ueXNmb2N1cy90ZWxlaGVhbHRoLW51cnNlLmpwZw.jpg)
In rural school districts where doctors are hard to find, in-school telehealth services seemed like a good solution. Then New York state stopped funding them.
![New York Governor Kathy Hochul shakes hands with someone in a Buffalo Bills uniform at Metlife Stadium in New Jersey.](https://imgproxy.gridwork.co/qmb9H8P21nPQ87--u-HNo5Px2Rw1owG9dcS9RpnUoa4/w:600/h:400/rt:fill/g:fp:0.5:0.5/q:90/f:jpg/el:1/aHR0cHM6Ly9zMy51cy1lYXN0LTIuYW1hem9uYXdzLmNvbS9ueXNmb2N1cy9ob2NodWwtYmlsbHMtaGFuZHNoYWtlLmpwZw.jpg)
Asked for records related to top politicians’ use of a Buffalo Bills suite, Empire State Development cited potential interference with a law enforcement investigation.
![An ornate Senate staircase in New York's Capitol building in Albany](https://imgproxy.gridwork.co/iv-wgkwKDtecsNae8nNHOphIGPeToQPMGAe-rz-hpdU/w:600/h:400/rt:fill/g:fp:0.5:0.5/q:90/f:jpg/el:1/aHR0cHM6Ly9zMy51cy1lYXN0LTIuYW1hem9uYXdzLmNvbS9ueXNmb2N1cy9zZW5hdGUtc3RhaXJzLXdvcmtpbmctcnVsZXMuanBn.jpg)
You haven’t heard of it, and your state senator might not have either. The Working Rules group helps determine the fate of hundreds of bills at the end of each legislative session.
![](https://imgproxy.gridwork.co/iXMP51LjF0b4tfheuIGLp3cDnwDi5TOStAS4LaYy7Rc/w:600/h:400/rt:fill/g:fp:0.5:0.5/q:90/f:jpg/el:1/aHR0cHM6Ly9zMy51cy1lYXN0LTIuYW1hem9uYXdzLmNvbS9ueXNmb2N1cy9KTC1TQVJBLWVkaXQuanBn.jpg)
Advocates charge that New York’s restrictions for sex offense registrants are “vague, expansive, and unnecessary.” On Tuesday, they filed a federal lawsuit to strike them down.
![Three men in suits, including former acting prison commissioner Anthony Annucci and acting prison commissioner Daniel Martuscello III, stand at a memorial ceremony in Albany.](https://imgproxy.gridwork.co/4QbnWQ65iKnaJFMLIKdzpZktMLrRvf5JGYcUVqAwvKU/w:600/h:400/rt:fill/g:fp:0.5:0.5/q:90/f:jpg/el:1/aHR0cHM6Ly9zMy51cy1lYXN0LTIuYW1hem9uYXdzLmNvbS9ueXNmb2N1cy9tYXJ0dXNjZWxsby1hbm51Y2NpLmpwZw.jpg)
The Senate will consider Daniel Martuscello III’s bid to run New York’s prison and parole agency. His supporters point to his decades of experience. His opponents say that’s the problem.
![a stack of newspapers, with redaction boxes covering the text, behind prison bars](https://imgproxy.gridwork.co/6eR-NO1Ama5nE8vfEh5AA0ri2YTr0DfXK5aWZ29dTgw/w:600/h:400/rt:fill/g:fp:0.5:0.5/q:90/f:jpg/el:1/aHR0cHM6Ly9zMy51cy1lYXN0LTIuYW1hem9uYXdzLmNvbS9ueXNmb2N1cy9jZW5zb3JzaGlwLXByaXNvbi0xLmpwZw.jpg)
New York prisons have banned articles from The New York Times, New York magazine, and local newspapers, often citing their potential to incite disobedience.
![Joe Biden talking with reporters in 1994](https://imgproxy.gridwork.co/p1yO86jW7AzjV82-TemQuCWJQVmO__gKcOW8jAywEgE/w:600/h:400/rt:fill/g:fp:0.5:0.5/q:90/f:jpg/el:1/aHR0cHM6Ly9zMy51cy1lYXN0LTIuYW1hem9uYXdzLmNvbS9ueXNmb2N1cy9iaWRlbl9jcmltZV9iaWxsLmpwZWc.jpg)
After New York’s top court overturned Harvey Weinstein’s conviction, state lawmakers want to let prosecutors bring evidence from past uncharged sexual assaults.
