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Gov. Kathy Hochul speaks at Nomad clothing retailer Noir et Blanc alongside district attorneys about her efforts to reform the state’s discovery law, April 16, 2025.

Albany Push for Prison Reforms Left Out of State Budget

May 15, 2025, 5:00 a.m.May 15, 2025, 9:49 a.m.

The father of fatally beaten inmate Robert Brooks was among those pleading for more oversight and comion in the state prison system.

An istration for Children’s Services enforcement vehicle was parked in Lower Manhattan.

Child Welfare

Revolt Against Mandatory Reporting Law Rises Among Professionals Required to Protect Children

April 28, 2025, 5:01 a.m.April 28, 2025, 1:48 p.m.

In response to a relentless rise in calls to New York state’s child abuse hotline, alongside stark racial disparities, social workers, doctors, teachers and others are mobilizing to change the law.

Governor Kathy Hochul presents her executive budget in Albany.

Taxes

As Hochul and Adams Double Down on Business Tax Breaks, Some Lawmakers Push Back

Feb. 7, 2025, 5:00 a.m.Feb. 7, 2025, 3:23 p.m.

Incentives for the entertainment and real estate industry come under renewed scrutiny in Albany, as critics call them a waste of money.

Marijuana

Cannabis Store Operators Call for Loan Forgiveness

Jan. 9, 2025, 8:13 p.m.Jan. 9, 2025, 8:13 p.m.

Faced with high-cost loans, social equity borrowers say a New York State program designed to help them threatens to sink their businesses instead.

A tenement building sat near the Ditmas Boulevard station in Astoria.

Rent

Landlords Tens of Thousands More Rent-Regulated Apartments Under Threat of Fines

Aug. 16, 2024, 5:00 a.m.Dec. 19, 2024, 4:25 p.m.

A new state law, ed after THE CITY exposed units inexplicably missing in property owner reports, has spurred a surge in compliance in the face of costly penalties.

Mae Lee Massey stand in front of her brick row house childhood home in The Bronx.

Impact

Heirs Gain New Shield From Predatory Real Estate Speculators

July 23, 2024, 2:54 p.m.July 23, 2024, 3:01 p.m.

Changes to New York’s law were prompted by THE CITY’s ‘Deed Finders’ investigation that exposed how speculators ripped off Black families.

State Senators Liz Krueger and Gustavo Rivera are shown in a diptych image speaking at the Capitol Building in Albany.

Marijuana

State Senators Call for Investigation of Cannabis Fund After Reading CITY Exposé

June 13, 2024, 4:51 p.m.June 13, 2024, 4:53 p.m.

State Sens. Liz Krueger and Gustavo Rivera also demanded the state cease making loans through Chicago Atlantic and make whole those trapped in the predatory deal.

Marijuana

State Suspends New Cannabis Biz Leases as Lawmakers Grill Hochul Nominee Following THE CITY’s Reporting

May 21, 2024, 6:10 p.m.Jan. 13, 2025, 4:03 p.m.

Dormitory Authority nominee Robert Rodriguez had few answers for state Senate on loans licensees say they can’t pay — and that the state is on the hook for.

Marijuana

State Lawmakers Slam Cannabis Contract with Private Equity Firm

May 8, 2024, 1:50 p.m.May 8, 2024, 1:59 p.m.

Bronx state Sen. Gustavo Rivera is among three state legislators demanding more scrutiny of a costly loan deal uncovered by THE CITY.

Yi Andy Chen campaigns for Assembly in Queens.

Elections

State Campaigns Are About to Rake in $100 Million of Public Funding — While Also Spending All The Private Money They Want

May 1, 2024, 6:00 a.m.April 30, 2024, 7:43 p.m.

And while NYC’s public campaign finance system endures scandals, the state won’t audit the majority of campaigns.

State Legislature

Albany Push for Prison Reforms Left Out of State Budget

Revolt Against Mandatory Reporting Law Rises Among Professionals Required to Protect Children

As Hochul and Adams Double Down on Business Tax Breaks, Some Lawmakers Push Back

Cannabis Store Operators Call for Loan Forgiveness

Landlords Tens of Thousands More Rent-Regulated Apartments Under Threat of Fines

Heirs Gain New Shield From Predatory Real Estate Speculators

State Senators Call for Investigation of Cannabis Fund After Reading CITY Exposé

State Suspends New Cannabis Biz Leases as Lawmakers Grill Hochul Nominee Following THE CITY’s Reporting

State Lawmakers Slam Cannabis Contract with Private Equity Firm

State Campaigns Are About to Rake in $100 Million of Public Funding — While Also Spending All The Private Money They Want

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