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At a meeting that included an attempt by party leadership to prevent several district leaders from voting, the party made seven picks - six of whom were donors to the party and its leaders.
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An appellate court ordered hearings for defendants facing orders of protection that could separate them from their homes and families. But some judges — following a memo from state court officials — aren’t adhering to the ruling, defense lawyers say.
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In Buffalo, socialist India Walton scored a landmark win against a four-term incumbent mayor. In nearby Rochester, shakeups on the city council and county legislature could chart a new course for local politics.
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This year, state legislators passed major bills in response to the overdose crisis. Will Cuomo sign them?
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Jeremy Zellner uses his dual role as Erie County’s chief election administrator and Democratic Party chair to create obstacles for outsider candidates, critics charge.
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“The whole city is up for grabs”: from office of the comptroller to the city council, progressives could pull off a wave of critical victories.
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“The police can only go as far as the DA lets them,” one defense attorney said.
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A progressive campaign to block the confirmation of Governor Cuomo’s nominee to the New York Court of Appeals failed by just a few votes
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The former federal prosecutor joined the Democratic Party in 2017, after registering with no party and casting ballots only in presidential-year contests.
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Madeline Singas, a close Cuomo ally, has been a prominent opponent of criminal justice reforms and has taken a punitive approach as Nassau County DA, defenders say.
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Under Tali Farhadian Weinstein’s leadership, Brooklyn’s unit exonerated just three people — a far lower rate than in previous years.
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Manhattan D.A. candidates vow to reduce lengthy sentences—but sharp differences between their approaches remain
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A quarter million retired city workers could be left with bigger health insurance bills and fewer doctor choices under a city plan to change their health insurance.
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The major provisions of New York’s 2021 budget.
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A 2011 rule prevents New York from adequately funding Medicaid, advocates say. This year’s budget could see it repealed.
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In 2019, Broome County promised an addiction treatment program in its jail. Two years later, the program is a “farce,” one advocate said.
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After months of conflict involving alleged intimidation and potentially illegal firings, workers at Queens Defenders voted overwhelmingly to unionize.
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Flaws in an updated website make it extremely difficult to track who is funding campaigns, journalists and watchdogs say, but the BOE insists that “the site is fully functioning.”
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“People in prison deserve healthcare, and this is healthcare.” Legislators push to offer treatment for drug addiction in jails and prisons
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In a striking sign of activists’ success, most candidates running in the June election for DA say they would not prosecute cases involving consensual sex work.