As New York recovers from a pandemic and an economic crisis that threw millions off their employer-based health insurance, proponents of the New York Health Act see a unique opportunity to make single-payer a reality.
NYC-DSA built an electoral powerhouse with no paid staff and just a few years of experience. Here’s how they pulled it off.
Democratic leadership appointed David Friedfel, the top state policy analyst at the Citizens Budget Commission, to a key staff position in budget negotiations.
Three candidates in the June election say they would not join the association of state DAs, which has fought measures such as bail reform.
With the state ethics commission widely seen as controlled by the governor, legislators are looking for other ways to investigate the allegations.
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.
With a week left in the legislative session, New York lawmakers shelved a plan that aimed to revamp 25,000 NYCHA apartments.
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.
As legislators consider reforms to New York’s parole system, former prison officials and incarcerated people describe the barriers to parole release.
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
Donovan has a progressive housing platform. But does it match his record?
The Economic Development Corporation manages city land in the service of private profit. We need a new approach.
Tenant groups are already turning to other upstate cities that could pass good cause this summer—and that could pave the way for statewide legislation.
Where does the housing justice movement go from here?
Adrienne Harris has worked for over a dozen financial technology firms that Hochul would put her in charge of regulating.
A dispute between the prison agency and the independent prison monitoring organization has left lawyers and advocates wondering whether Gov. Hochul’s commitment to transparency will extend to state prisons.
A 2021 retirement offers Hochul her first chance to shape New York’s Court of Appeals. Her pick will be an early indication of her ideological commitments, Senator Michael Gianaris said.
Reginald Randolph is currently serving a two to four year sentence in state prison for stealing cold medicine.
Governor Hochul and Mayor de Blasio’s quixotic plan to relocate women from Rikers Island to the Bedford Hills state prison has prompted fierce opposition from women who insist they do not want to go.
Kim accuses the Chinese-American Planning Council of rampant wage theft—and, in coordination with 1199SEIU, of blocking workers’ access to the courts.