![Sarahana Shrestha holding a sign that says "Public Power Now"](https://imgproxy.gridwork.co/PKPWFvfbKSlB5ME4nfBbOF_DVlXOrtiNzcj6RBpv5ZY/w:600/h:400/rt:fill/g:fp:0.5:0.5/q:90/f:jpg/el:1/aHR0cHM6Ly9zMy51cy1lYXN0LTIuYW1hem9uYXdzLmNvbS9ueXNmb2N1cy9TYXJhaGFuYVNocmVzdGhhX0tpbmdzdG9uUmFsbHlDZW50cmFsSHVkc29uLTEuanBn.jpg)
State lawmakers are set to introduce a sweeping proposal for a public takeover of Central Hudson, the region’s scandal-plagued gas and electric utility.
![DCPI chief Tarik Sheppard displays a bike lock retrieved from Columbia University on MSNBC's Morning Joe on May 1, 2024.](https://imgproxy.gridwork.co/Zs7nFxsvulq0l9-DO0LV1lJwvRpaf06U2-OvyKppTH0/w:600/h:400/rt:fill/g:fp:0.5:0.5/q:90/f:jpg/el:1/aHR0cHM6Ly9zMy51cy1lYXN0LTIuYW1hem9uYXdzLmNvbS9ueXNmb2N1cy9zaGVwcGFyZC1tb3JuaW5nam9lLnBuZw.jpg)
The police department’s PR team has more than doubled in size in the past two years. Some of its recent hires have histories of dishonesty and misconduct.
![Albany State Capitol building with For Rent signs in the windows.](https://imgproxy.gridwork.co/D4YmEJGsTABLD-yz_uILo9m0P3a0-7razO_KGitPNVk/w:600/h:400/rt:fill/g:fp:0.5:0.5/q:90/f:jpg/el:1/aHR0cHM6Ly9zMy51cy1lYXN0LTIuYW1hem9uYXdzLmNvbS9ueXNmb2N1cy9OWVNDYXBpdG9sUGFub3JhbWEuanBn.jpg)
A quarter of lawmakers in Albany are landlords. Almost none of them are covered by the most significant tenant protection law in years.
![](https://imgproxy.gridwork.co/SizgdRCblRxS4_VHOy_pjI6mu8kgb_ZB0Sqyn5lGOhY/w:600/h:400/rt:fill/g:fp:0.5022:0.3262/q:90/f:jpg/el:1/aHR0cHM6Ly9zMy51cy1lYXN0LTIuYW1hem9uYXdzLmNvbS9ueXNmb2N1cy9mb3JkaGFtLWV4dGVyaW9yLTEuanBn.jpg)
The small Catholic university banned Students for Justice in Palestine in 2016. Amid protests and crackdowns, the move has become increasingly popular.
![An illustration of a McDonalds sign above the New York State Capitol](https://imgproxy.gridwork.co/YaVCj_e4AijMZP7ZeToAyYb28AIFBpS9SnJbBFnCPmM/w:600/h:400/rt:fill/g:fp:0.5:0.5/q:90/f:jpg/el:1/aHR0cHM6Ly9zMy51cy1lYXN0LTIuYW1hem9uYXdzLmNvbS9ueXNmb2N1cy9lbXBpcmUtc3RvcnktdmVyc2lvbi0xLmpwZw.jpg)
New Yorkers for Local Businesses has spent half a million dollars trying to kill a bill to help workers recover stolen wages. Almost all its backers appear to own McDonald’s franchises.
![The New York State Department of Labor office in Brooklyn, New York.](https://imgproxy.gridwork.co/Yg_6S1ZGRkkQnmBHF41n6W3FBlzThdoiMyg23ryfBUg/w:600/h:400/rt:fill/g:fp:0.5:0.5/q:90/f:jpg/el:1/aHR0cHM6Ly9zMy51cy1lYXN0LTIuYW1hem9uYXdzLmNvbS9ueXNmb2N1cy9kb2wtZXh0ZXJpb3IuanBn.jpg)
In New York, unemployment recipients can be found guilty of fraud even if they thought their information was true. The state demands repayment at the highest rate in the country.
