Dec 27, 2024 · On Boxing Day, Gov. Kathy Hochul signed one of the last two bills she had to act on for the year, the Climate Change Superfund Act. It was a post-Christmas surprise for environmental activists, who have been pushing the legislation as one of …

Jan 6, 2025 · The Adams administration has been convulsed by scandal and rocked by turnover, yes. But the irony of all the investigations encircling Adams is that they – via Gov. Kathy Hochul – may have prompted him to restaff the top tier of his administration to his ultimate benefit.

Mar 25, 2024 · Since the spring of 2022, New York City has stood up a sprawling system of emergency shelters and makeshift tent cities to house the tens of thousands of asylum-seekers who have come through the city’s care over the past two years.

Jul 15, 2024 · In political time, the next gubernatorial election is admittedly eons away. In New York, careers can reach their pinnacle and nadir in the time it takes to renew your lease. Absolutely anything could happen between now and June 2026.

Dec 2, 2024 · The days of New York City officials overseeing Rikers Island may very well be numbered. Pointing to nearly a decade of violence and failed promises by city leaders, Manhattan federal judge Laura Swain said that she is “inclined” to appoint a third-party authority known as a federal receiver to take over control of city jails.

Dec 30, 2024 · Last month, Gov. Kathy Hochul said she would be “the first one” to call up immigration officials if a migrant breaks the law. In ensuing comments, Hochul said that while she would protect law-abiding undocumented immigrants who have been in the country for years or decades and have built lives for themselves, she would work with federal authorities to deport those convicted of crimes.

Nov 5, 2024 · Democrats have lost their supermajority in the chamber. Democrats in the state Senate have managed to hold on to their majority two elections after winning it back in 2018, bucking the dysfunctional reputation they gained the last time they were in control.

Dec 17, 2024 · Gaurav Vasisht is the first Asian American leader of the New York State Insurance Fund, a 110-year-old nonprofit enterprise that provides workers’ compensation, disability and paid family leave coverage for New Yorkers.

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Nov 5, 2024 · U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand won reelection to the U.S. Senate. Democratic U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand faced off against Republican Mike Sapraicone, a former New York City Police Department detective, in a high-profile statewide race.