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Donovan has a progressive housing platform. But does it match his record?
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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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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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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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Three candidates in the June election say they would not join the association of state DAs, which has fought measures such as bail reform.
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A leading candidate for Manhattan DA has raked in two thirds of her campaign funds from five-figure donations—many from financial industries she would be in charge of prosecuting.
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Here are the policies candidates for Mayor and Council must commit to enacting if they’re serious about a Green New Deal for New York City.
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Most of the state Supreme Court candidates who won in November had donated to the parties and party bosses that nominated them, a New York Focus investigation found.
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NYC-DSA built an electoral powerhouse with no paid staff and just a few years of experience. Here’s how they pulled it off.