![hands holding yellow camera in a plastic trash bag, press badge visible](https://imgproxy.gridwork.co/BerJ1pv5rGVr41kJt-MszDpgUIRB9GdrFjBQMrZmIko/w:600/h:400/rt:fill/g:fp:0.5:0.5/q:90/f:jpg/el:1/aHR0cHM6Ly9zMy51cy1lYXN0LTIuYW1hem9uYXdzLmNvbS9ueXNmb2N1cy9wYWNoZWNvLWNhbWVyYS5qcGc.jpg)
The journalists said the arrests interfered with their ability to document the police raid at the Fashion Institute of Technology.
![Governor Kathy Hochul at Planned Parenthood rally](https://imgproxy.gridwork.co/zL6MGJMRBIpUdY9yqWGVRMy9ihPjZw8duqE4P_kcF2s/w:600/h:400/rt:fill/g:fp:0.5:0.5/q:90/f:jpg/el:1/aHR0cHM6Ly9zMy51cy1lYXN0LTIuYW1hem9uYXdzLmNvbS9ueXNmb2N1cy81MjY0Njg3OTg5NF9hZmVkYzVhMjRhX2suanBn.jpg)
New York’s Equal Rights Amendment would enshrine the right to abortion in the state. A judge threw it off the ballot for the fall, but an appeal is expected.
![NYPD officers in front of the City College gates. Protesters drop a Palestinian flag behind them.](https://imgproxy.gridwork.co/RZXdrcdN7ey55LR1DdG_Mue1ItVVwX5Z2ayYcgWCsw0/w:600/h:400/rt:fill/g:fp:0.5:0.5/q:90/f:jpg/el:1/aHR0cHM6Ly9zMy51cy1lYXN0LTIuYW1hem9uYXdzLmNvbS9ueXNmb2N1cy9ueXBkLWNpdHktY29sbGVnZS1jb3BzLmpwZWc.jpg)
New York Focus was on the scene as cops shoved, kettled, and chased students at City College, the second campus where the NYPD razed a Gaza solidarity encampment Tuesday.
![Student protesters gather at Columbia's Hamilton Hall or "Hind's Hall," renamed after Hind Rajab, a six-year-old Palestinian girl who was shot to death with paramedics on an IDF-supplied emergency route. On the right, they hang a banner that says "HIND'S HALL." Protesters sit up high on a facade.](https://imgproxy.gridwork.co/N_7eorn0IJZhIE3RZFo-t4yM1ygip_qUVF14P-m4od4/w:600/h:400/rt:fill/g:fp:0.5:0.5/q:90/f:jpg/el:1/aHR0cHM6Ly9zMy51cy1lYXN0LTIuYW1hem9uYXdzLmNvbS9ueXNmb2N1cy9pbmR5LXNjaG9sdGVucy1oaW5kcy1oYWxsLmpwZw.jpg)
The mayor and the police blamed “outside agitators” for campus protests. Student journalists reported what they saw.
![A man at a white voting booth with an american flag and a New York City insignia on it.](https://imgproxy.gridwork.co/yDb6TWsE5GbIYFtsDe_TGeQJHwSvx7zs-d6mfQd_WK0/w:600/h:400/rt:fill/g:fp:0.5:0.5/q:90/f:jpg/el:1/aHR0cHM6Ly9zMy51cy1lYXN0LTIuYW1hem9uYXdzLmNvbS9ueXNmb2N1cy8wODE5MjJfZWFybHlfdm90aW5nXzEtc2NhbGVkLmpwZw.jpg)
While New York City’s public campaign finance system endures scandals, the state won’t audit the majority of campaigns.
![New York Governor Kathy Hochul speaks in front of a blue and yellow banner that reads District Attorneys Association of the State of New York.](https://imgproxy.gridwork.co/TfVnMu08CVVfRR-K-o1_W9aN-kq9vLawgUxevJSxYOY/w:600/h:400/rt:fill/g:fp:0.5:0.5/q:90/f:jpg/el:1/aHR0cHM6Ly9zMy51cy1lYXN0LTIuYW1hem9uYXdzLmNvbS9ueXNmb2N1cy9ob2NodWwtZGFhc255LmpwZw.jpg)
After DA Sandra Doorley berated a police officer, Hochul referred her to a commission that is yet to become active — and lacks the authority to issue discipline.