Fiscal watchdog says independent oversight is needed to avoid waste and fraud.
The DSA made gains in New York despite super PACs spending $9.6 million in state legislative races — nearly five times the total from 2024.
The last-minute influx, the biggest ever for a legislative primary, is boosting her opponent, Jessica González-Rojas.
A lobbyist who has been romantically linked to Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie led a rally opposing the legislation a week before the speaker declined to bring it to a vote.
Millions in outside spending was a boon to Gov. Kathy Hochul’s 2022 opponent, Lee Zeldin, and influenced down-ballot races.
The legislation would make it easier for currently and formerly incarcerated people and child victims to sue the state over allegations of past abuse.
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.
Also: A super PAC targets Democratic Socialists.
The Bronx Democratic Party is gaining power. So is a consulting firm tied to its chair.
The party collected record-breaking gifts from Airbnb and Uber, while party operatives lobbied Bronx lawmakers.
Using an exemption to a 2012 law, the Partnership for New York City has revealed the names of donors to its political arm, but not the amount each gave.
Senate and Assembly budget proposals would leave New Yorkers at risk of losing their benefits from federal cuts.
Critics say the $10 annual fees state drivers pay to fight car insurance theft and fraud aren’t being used as intended.
A foreclosure case in Brooklyn highlights ties between the courts and political party clubhouses.
New York Focus identified more than a thousand cases where a disputed interest formula increased a home’s bidding price at auction, allowing a bank to obtain it for a pittance.
The move came weeks after Hochul proposed measures to lower the cost of auto insurance.
The governor’s campaign got an influx of donations from theater producers as its trade group lobbied her office to “enhance” the credit.
The governor’s meeting logs are 15 months out of date, and she won’t release her calendar.
A boom year on Wall Street may help offset federal cuts — for now.