Albany

Amtrak police try to remove a person who started to disrupt a press conference in Penn Station.

Manhattan Lawmaker Takes Aim at 1960s Law That Blocks Medicaid Funds for Psych Care

March 10, 2022, 9:13 p.m.March 11, 2022, 10:11 a.m.

Sen. Brad Hoylman wants New York to pursue a waiver to allow federal funding for long-term residential treatment, which could include innovative alternatives to incarceration.

Immigrants

Hundreds Halt Bridges to Renew Excluded Workers Fund, but an Uphill Battle Lies Ahead

March 8, 2022, 8:33 p.m.March 8, 2022, 8:35 p.m.

A $2.1 billion program aimed at helping undocumented workers excluded from unemployment benefits was exhausted in two months. It’s still unclear whether Albany lawmakers will push to extend it.

Elections

Hochul Campaign Donors Blow Past Corporate Contribution Limits

March 2, 2022, 5:00 a.m.March 14, 2022, 9:05 p.m.

Circumventing a law designed to close a so-called LLC loophole, donors to candidates across the state are using multiple companies to give far over the $5,000 cap.

Elections

Hochul Leads Pack of Candidates Who Fail to Disclose Sources of Corporate Cash

Feb. 9, 2022, 5:00 a.m.March 14, 2022, 9:06 p.m.

A 2019 reform following corruption scandals was supposed to cap political donations and unveil the people behind companies giving cash. Records show it hasn’t.

Elections

NYC to Pick Up Two State Senate Seats Under Albany Redistricting Plan

Feb. 1, 2022, 6:44 p.m.Feb. 14, 2022, 12:49 p.m.

One new district in Brooklyn would be plurality Asian and another in Queens would be mostly Hispanic.

Redistricting

Albany’s Congressional Maps Protect Democrats, Put NYC’s Lone GOP House Seat at Risk

Jan. 31, 2022, 8:22 p.m.Jan. 31, 2022, 8:36 p.m.

The Democrat controlled Legislative Task Force on Demographic Research and Reapportionment released new district lines for the House of Representatives seats in New York late Sunday and they are predictably partisan.

Voting

Albany Democrats Seize Control of Redistricting, With Unclear Role for Public

Jan. 27, 2022, 12:37 p.m.March 14, 2024, 2:23 p.m.

After years of championing an independent commission for the redrawing of political districts, state leaders now say they are taking over the process, as a wide coalition of advocates clamor for more transparency.

Albany

Hochul Balanced Budget Proposal Banks on Wealthy Staying Put

Jan. 18, 2022, 7:33 p.m.Jan. 18, 2022, 7:33 p.m.

Projecting billions in boosted tax revenue and cashing in federal aid, state budget plan socks away funds for a future rainy day while helping New York dig out from COVID calamity.

Government

Albany Readies to Renew Remote Meeting Option for New York Government Bodies

Jan. 13, 2022, 4:46 p.m.Jan. 13, 2022, 4:46 p.m.

With a law allowing Zoom sessions expiring even as omicron spreads, Gov. Kathy Hochul has a bill on her desk that would virtual sessions for as long as pandemic emergency lasts.

Environment

Bird Law Spells Lights Out for City-Owned Buildings in Bid to Save Feathered Friends

Jan. 7, 2022, 10:07 a.m.April 18, 2022, 7:55 p.m.

Up to 230,000 birds die annually in collisions, both drawn and confused by lights across the five boroughs. Avian advocates are already pushing the incoming City Council to extend the new bird- and electricity-saving rules to privately owned buildings.

Albany

Manhattan Lawmaker Takes Aim at 1960s Law That Blocks Medicaid Funds for Psych Care

Hundreds Halt Bridges to Renew Excluded Workers Fund, but an Uphill Battle Lies Ahead

Hochul Campaign Donors Blow Past Corporate Contribution Limits

Hochul Leads Pack of Candidates Who Fail to Disclose Sources of Corporate Cash

NYC to Pick Up Two State Senate Seats Under Albany Redistricting Plan

Albany’s Congressional Maps Protect Democrats, Put NYC’s Lone GOP House Seat at Risk

Albany Democrats Seize Control of Redistricting, With Unclear Role for Public

Hochul Balanced Budget Proposal Banks on Wealthy Staying Put

Albany Readies to Renew Remote Meeting Option for New York Government Bodies

Bird Law Spells Lights Out for City-Owned Buildings in Bid to Save Feathered Friends

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